Mobile chicken house

[Elbaron libya]

Hello
How are you friends, hope your all good
Im preparing a future upgrades branch in my project, to make long term plan and know my goals and targets during the journey, i wanna raise broiler breed to support my slaoughter in near future, since i don't own the land and im gonna rent it , so my whole project is in mobile mode so i can easily transfer to another place in case of problems, during my search i ran into a mobile type chicken house, i only know basics about raising chickens but don't know alot about having it as a project, so this model advantages are :
Movable i add that because i need it
The soil is always renewable since moving it constantly
More hygiene less chicken disease and infection
I found a model of 650 bird in each house in my planning i wanna put a target to start with four of these .


Now if you can help me with these questions i will be really grateful:
Are these advantages are true (i mean on reality since manufacturers always draw heaven when talking about their products)?

Does it require alot of maintenance, and movable parts and motor are they complex structure or simple ?

If any disadvantages you can tell me about?

Is four houses of 650 is a good start?

Thank you
Sincerely naji

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Where are you located and what are your primary goals and wants?

 

[Elbaron libya]

Where are you located and what are your primary goals and wants?

Libya
Broilers as start if succeed, i want to introduce a new breed in our market, meat breed .
Its hot climate here 30to40c in summer
Winter 2-8c
In spring its good weather
Fall is mostly hot , cold winds reach us at the end of October
Winter officially start at the end of November

 

[chickengr]

sounds like good idea. I hope it is heavy enough for winds not to lift it. in summer (maybe spring and fall as well) you'll need green shade cloth used in agriculture (maybe 60% shade in your climate). meat broilers cannot stand heat. they would be cooked within an hour under nylon. also make sure there are no predators that can enter and get your birds. consider rats as well. a good sheep dog would be help for that.

some maintenance will be needed. I would start with 1 house and see if it works. it is a lot of money in case there is a problem.

another thing to consider is land. it should be flat otherwise chickens (especially baby chicks would escape).

I would prefer to buy materials and make it myself. iron skeleton and white tin for roofing. that would be safer and last much longer. and at least half price. nylon can last up to 3 years if you get lucky and it is very expensive. I live in a windy area and no nylon for me. one storm and it is gone.

 

[Elbaron libya]

sounds like good idea. I hope it is heavy enough for winds not to lift it. in summer (maybe spring and fall as well) you'll need green shade cloth used in agriculture (maybe 60% shade in your climate). meat broilers cannot stand heat. they would be cooked within an hour under nylon. also make sure there are no predators that can enter and get your birds. consider rats as well. a good sheep dog would be help for that.

some maintenance will be needed. I would start with 1 house and see if it works. it is a lot of money in case there is a problem.

another thing to consider is land. it should be flat otherwise chickens (especially baby chicks would escape).

I would prefer to buy materials and make it myself. iron skeleton and white tin for roofing. that would be safer and last much longer. and at least half price. nylon can last up to 3 years if you get lucky and it is very expensive. I live in a windy area and no nylon for me. one storm and it is gone.

By white tin , you mean tin metal roof ?

 

[chickengr]

By white tin , you mean tin metal roof ?

yes. it can be other colour as well but the best is white for summer heat. my coops are made of iron with tin roof and even my ducks and geese have some freshness during 40+ C. the south side is closed with tin. not only for heat but the heaviest rain come from that side.

talking about rain I don't think the mobile coops on the photos would protect chickens from a storm. it my be efficient for layers but not for meat broilers. they are very sensitive birds.

 

[Elbaron libya]

yes. it can be other colour as well but the best is white for summer heat. my coops are made of iron with tin roof and even my ducks and geese have some freshness during 40+ C. the south side is closed with tin. not only for heat but the heaviest rain come from that side.

talking about rain I don't think the mobile coops on the photos would protect chickens from a storm. it my be efficient for layers but not for meat broilers. they are very sensitive birds.

Thank you friend, you have been of great help

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

How big are these mobile chicken coops (also known as chicken tractors)? From what I am seeing in the photos, 650 sounds like WAY too many. Cornish X need a minimum of 2-3 square feet of space per bird. But honestly, I think they should have more than that to actually live a decent life.

Before you go all out and get thousands of chickens, it might be helpful to raise a smaller amount and see how it goes. You will learn so much after doing it once. Start with 25-50 birds in a tractor suitable for that amount of birds. You can look up "Salatin-style chicken tractor" on Google or Youtube. That is one of the most popular chicken tractor styles and is easy to make. Try something like this as an experiment and you will learn a lot.

I don't see anything wrong with the tractors you posted pictures of, but they just look extremely expensive. I'm not sure what your budget is, but it may be worthwhile to start smaller before fully diving into a huge investment like that.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Elbaron libya]

How big are these mobile chicken coops (also known as chicken tractors)? From what I am seeing in the photos, 650 sounds like WAY too many. Cornish X need a minimum of 2-3 square feet of space per bird. But honestly, I think they should have more than that to actually live a decent life.

Before you go all out and get thousands of chickens, it might be helpful to raise a smaller amount and see how it goes. You will learn so much after doing it once. Start with 25-50 birds in a tractor suitable for that amount of birds. You can look up "Salatin-style chicken tractor" on Google or Youtube. That is one of the most popular chicken tractor styles and is easy to make. Try something like this as an experiment and you will learn a lot.

I don't see anything wrong with the tractors you posted pictures of, but they just look extremely expensive. I'm not sure what your budget is, but it may be worthwhile to start smaller before fully diving into a huge investment like that.

Best of luck to you.

Thank you for your reply
Actually these are not as expensive as building a hanger for chicken, since i wanna supply a slaughter i need alot of chicken, i was interested in these because of more hygiene less infections advantage of them , but if you check above replies a man gave me alot of disadvantages about them thanks to him , i think they still need some costumisation to make them 100% commercial use but even so they are still less expensive then building a hanger and suitable for man like me who don't own the land , the land will be rented.

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

Thank you for your reply
Actually these are not as expensive as building a hanger for chicken, since i wanna supply a slaughter i need alot of chicken, i was interested in these because of more hygiene less infections advantage of them , but if you check above replies a man gave me alot of disadvantages about them thanks to him , i think they still need some costumisation to make them 100% commercial use but even so they are still less expensive then building a hanger and suitable for man like me who don't own the land , the land will be rented.

I'm glad they aren't as expensive as they look. I still think 650 in each is much too many though, especially if you're trying to combat disease.

I still suggest you try things on a smaller scale first if you've never raised meat chickens though. There are factors to consider you may not think of until you really dive in. They only take 6-10 weeks from hatch to slaughter if they are Cornish X, so after that you could have a better idea of how you want to do things and then get a new, larger batch of chicks. That's just my suggestion.