Is there such a thing as a stealth chicken tractor?

[i-love-my-honey]

Is there any chance of planting a Privacy screen? Like Arborvitae, or holly or Barberry? Barberry is good for keeping out nosy neighbors!

That is a great idea. I have to talk my dh into it, though. He is the one that would have to mow around it. :0)

 

[aart]

Check out the link below. Surround your tractor with this, and nobody will even know it's there. The mirrored panels are angled in from the top, and all anybody sees is the grass around it. This would give you a stealth coop, hidden in plain sight. But it all goes out the window if you have loud and proud egg layers, then the whole neighborhood will know.


http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/stalker-shield-mirror-blind.aspx?a=826599

LOL.....might even fool the chickens, THEN what would happen!!

 

[chickwhispers]

That is a great idea.  I have to talk my dh into it, though.  He is the one that would have to mow around it. :0)

if planted around the perimeter there's not as much to mow around.

 

[chickwhispers]

LOL.....might even fool the chickens, THEN what would happen!!

The chickens may try to scratch "up" it ...If you get my drift!

 

[aart]

The chickens may try to scratch "up" it ...If you get my drift!

....r they'd freak out and try to attack those 'other chickens'!

 

[JackE]

The O.P. was talking about building a tractor. Chickens are contained in a tractor, unless you let them out, right?. Camouflage would go around the tractor, chickens would never see the outside. The neighborhood HOA would have to fly a drone over to see the tractor. But, the way things are going, probably won't be too long, and the HOAs will have them. I can see it now, The SupremeCommander of the HOA, monitoring his drones through his computer........ 'I see Jones there has a deck on the back of his house, I wonder if he got the proper permits.' and.. 'That shed Williams has there, is too big, he'll just have to tear that down.'
The last neighborhood I lived in had one of those(HOAs). Some people just can't get enough of pushing the "Rules" on somebody else. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.

 

[i-love-my-honey]

if planted around the perimeter there's not as much to mow around.

We have an open 1 1/3 acre plot that opens to a common area. One of the draws for him when we bought the property was an open "field-like" look between us and the neighbors. I have not stopped thinking about how to get that to work, though... :0)

 

[i-love-my-honey]

The O.P. was talking about building a tractor. Chickens are contained in a tractor, unless you let them out, right?. Camouflage would go around the tractor, chickens would never see the outside. The neighborhood HOA would have to fly a drone over to see the tractor. But, the way things are going, probably won't be too long, and the HOAs will have them. I can see it now, The SupremeCommander of the HOA, monitoring his drones through his computer........ 'I see Jones there has a deck on the back of his house, I wonder if he got the proper permits.' and.. 'That shed Williams has there, is too big, he'll just have to tear that down.'
The last neighborhood I lived in had one of those(HOAs). Some people just can't get enough of pushing the "Rules" on somebody else. I couldn't get out of there fast enough.

The covenants cover everything from having to have the garage on a house face AWAY from the street (no one's does), not having cars parked outside the house overnight (half of the people do), and not having anyone park on the street, even for a party. I actually had one of the "two" come and ask me to have people move out from in front of her house when we had a surprise party here about two years ago. She keeps saying she will move - I can hardly wait!

 

[chickwhispers]

Maybe off to one side of your property by the house where the view is as good, so the mowing is around an entire area. Also if your coop is insulated that would help with the noise level from inside the coop.

 

[i-love-my-honey]

Maybe off to one side of your property by the house where the view is as good, so the mowing is around an entire area. Also if your coop is insulated that would help with the noise level from inside the coop.

Great idea!
What do you insulate with??