What size pen

[lesgo54]

Thanks for the advice.

 

[lesgo54]

I have a cousin that says she has a 4x8 pen and raises 25 birds in it. Ide like to se some pics of yalls pens if its not much trouble

 

[Buster52]

If you are going to build a tractor...
 
Brooder:  25 Cornish Cross broilers need about 0.5 square feet per bird until they are 21 days old.  (12 square feet of brooder space... 2 X 6)  
 
Tractor:  If you move it once a day, they will need about 1.5 square feet per bird.  So 25 broilers need a pen that has 37.5 square feet of "grass" space.  6 X 6 would be close enough but I would just build an 8 X 8 in case you wanted to do more in the future.  I have made and used 8 X 8 Salatin Design tractors and they work great.  We put 40 broilers in and they had plenty of space.  Also... stud lumber is cheap and comes in 8 foot lengths.  Ripped down they make great boards for a light pen.

I'd listen to this guy, he's a pro.

In fact, I often do.

 

[Buster52]

I have a cousin that says she has a 4x8 pen and raises 25 birds in it. Ide like to se some pics of yalls pens if its not much trouble

This vid shows Thriftyfarmer's pens...