Thanks so much for posting this! At what age did you move your birds permanently into these?For those of you interested in my CX tractors I can try to explain the way I built them. I didn't write anything down just put them together in my head (I tend to do my projects this way).
I used 2x4's for the base its 8' long by 7'6" wide. I set the front 2x4 back 6" and cut a angle the first 6" of the 8' side boards for skids or skis. This step is not needed now that I put wheels on.
The A frame is built with 2x3's to cut back on weight. It's 5' tall at the peak. There are 3 sections or trusses to the frame. The middle truss is set 4' on center. This allowed me to use a 4' section of fencing to wrap the open area. Then I cut scrape steel siding at 4' and screwed the siding to the trusses. The door is built out of 2x2's and is 18" wide by around 4' tall. Everything that was not covered by the siding is wrapped with fencing and stapled. I braced the corners with 2x3's cut at 1'. I also ran a brace across the truss 1' down from the peak. The peak is covered with a long section of siding. That's just about it. Nothing fancy but it works very well to grow out CX and allows them fresh grass daily. Both of these took my son and I about 1hr each to make with no plans just an idea. Like I said before that's how my projects go lol my pallet coop from way back was built the same way from an idea. If you use your imagination it's crazy what you can come up with. Even with these tractors you could frame in a coop with nesting boxes and a ladder to get into the house.
Here is my daughter watering 25 CX. When they get bigger a 5ga waterer and a 30 pound feeder fit well with 25CX. And I believe if needed I could run 10 more birds. They would just need moved 2 times daily instead of 1.
Any questions please fill free to ask. I'm please some of you like the idea. It's simple and easy to make. I will have 2-3 more built next spring.
