Wife had been wanting to get some chickens, but we just hadn't taken the plunge.
One day a buddy of mine called and asked if I wanted some chickens, he ordered some and got more than he needed and offered the overrun to me. Wife was ecstatic, but we had no coop! So I asked one of my coworkers if he knew anyone with one I could borrow or have till I got one built. He did but he said it was a little rough. I got it and sure enough it was pretty bad! So I found this forum, checked out some of the chicken tractors and scratched out a plan, and started building!
This is what I ended up with!
Plan changed daily, went from six nesting boxes to ten, and ended up big enough to support fifteen hens!
Compared to what my birds started out in this is The Chicken Hilton!
What do ya'll think?
Just for scale the wheels are six inch diameter and the run is 10 x 6 ft.
One day a buddy of mine called and asked if I wanted some chickens, he ordered some and got more than he needed and offered the overrun to me. Wife was ecstatic, but we had no coop! So I asked one of my coworkers if he knew anyone with one I could borrow or have till I got one built. He did but he said it was a little rough. I got it and sure enough it was pretty bad! So I found this forum, checked out some of the chicken tractors and scratched out a plan, and started building!
This is what I ended up with!
Plan changed daily, went from six nesting boxes to ten, and ended up big enough to support fifteen hens!
Compared to what my birds started out in this is The Chicken Hilton!
What do ya'll think?
Just for scale the wheels are six inch diameter and the run is 10 x 6 ft.
