Coops

[GUSRENTIT]

What do you folks think about "tractor" style coops. I'm thinking of building one that is about 6' x 12' on wheels for about 10 dual purpose chickens. Can anyone give me some pros and cons? I have lots of land, so moving it would be easy.
Thanks,
Gus

 

[aoxa]

Pros - Fertilizer, less damage to property

Cons - moving it

Sorry, don't have a chicken tractor, but I rotate between two runs to allow the grass a break from the chickens.

 

[RWD]

Tractors are hard to get into to be able to catch or care for a chicken if you need to. Portable coops are much more practical. Check out my farm page and go to pics and you can see the ones I build, and there are pics of an in progress coop to give you details on how to build. They do take a little effort to move, but by using a two wheel hand truck under the front and pulling forward 10' each day or so, it is very practical.