Our Latest Chicken Tractor

[kev_n_jena]

Hello Everyone,

I just thought I'd share our latest tractor.

Base measures 5' x 8'.
Cost: about $120 plus used cedar decking.

This tractor was pretty labor intensive for the number of chickens it will house. We're hoping it will support 7-8 laying hens during warm months being moved once per day on pasture.

Our next tractor will be about 8' x 12' and less complicated to build.

Kev n Jena

 

[Lalaith]

Wow! I'm looking at it and tryng to figure out what's going on there. It is an engineering marvel

. Can you explain some of the features?

 

[kev_n_jena]

Well, I'm not sure what you want to know but I'll try.

The 2 nesting areas are about 4 ft. long x 1 ft. wide x 1 1/2 ft. high with metal lids and hardware cloth bottoms and backs. There's one roost about 2 ft. long. The wheels are fixed. The door is 2 ft. x 4 ft. Any other questions?

Kev n Jena

 

[Marie1234]

Are you going to add more roost space, or is this for silkies or something that doesn't like to roost anyway?

 

[kev_n_jena]

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I'm hoping they will roost in a combination of the 2 nesting areas and the 2 ft. roost. We'll see what happens I guess. If they roost on the front of the nesting areas that will make a total of 10 ft. of roost.

Most of the chickens we have are Rhode Island Reds. We have a few black rocks and barred rocks and a couple whites of some sort.

Kev n Jena