Very nice design. You mentioned that it's heavy I will agree that it looks heavy . The high is extremely good. And a very safe coop for chicken. I'm planning on building a coop, I like this design, just that I will not use a 2x4 for the 4 middle post. I'm using a 1x2. ore 2x2 .For the 2 middle post I will only put one post there.. The only place I will use a 2x4 is for the 4 corner. great job. That will stil give you a strong coop with less wait to pull around. Thanks for sharing.
Love your design. I am a 78 yr. old woman so weight is a big thing for me. Would it be able to be built out of 2X2 or 2X3 wood?I would use 2X4 on the corners.
Thank you !! This is exactly what I’m looking for !! I follow all mentioned and wasn’t completely satisfied with functionality.. you made THE BEST chicken tractor I’ve seen!!
Hi my awesome friend how are we today.? I love this chicken tractor that you build it was so nice you are very talented man thank you so much for sharing how you went about putting this all together hugs and kisses
It is high but all the weight is low. I just build the Joel chicken tractor out of 3" pvc. Works great I wanted something that would last a long time without replacing wood. But I love this design. I think next year I'm gonna try this with the bottom in pvc. Mine is hard when it's time to get the birds out. Great work
I have a few things I am going to do a little different on my next chicken tractor. Weight is the biggest problem with it. Thanks for watching, and good luck on your design! 👍
HELLO! LOVE your tractor. I am like you, I have one of the Doug & Stacey type tractors I built, it has my 3 turkeys in it now. I also built my own design, one you can stand up in too. Great video thank you for sharing. I'm your Number # 770 Fan/New Subscriber. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Have a Blessed Week **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and the critters at Piney Haven Homestead.
How did you attach the uprights to the bottom and top horizontals? It doesn't look dadoed. To just screw in at an angle doesn't seem to be sturdy enough. Did they hold up well? Thanks
Very Well Done. Suggestion, put some 8"-10" long , 45 degree corner boards in the bottom corners. Your frame will get loose and wobble over time. I'm using your design this spring, thanks
Thanks, I should have shown it better but I have some metal 90° screwed into the corners to help strengthen it. I am happy you enjoyed the video. Good luck this spring! 👍👍👍
I move it with the chickens in. Go slow the first couple of times. Then they get with the program and move with you. I had one issue with racoons getting under. I have a video solving this
You did a great job. If I had to change anything it would be the chicken wire. Personal experience, racoons tore the chicken wire and had a buffet. They are great climbers. The only reason they can't get in now is they can't find the key. lol Enjoyed your video very much. Susan NW Georgia
put you a pvc pipe vertical along the side attached at the wood with small holes drilled in the sides with water cups, have the pvc come up the corner and out the top for filling and catching rain water.
Nice, like the design. My only comment is that no one puts in a perch for the chickens. It is their natural tendency to roost. Would be pretty easy to place one or two towards the back under the tarp to keep them up off the ground and the cold ground. Just a thought.
I really like that style, probably the best style imo. Chickens really like the vertical space, especially if you put in some perches for them to jump on. Salatin-style can't offer that. I built a Salatin-style, and one thing I learned is that diagonal supports really help with whatever you call the "shearing" motion where the top horizontal boards move horizontally relative to the base. If I made this one, I'd try putting some of those in, to replace some of the vertical supports you used. You might be able to use less wood that way, too.
I’ve been searching for the one that would work for our new homestead. Other than the blue tarp, ( I have a pet peeve, no blue tarps ever) 😁 great design. I think we might modify it for egg layers.
Are you expecting to get eggs from these chickens if so where are nesting boxes. I'm sure it gets cold there in the winter what do you plan to do when it snows or is extremely cold?
This my 1st time & this spring I am planning on getting chickens. I love the design, but I am an older female so I would need something lighter. I'm considering this design using PVC pipe. Thx for the presentation. Nice job.
Susan; our solution to this problem is to use 2x2; instead of 2x4. and stop the walls at 2.5 feet. Hardware cloth isn't lite either. Depending on which animals you are keeping out; you could go with chicken wire all the way around.
Put a mesh skirt around it so predators can't dig under the structure. Mesh skirt can be folded up in case you need to move the whole thing. Attach bigger wheels for easier transport. Use a padlock, some critters might find your current lock easy to open
I have a couple videos you should check out. In the description of this video I have a 1 year review video on this chicken tractor. I address some of that. Also check this video out where I deal with a predator problem. ruclips.net/video/ae111pS9ZB0/видео.html
@@TheAbleFarmer I was also thinking of foldable mesh skirts inside that you can lay down at night and pull up in the morning. But since you have that electric fence, it might not be a good idea. But what happens when it rains? Does your chickens get shocked as well?
@@erichanastacio9695 no, to get shocked you have to touch the wire and the ground at the same time. The wire is held up by insulators. Something has to walk up and touch the wire while standing on the ground
@@TheAbleFarmer I saw a video of a dog pissing on an electric fence and got a shocking surprise.... I was thinking that if it rained... the wire, the outside of the insulators, the wet surfaces leading to the ground, and the immediate area... might get the chickens be electrocuted if they're standing on wet ground near the source of electricity. Since it hasn't happened to your chickens... It's great!
@@erichanastacio9695 the dog got shocked because it was standing on the ground and the stream of urine touched the wire and the current went up the stream to the dog. So the dog was essentially touching the wire and the ground at the same time. If the ground is wet, the shock will be stronger if you touch it because the wet ground is a stronger conductor than dry ground. But you still have to touch both at once. Kind of like how birds can land on powerlines and be ok. The birds are not grounded. I am not an expert though lol
watched this again I have to say I like how you interadded two designs to get the best of both worlds without the negatives of both worlds. mine tractor I did not add the middle peices just because I dont want added weight but ilike yours ver nice I forgot to say I built a simalar one like that for a lighter version where I used pvc pipes for the top the height was four feet like yours and it turned out beter than I thought it would. just need the wheels.
Awesome! Thank you for watching! It has worked out very well for me. A little heavy, there are areas that I could have cut weight in hindsight. But only moving it 8 feet at a time isn't too bad. 👍👍👍
looks great may i suggest you put a pool noodle on the back side of the cattle panel arch so it won"t cut the tarp. Cut noodle long ways down one side and slip it in then tape it in place.
Nice design, thanks for sharing. We use a 10 ft. long pvc that is about 3 inches in diameter to move our tractor. We lay it in front of the tractor frame give a little lift and place the front of the tractor frame on the pvc and just go to the back of the tractor and give a push. The tractor moves with ease and the birds just jump the pvc as it rolls the tractor forward. For an elderly person this works well.
I would rather have an automatic feeder and water. And a way to fill from outside. Don't want to have to go inside and track the poop on my boots. Anything that makes my chores easier. I'm a senior citizen and look for ways to help me on my homestead to enjoy. Work smart. I am useing your idea of halved pcv pipe for feeders for the goats.
I assume you mean the cattle panel. It is a bit of a pain but if you bend it in there, the outward pressure holds it mostly in place. I then used a hammer to bend the 4 inches at the ends to lay flush with the 2x4s. Then i just tacked fencing staples in to make sure it wouldn't move anywhere.
Pretty good design only things I would do different is put up some two by two or dowel rod so they can roost and build a few nesting boxes on one side ...... But it looks like it's just fine for some meat chickens for summer good job 👌
You’ve done it my friend! I didn’t really like the John S. tractor. Bending over with a bucket of water/feed in your hand sucks. I don’t care how old you are. I would love to see a how to video!
Very ingenious . . . just wondering, though. Two questions. What you'd do for older laying hens who need nesting boxes to lay eggs and do your chicks just sleep on the ground in there and if so, is the bottom predator proof for overnight (can any predator dig underneath to get to the pullets)?
I built this specifically for broiler chickens that don't need nesting boxes or roosts. However those can easily be added if one would house layer chickens in it. I added a roost bar in a 2nd one I built for my peacocks. I have never had a predator get in. I'm not saying it is impossible to dig under but it hasn't happened to me. Thanks for watching!
I built a Suscovitch tractor. Heaviness on my lumpy bumpy pastures IS an issue. I really like your design and see plenty of opportunities to hang nesting boxes on the vertical lumber columns. In an effort to make it lighter overall, what do you think of using braced 1x lumber for everything above the bottom frame, which for endurance should definitely remain 2x lumber for rigidity and overall strength of the tractor. Also my experience on my lumpy pastures is that wheels are no-bueno... next time Ill take skids into account on the side bottom beams / sills, and raise the back end up even an inch so the back end doesnt get hung up on mounds.
I agree completely, anymore I just scoot it, I dont even lift it anymore. I strongly considered using 2x2s in areas to cut weight but decided against it. However it may have worked out great. Thanks for watching!👍
This chicken tractor cost me approximately $150. Check out my 1 year review on this chicken tractor.ruclips.net/video/RonIKfWVVcE/видео.html Please Subscribe to my channel for more valuable homesteading content.
That's great. I was thinking about something like this for the deep south where I live. Those Salatin style ones wont work here in the heat. But your style looks perfect!
You need to put cow panels on the ground from the bottom rails about 2 ft wide so the predictors don't dig under tne bottom rail of the coop. You can hing them to the rails to make it easier to move. Other wise good, but where are the roost poles?
This was made for broiler chickens who don't need roosting bars. However they are easy to add. I actually added them to a 2nd one I built for my peacocks. Good idea about predator protection. I haven't had any problems yet. Just make sure there are no gaps underneath where the ground might not be level. If there is a gap I will throw a board against it that I have in the back of the ranger. Thanks for watching! 👍
The one I watched before this was remote controlled and solar powered. Nice job, but yours might have a bit more to go before it wins the "BEST!" award. 😉 Maybe start by including a watering station and an enclosed nesting area to keep them out of bad weather.
loved that you showed/included your beautiful son!
You are right. Great design. When I build mine it will be the greatest. Thanks Glenn
I agree with ALL you said about the Doug and Stacy chicken tractor.
Very nice design. You mentioned that it's heavy I will agree that it looks heavy .
The high is extremely good.
And a very safe coop for chicken.
I'm planning on building a coop, I like this design, just that I will not use a 2x4 for the 4 middle post.
I'm using a 1x2. ore 2x2 .For the 2 middle post I will only put one post there.. The only place I will use a 2x4 is for the 4 corner. great job. That will stil give you a strong coop with less wait to pull around. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea. We are going to use this for our laying hens, and make it a Mobil coup that we can put in the garage over the winter months
Very nice job.
Nice work!
Love your design. I am a 78 yr. old woman so weight is a big thing for me. Would it be able to be built out of 2X2 or 2X3 wood?I would use 2X4 on the corners.
Sure, check out my 1 year review in the description. I address that question.
Thank you for talking about raccoons . I have a huge problem with them . So that will help ...thanks
Thank you !! This is exactly what I’m looking for !! I follow all mentioned and wasn’t completely satisfied with functionality.. you made THE BEST chicken tractor I’ve seen!!
Thank you!
Check out my 1 year review, linked in the description
Very smart design. Nice looking too! Ty
Great Video. Super cool ideas too!
Thanks!
Hi my awesome friend how are we today.? I love this chicken tractor that you build it was so nice you are very talented man thank you so much for sharing how you went about putting this all together hugs and kisses
Thank you, i really appreciate you watching!
It is high but all the weight is low. I just build the Joel chicken tractor out of 3" pvc. Works great I wanted something that would last a long time without replacing wood. But I love this design. I think next year I'm gonna try this with the bottom in pvc. Mine is hard when it's time to get the birds out. Great work
I have a few things I am going to do a little different on my next chicken tractor. Weight is the biggest problem with it. Thanks for watching, and good luck on your design! 👍
Great video. I plan on making this. I plan on adding nesting boxes.
Works great as a small coop for laying hens
HELLO! LOVE your tractor. I am like you, I have one of the Doug & Stacey type tractors I built, it has my 3 turkeys in it now. I also built my own design, one you can stand up in too. Great video thank you for sharing. I'm your Number # 770 Fan/New Subscriber. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Have a Blessed Week **HUGS & PRAYERS** from Kelly and the critters at Piney Haven Homestead.
Thank you! You are sweet. I appreciate you watching and will check your channel out as well
Great job!! Looks like our old chicken tractor. We loved it! We will be building another one when we move to our new property.
Thanks
You're right. This is one of the best, if not the best I've seen. Great job!
Thank you!
How did you attach the uprights to the bottom and top horizontals? It doesn't look dadoed. To just screw in at an angle doesn't seem to be sturdy enough. Did they hold up well?
Thanks
It has held up well. However stronger construction wouldn't be a bad thing. I am no carpenter!
Very Well Done. Suggestion, put some 8"-10" long , 45 degree corner boards in the bottom corners. Your frame will get loose and wobble over time. I'm using your design this spring, thanks
Thanks, I should have shown it better but I have some metal 90° screwed into the corners to help strengthen it. I am happy you enjoyed the video. Good luck this spring! 👍👍👍
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Love this design!! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you!
Thank you for the video. Your workmanship is very nice.
It's awesome. I like the combination of all the good ideas done by others.
Thank you! I fully credit them for the ideas! Thanks for watching!
Nice!
Ahhh... I hate to disappoint you about your having the best chicken tractor. I’m doing one but it will have a coop, too, and be lighter weight, too.
Two questions. How do you keep other animals from digging under. Do you have to remove the chickens while moving the chicken tractor around?
I move it with the chickens in. Go slow the first couple of times. Then they get with the program and move with you. I had one issue with racoons getting under. I have a video solving this
Nice build! Thanks for sharing this video.
Thank you for watching!
I built a small green house using cattle panels, much like this project. I plan to build something along these lines this spring.
You did a great job. If I had to change anything it would be the chicken wire. Personal experience, racoons tore the chicken wire and had a buffet. They are great climbers. The only reason they can't get in now is they can't find the key. lol
Enjoyed your video very much.
Susan
NW Georgia
Thank you very much, I just have the chicken wire over the top over the cattle panel. I used hardware cloth around the sides. Thank you for watching!
Very nice man, thanks!
I didn’t read through all the comments to see if you answered this question. How did you attach the cattle panel to the side walls?
I used fencing staples
put you a pvc pipe vertical along the side attached at the wood with small holes drilled in the sides with water cups, have the pvc come up the corner and out the top for filling and catching rain water.
Very nice
Thanks!
Nicely done! I've seen the other 3 videos that you referenced to and I like what you came up with!
Thank you!
Looks good
Thanks!
Love this design
Love it!!
some good thinking here!
Very well done
Thanks!
Nice, like the design. My only comment is that no one puts in a perch for the chickens. It is their natural tendency to roost. Would be pretty easy to place one or two towards the back under the tarp to keep them up off the ground and the cold ground. Just a thought.
Thank you. Very good combination of different ideas.
Thank you so much for watching! 👍👍👍
I really like that style, probably the best style imo. Chickens really like the vertical space, especially if you put in some perches for them to jump on. Salatin-style can't offer that.
I built a Salatin-style, and one thing I learned is that diagonal supports really help with whatever you call the "shearing" motion where the top horizontal boards move horizontally relative to the base. If I made this one, I'd try putting some of those in, to replace some of the vertical supports you used. You might be able to use less wood that way, too.
Thank you! Good idea! I am not a gifted carpenter. I made a 1 year review on this build. You should check it out
Best design ever!!!
I wish I could be there and help build ideas. I'm 27yrs collision technician and building anything besides a car motivates me and relaxing.
Man don't you know smoking deck screws is bad for you. 😆 lol
I’ve been searching for the one that would work for our new homestead. Other than the blue tarp, ( I have a pet peeve, no blue tarps ever) 😁 great design. I think we might modify it for egg layers.
Add a couple nesting boxes and a roosting bar and you are all set!
Nice job. I agree with the ability to stand up. Shade is crucial.
Thank you! Next year I am going to use a bigger tarp that comes all the way down to the ground.
Awesome
This is awesome thank you! Also thanks for giving a baby fix so adorable 😍
Thanks so much!
Are you expecting to get eggs from these chickens if so where are nesting boxes. I'm sure it gets cold there in the winter what do you plan to do when it snows or is extremely cold?
These are broiler chickens. They were raised in the heat of the summer. They were long dead before winter. No eggs
Looking good. Kansas
Thanks!
Could you have done the lower two foot height and still use the cattle panels?
I like that tractor. Ive got the Suscovich tractor right now, I might stack another 2 feet like yours.
Very Good! I think you have built the "perfect country and western song!" and I like it!
Thank you! Have a nice day sir!
That was epic. Good hard work. It came out really nice.
Thank you!
GOOD IDEA! I WOULD ADD TWO MORE WHEELS TO THE FRONT THAT COULD BE RAISED OR LOWERED!
Hey! What do you use to attach the cattle panel to the sides?
They are mostly held in place just by the outward pressure of the cattle panel once bent. I do have some fencing staples in place for added security.
This my 1st time & this spring I am planning on getting chickens. I love the design, but I am an older female so I would need something lighter. I'm considering this design using PVC pipe. Thx for the presentation. Nice job.
Pvc is a good idea. It is a little heavy but they have held up really well. Thanks for watching!
It depends of where you reside is wendy in Kansas so pvc will fly away jut put handles
Susan; our solution to this problem is to use 2x2; instead of 2x4. and stop the walls at 2.5 feet. Hardware cloth isn't lite either. Depending on which animals you are keeping out; you could go with chicken wire all the way around.
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I like it.and it will help me to build my chicken farm one day.
Great idea
This is great.
Looks good. What’s the materials cost to build?
About $150, the hardware cloth is the most expensive thing. Treated lumber
Also check out my 1 year review on this chicken tractor. ruclips.net/video/RonIKfWVVcE/видео.html
Did you make any basic plans I can follow to built that ?
Check out my 1 year later video, linked in the description and pinned in the comments
Put a mesh skirt around it so predators can't dig under the structure.
Mesh skirt can be folded up in case you need to move the whole thing.
Attach bigger wheels for easier transport.
Use a padlock, some critters might find your current lock easy to open
I have a couple videos you should check out. In the description of this video I have a 1 year review video on this chicken tractor. I address some of that. Also check this video out where I deal with a predator problem.
ruclips.net/video/ae111pS9ZB0/видео.html
@@TheAbleFarmer
I was also thinking of foldable mesh skirts inside that you can lay down at night and pull up in the morning. But since you have that electric fence, it might not be a good idea.
But what happens when it rains? Does your chickens get shocked as well?
@@erichanastacio9695 no, to get shocked you have to touch the wire and the ground at the same time. The wire is held up by insulators. Something has to walk up and touch the wire while standing on the ground
@@TheAbleFarmer
I saw a video of a dog pissing on an electric fence and got a shocking surprise....
I was thinking that if it rained... the wire, the outside of the insulators, the wet surfaces leading to the ground, and the immediate area... might get the chickens be electrocuted if they're standing on wet ground near the source of electricity.
Since it hasn't happened to your chickens... It's great!
@@erichanastacio9695 the dog got shocked because it was standing on the ground and the stream of urine touched the wire and the current went up the stream to the dog. So the dog was essentially touching the wire and the ground at the same time. If the ground is wet, the shock will be stronger if you touch it because the wet ground is a stronger conductor than dry ground. But you still have to touch both at once. Kind of like how birds can land on powerlines and be ok. The birds are not grounded. I am not an expert though lol
Good job. Looks like it will work great.
Thanks!
Good
Thanks
watched this again I have to say I like how you interadded two designs to get the best of both worlds without the negatives of both worlds. mine tractor I did not add the middle peices just because I dont want added weight but ilike yours ver nice I forgot to say I built a simalar one like that for a lighter version where I used pvc pipes for the top the height was four feet like yours and it turned out beter than I thought it would. just need the wheels.
Awesome! Thank you for watching! It has worked out very well for me. A little heavy, there are areas that I could have cut weight in hindsight. But only moving it 8 feet at a time isn't too bad. 👍👍👍
Is the build list available any where?
What funny name to say Chicken Tractor
I saw Chicken Tractor thing in a magazine
We're gonna build something very similar 😁
looks great may i suggest you put a pool noodle on the back side of the cattle panel arch so it won"t cut the tarp. Cut noodle long ways down one side and slip it in then tape it in place.
Awesome idea!
Nice video, I like the design I may steal it when I upgrade my tractors. Love how you did they wheels.
Nice design, thanks for sharing. We use a 10 ft. long pvc that is about 3 inches in diameter to move our tractor. We lay it in front of the tractor frame give a little lift and place the front of the tractor frame on the pvc and just go to the back of the tractor and give a push. The tractor moves with ease and the birds just jump the pvc as it rolls the tractor forward. For an elderly person this works well.
I would rather have an automatic feeder and water. And a way to fill from outside. Don't want to have to go inside and track the poop on my boots. Anything that makes my chores easier. I'm a senior citizen and look for ways to help me on my homestead to enjoy. Work smart. I am useing your idea of halved pcv pipe for feeders for the goats.
If you move it first and then go in, you don't get poop on your shoes. Thanks for watching!
Good job!
How did you attach the hog wire? I’m starting to build mine similar to yours. Thanks for the video.
I assume you mean the cattle panel. It is a bit of a pain but if you bend it in there, the outward pressure holds it mostly in place. I then used a hammer to bend the 4 inches at the ends to lay flush with the 2x4s. Then i just tacked fencing staples in to make sure it wouldn't move anywhere.
Do you ever have issues with predators digging underneath to get in? i.e. Fox, Coyotes, Raccoons, etc.?
Pretty good design only things I would do different is put up some two by two or dowel rod so they can roost and build a few nesting boxes on one side ...... But it looks like it's just fine for some meat chickens for summer good job 👌
Check out my 1 year review, the link is in the description and pinned in the comments. I address this. Thanks for watching!
Did you have a design or parts list for this?
Checking out the butchering video my first set of birds are done growing in 3 weeks looking forward to a good rotisserie chicken
Awesome! Good luck. I am sure they will be tastey!
Really good
Thanks!
You’ve done it my friend! I didn’t really like the John S. tractor. Bending over with a bucket of water/feed in your hand sucks. I don’t care how old you are. I would love to see a how to video!
Looking good
Thanks!
Great video, man! Is the door ok? Do you think something could pull on the bottom of it?
Thank you, I would add another latch. I made a 1 year review video of it where i address things like that. Thanks for checking it out!
I love it! Great build!
Thank you for watching!
Very ingenious . . . just wondering, though. Two questions. What you'd do for older laying hens who need nesting boxes to lay eggs and do your chicks just sleep on the ground in there and if so, is the bottom predator proof for overnight (can any predator dig underneath to get to the pullets)?
I built this specifically for broiler chickens that don't need nesting boxes or roosts. However those can easily be added if one would house layer chickens in it. I added a roost bar in a 2nd one I built for my peacocks. I have never had a predator get in. I'm not saying it is impossible to dig under but it hasn't happened to me. Thanks for watching!
Looks good to me👍
trust me, soon will be mine :) Now I`m documenting for mine, I`m a homesteader and designer, I will make in sketchup and reality
Awesome, glad you like it!
I built a Suscovitch tractor. Heaviness on my lumpy bumpy pastures IS an issue. I really like your design and see plenty of opportunities to hang nesting boxes on the vertical lumber columns. In an effort to make it lighter overall, what do you think of using braced 1x lumber for everything above the bottom frame, which for endurance should definitely remain 2x lumber for rigidity and overall strength of the tractor. Also my experience on my lumpy pastures is that wheels are no-bueno... next time Ill take skids into account on the side bottom beams / sills, and raise the back end up even an inch so the back end doesnt get hung up on mounds.
I agree completely, anymore I just scoot it, I dont even lift it anymore. I strongly considered using 2x2s in areas to cut weight but decided against it. However it may have worked out great. Thanks for watching!👍
Good idea young man I don't care if it cost $150 that chicken coops going to last for a long time thank you
Thank you!
Great design 👌
Thanks so much for watching!
great work! would love the plans.
Check out my 1 year review of the chicken tractor. Link in the description of this video. Thank you!
For this size how many chicken can be fit in
What is to prevent a predator from digging under the cage?
There must be people that get on RUclips and jump from video to video for the sole purpose of thumbs-downing everything. Good job on the tractor.
Thank you! 😁
What is your bill of materials? Also what size of it?
About $150 and it is 4x8
This chicken tractor cost me approximately $150. Check out my 1 year review on this chicken tractor.ruclips.net/video/RonIKfWVVcE/видео.html Please Subscribe to my channel for more valuable homesteading content.
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Weight?
The Able Farmer wish you lived near me to build one for me
My problem is the bottom something always wants too dig under and get in the pen ,but I like it good job
Have you tried putting the nose of a hand truck under the edge to lift and move the tractor?
That's great. I was thinking about something like this for the deep south where I live. Those Salatin style ones wont work here in the heat. But your style looks perfect!
Awesome! Thanks!
right I live in the Texas heat, so I understand.
You need to put cow panels on the ground from the bottom rails about 2 ft wide so the predictors don't dig under tne bottom rail of the coop. You can hing them to the rails to make it easier to move. Other wise good, but where are the roost poles?
This was made for broiler chickens who don't need roosting bars. However they are easy to add. I actually added them to a 2nd one I built for my peacocks. Good idea about predator protection. I haven't had any problems yet. Just make sure there are no gaps underneath where the ground might not be level. If there is a gap I will throw a board against it that I have in the back of the ranger. Thanks for watching! 👍
The one I watched before this was remote controlled and solar powered. Nice job, but yours might have a bit more to go before it wins the "BEST!" award. 😉 Maybe start by including a watering station and an enclosed nesting area to keep them out of bad weather.
Thanks, I also factored in cost. This was less than $150
Nice job!
Thank you for watching! 👍