Farm & Yard Mobile Chicken Coop / Chicken Tractor

[3bird]

Does anyone have the Farm & Yard Mobile Chicken Coop / Chicken Tractor and has made it work for ducks? I'm thinking some basic modifications to the "house" part would be easy. If this is a quality product, it sure looks like a great option to have around the farm for QT, recovering birds, ducklings, "bad" drakes, etc. We'd love to hear any thoughts. Picture from their website. Thanks in advance.

 

[AGeese]

Trying to figure out what the wire on the bottom is for.

 

[3bird]

Trying to figure out what the wire on the bottom is for.

I think they say it's for foxes, but any larger digging animal would be thwarted. Still, as is, not a truly predator proof situation for 24/7 use.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Trying to figure out what the wire on the bottom is for.

breaking legs from what it looks like.

 

[3bird]

breaking legs from what it looks like.

It's not an integral part of the tractor. It's an add-on. I'm just wondering about the overall quality of the tractor itself.

 

[ruthhope]

It might be very heavy. My son made a 8' x 4' tractor, 4' tall with an arched lid. It quickly became a stationary duck house as it was way too heavy to pull around on grass. His design is quite a convenient duck house and his ducks like it -- on a fixed site!!

 

[3bird]

It might be very heavy. My son made a 8' x 4' tractor, 4' tall with an arched lid. It quickly became a stationary duck house as it was way too heavy to pull around on grass. His design is quite a convenient duck house and his ducks like it -- on a fixed site!!

Ha! It advertises it as "solid, structural-grade aluminum frame & pressed metal rear enclosure" that is "light enough to be easily moved by one person." But I'd like to hear from someone who has actually seen or used one.