Coops

[Kfb]

So I have a question my son has about 14 chickens and he's moving from Wyoming to Utah I was wondering about getting an old trailer and making it into a chicken coop would this be a good idea

 

[Mother of Chaos]

So I have a question my son has about 14 chickens and he's moving from Wyoming to Utah I was wondering about getting an old trailer and making it into a chicken coop would this be a good idea

Would this be for him to transport the chickens? Or are you taking over his flock and looking for housing ideas? Or something else?

 

[Kfb]

Would this be for him to transport the chickens? Or are you taking over his flock and looking for housing ideas? Or something else?

No we're moving him down here with the U-Haul and so forth but the trailer would be for the chickens if that's a good idea or if I should build a chicken coop for his chickens he will be taking care of them while he lives in our house

 

[Kfb]

Would this be for him to transport the chickens? Or are you taking over his flock and looking for housing ideas? Or something else?

For him

 

[saysfaa]

Hm, house trailer? Travel trailer? Stock trailer? Enclosed cargo trailer? Open utility trailer? Motorcycle or boat trailer?

Do you have one to work with or have to find one to buy? Either way, are you thinking of one still useable as a trailer or one that is salvage?

I've seen a few (but only a few) accounts of coops based on trailers that seem to work well at a reasonable price for what they need to do - usually they need to move from pasture to pasture.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Hm, house trailer? Travel trailer? Stock trailer? Enclosed cargo trailer? Open utility trailer? Motorcycle or boat trailer?

Do you have one to work with or have to find one to buy? Either way, are you thinking of one still useable as a trailer or one that is salvage?

I've seen a few (but only a few) accounts of coops based on trailers that seem to work well at a reasonable price for what they need to do - usually they need to move from pasture to pasture.

^^ yes, I’ve seen descriptions here, probably on this specific Coop & Run forum, about building a coop on a trailer base in anticipation of wanting to move it to a different area of the property one day. Not for transporting chickens down the interstate.

btw OP, many states require vet checks and/or permits to move poultry =livestock) across state lines, so you’ll probably want to get familiar with that. I don’t know the details, but I’ve also seen posts about this.

 

[Closing Time]

I used my 3 horse slant gooseneck trailer to raise up some babies this year before introducing them into the larger coop. They stayed in the trailer from 6-12 weeks due to some health issues in my primary coop. They actually got booted early due to an emergency colic and needing to transport one of my horses to hospital.

It worked well for me. The trailer had drop down windows with grates and screens on both sides, plus 3 vents on top. It is also insulated. I placed a dog run off the back of the trailer to allow for "outdoor rec" during the day. Just required some hardening for safety. I have WERM flooring in my trailer so put down a tarp and shavings to protect the flooring best I could. If I were to use something like that long term, I would have invested in more solid infrastructure and better predator hardening for their run. But the trailer itself was a super safe coop for them overnight. Nothing was getting in there.