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[loveourbirds]

ill see what I can come up with.

 

[loveourbirds]

this is a tractor design for 8-10 LF chickens. it would be 8 feet wide, hard for one person to move. two people should be able to move it rather easy. the leg under the coop would be foldable or removeable to make the whole thing work kind of like a wheelbarrow. overall dimensions would be approx. 14x8 feet including handles.


this should be in the $300 range. if this will work, let me know.

 

[BunnyLover44]

That sound great! thank you

 

[Paxo]

I have spent hours searching the Internet for plans and a suitable design to no avail. And then I found this thread.
Thank you so much for sharing loveourbirds. All of the information you have provided has inspired me to start building this weekend!

I have six RhodeIsland Reds that I know will love this coop. Couple of questions please ; what diameter should the roost poles be and how much space does each hen need? I intend to build this in an enclosed yard that already has chain link fencing. Should I add chicken wire?

Thank you so much for your time and effort. I am planning to be self sustaining within a year or two.

You are a God-send right now

 

[loveourbirds]

I don't have any exact math on roosts, but I allow 1 foot of roost per bird. so six feet of roost. I would use at least 2x2 preferably a 2x4 on edge. keep in mind chickens can get heavy fast. 6 slightly overfed rhode island reds, especially if they are production rhode island reds can get to 60 or more lbs.

I would certainly wrap it in some sort of wire. use wire to match the conditions you are in and predators you will have. I realize a lot of us also have to balance it to our budgets too. my minimum recommendation would be to use 2x4 welded wire lined with chicken wire. this will not keep a lot of predators out, but will at least slow them down a little. I also do recommend covering your chickens with something. some predators come from above, some below some direct on from the side.

my regular recommendation on wire is use 1x1 16 gauge welded wire. this is rather expensive the best price I can find on a 3 foot wide roll locally is about $170.

my strongest common recommendation would be cattle panels and 1x1 wire, this will pretty much keep anything out. probably not a bear.

if your putting your coop in a permanent location, bury some wire to help prevent animals from digging. as your flock and coop grows you may find electric netting or fencing necessary.

 

[loveourbirds]

That sound great! thank you

ill get on it tonight, you will have starting drawings tomorrow.

 

[loveourbirds]

modified drawing of coop, here is a link to the build thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/780468/diy-chicken-tractor-plans-and-instructions

 

[dixiecowgirl137]

I found this one with step by step instucs..
http://www.killerbdesigns.com/saltbox-chicken-coop-run-and-planter/

 

[Meg3613]

Did anyone have any luck building off the described plans. They seem fairly easy to follow but I didn't see any follow up posts on how they turned out...

 

[Cbetz]

I was after the same coop, and had my hubby draw me up some rough plans. I built this coop. Here is the link.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/connies-coop