are you sure you have no room for a small coop attached to the tractor? In winter they need a good shelter from wind and a way to keep water from freezing, as well as keeping the eggs from freezing. We have a heated waterer inside the coop and it seems to act like a little radiator as well as keeping the water liquid.Hey, I'm new to byc and about to get my own chickens. Wood is awaiting assembling into a tractor. City ordinance limits us to 4 hens and they must be contained. Since I live next to one of our judges I plan to mind my manners and I'm hoping the little feathered girls will too! Looking for any advice for a newbie. I'm up north and a tractor really is my only option in our small yard. How will I winterize it? Are two nesting boxes enough for 4 hens? Oh, the possibilities!