Student Built Tractor Progress--FINISHED! pg 3

[iread]

I work in a high school with a strong agriculture program. The Ag Structure students are building my chicken tractor and I am soooo excited! I am taking lots of pictures as the tractor takes shape. They have only worked a few days but I wanted to share. Any suggestions will be appreciated!!

This pic is after the first day of work

These are after a second day of work

You can see the floor of the coop and how the roof will be slanted. I hope I will have more to post soon if anyone is interested in seeing the progress.

 

[jforsness]

That looks to be a serious tractor

 

[Steve]

Looks like it is gonna be heavy! Keep posting pics, we'll all want to see your progress.

Nice to know this stuff is alive and well in our schools.

 

[Feathers Acres]

Hope the doors big enough for you to get it out!

 

[willheveland]

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I agree 100% Will

 

[iread]

I wanted to update the progress of the students' work.

Let me know of anysuggestions. They are not finished with the nesting boxes. I was a little concerned whether or not the roost would work. What do y'all think?

 

[cluckychick]

That looks very nice and now I am gonna have to have a talk with my son. All I got was an end table. Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice end table but I don't even get to use it, my son keeps it in his room.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

The roost looks a little thin... What size is it? A lot of people use 2x4s for their roosts with the 4" side parallel to the floor.

 

[iread]

The roost is almost two inches wide. It looks smaller in the picture. I had read lots of different dimensions so I wasn't sure what to tell them. Should I change it?

 

[willheveland]

I don't know everything about chickens.The things that I've been taught was by a old timer that I have alot of respect for and I trust his judgement and his 65+ years of experience.
Many may disagree with this but I remember him telling me that if a rooster was to perch on a roost that was too narrow,over time it could make him sterile.He told me to always go with a 2x4 with the widest side as the roost.JMHO Will