Building a Chicken Tractor

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My puny little chicken tractor. It's 4 x 8 and has wheels. It's still pretty heavy, but I can push it around the yard.

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Not sure that classifies as chicken tractor at least not any chicken tractors I've seen of the internet I think it's a prortable fertilizer factory. Just add Cornish cross and move every day or so.
 

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FEM, I like your tractor. Same size I would do.

Now, Bay has a great coop -- but way beyond usual chicken tractor. :lol: That's one I would put hens into to be able to relocate every week or so, closing at night & allowing free range at night.

I have a couple smaller run ins that mini horses used when in a certain pasture. Since herd has dwindled in size over the years, I am now considering revamping a couple for either goat buck sheds, with limited pasture, or chicken sheds to close nights & free range days. Lot of reallocation of space going on here.
 

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Not sure that classifies as chicken tractor at least not any chicken tractors I've seen of the internet I think it's a prortable fertilizer factory. Just add Cornish cross and move every day or so.
I got the idea off the internet....tons of similar ones out there. It has Cornish cross birds in it and I do move it every day. :)

FEM, I like your tractor. Same size I would do.
Works well for what I do! I have 7 Cornish X's in there (started with 12 - but Gracie happened) and they're doing well in there. I move it every day to a fresh patch of clover - chickens love it and so do I!
 

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FEM mine look a lot like yours. Just more wood so they're heavier. One of them we sometimes brood in so it has a wooden panel we can put in to block the whole back off, then take off when they're older.
 

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FEM mine look a lot like yours. Just more wood so they're heavier. One of them we sometimes brood in so it has a wooden panel we can put in to block the whole back off, then take off when they're older.
The panel sounds like a great idea! I could probably add something like that to my fertilizer factory, lol!
 
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