How often do you move you meat chicken tractor

[41ford]

Hello
just wandering on Meat chickens if they pick at the ground and need to move the coop daily or weekly .
I have never raised meat bird so want to plan what work is needed .

 

[bigredfeather]

You'll want to move it once a day, maybe more if possible when they reach the 5 week mark and on. It isn't because they pick at the ground, it's more that the ground will be covered in poo.

 

[terri9630]

The poo piles up fast so we move the coop as often as necessary to keep them on as clean a spot as possible. When they are small (+-) 2wks I think we moved it every day and a half, by 8 weeks we were moving it twice a day. They didn't eat much off the ground. Even spilled feed. After we moved the coop I would sit outside and watch the wild quail run over and clean up after them.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

it depends on the number of birds in the pen and the size of the tractor . . . at least once a day is a good rule of thumb.

 

[41ford]

Well i guess there is always more to everything .I ordered a couple book .I think i need more info before jumping in to this .
thanks for the input