New Chicken Tractor - Quarantine Pen

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

My hubby made this for me over the weekend. Check it out at the link below:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=22661-chicken-tractorquarantine-pen

I will need to paint it when it is empty.

Tell me what you think and how I can improve it.

 

[Zahboo]

AWESOME! Love it! I was thinking of making another tractor as breeder pens, just tiny little things

 

[redoak]

Nice design, easy to build and practical.

 

[Clay In Iowa]

I can't tell you how to improve it till you bring it by my place and let me try it out for a few years... er months... days.. yea days that's what I meant..

 

[clarkai]

I think it's great, and I'm going to use it for planning my own pen. I'll probably make the wooden part a bit taller, and add an outside access to the nest box so I don't have to lift off the roof. I'll also add a door between the coop and the run, probably.

Thanks for posting this!

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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You are welcome.

This is what I suggest you keep in mind when building your version. My hubby built this for me fast cause I needed it in a hurry. We chose not to make it taller, add outside access to the nest box or put on roofing material because this is our last attempt at a chicken tractor:

This one has been finished forever and been in use as the blue silkie pen for years but I can't find any of those pictures just now.

It is so heavy...it takes 4 strong men to move it!

Clarkai--you may like this one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=61-chicken-tractor by dean

We may add a door to the new one. We have been closing the opening at night with that board you see on the ground beside of it. BTW - all the top is hinged for easy access.

Cannot wait to see the pictures of yours.

 

[Zahboo]

You should enter them in the coop contest, there aren't many submissions and yours is awesome.

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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Thank you all for your nice comments. I did put it on the coop page...just to give people ideas.