Mobile coops!

BirdGirl2004

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Nov 19, 2016
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Who has mobile coops? I love seeing other people's coops, and see things that I can improve on mine! Here's some info on my coop.
The base was an old trailer, but of course you can see we made it into a coop. For the roof, It's a hard clear plastic, so that they get more sunlight during the day (thus more eggs) and creates a greenhouse affect, which makes the coop warmer. My coop is also mobile, so that I can move it anywhere on my property, and let them loose to free range on bugs and other yummy goodies. I can access the nesting boxes from the outside which is always a plus! The roosting bars on the inside are actual branches, which makes them feel like "wild" chickens!! LOL! I still isn't completely done yet, I still have to paint, and fix a couple things up.
Here's some photos. I forgot to add a picture of my window I put in there too...oops.
 

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My chicken tractor was built from an old goat trailer. We removed the flat top & welded on roof structure, wrapped the metal cage with hardware wire to prevent raccoons from reaching in. The plan was to remove the livestock mats after the girls were bigger & let the poop drop to the ground, but I was still worried about injuries on the metal bar floor. So, I left the heavy mats but covered with linoleum that I can pull out & wash down daily. The wings lower to block wind & rain, but I found it impossible to block all the drafts this winter & we built a winter coop. Nesting box opens from the outside by the trailer tongue. We move it with our 4 wheeler. Original investment of the trailer was $300. I'm not sure how much we spent on the metal & metal roof & hardware wire, 2x4's for ladder/roost. Of course the kennel was the 2nd largest cost. The solar motion light from Costco & linoleum pieces from Lowes mark down area.
 

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I have two mobile tractors , one gets pulled by the John deer , the other we slide by hand .

Little one has silkies so no nesting boxes, big one has meat birds right now , the sit on top of nesting boxes
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