She builds everything around here. She's remarkable. In the past 7 days she's finished a few planter boxes, built a water-catch system, and a small greenhouse.
After watching this video, I watch several other vids on your channel and I must say you married way out of your league.Haha. Your wife is special and I think we would all like to see her in more videos. I am building her tractor this week so thanks for sharing your insight.
Yep, she's pretty amazing! She edits all of these so in a way you're getting her in the videos. But, yes some screen time would be cool too. I'll see if I can convince her 😜
Having built chicken tractors & coops, using PVC definitely was a wise choice (weight wise)! I would probably recommend using hardware mesh instead of chicken wire, as predators can eat thru chicken wire.
Dang! Eat through chicken wire!?! I'll take that into account next time for sure! There's also a couple other things I would differently next time like use zip ties instead of screws and washers. Maybe not as pretty but easier to maintain and build. Luckily nothing has happened yet to our chickens in this.
@@homesteadingwithPJ Definitely use hardware cloth. 1/2" is heavier. 1/4" isn't as heavy, but it keeps out more tiny critters. Most just go with the 1/2". If you get a lot of rain, the way you have the roof oriented some of it will pour into your chicken tractor. You want it to pour off both sides instead of off the end and into the pen. PVC will eventually become brittle from being exposed to the sun. So just have a plan to replace it when that happens.
Looks GREAT!!! If you want added protection you can add the yard wire or garden fence to the outside of the chicken wire, It has helped mine alot with preds!!! Awesome job!!!
We never had a problem with that. I think it's because at this location we were pretty much in a neighborhood, so the chances of a coyote walking around was very low.
@@homesteadingwithPJ I could see some wood also. Could you please let me know what size the wood was. I got some 2x4’s and it looks way too big so I was going to go get some smaller wood but with the price of wood I would like to get it right this time 😬
You'd want to adjust the design to include an egg laying box. But the frame could certainly work. Also egg layers are bigger chickens than young meat birds, so you'll want to give them more room per bird and move it more frequently.
We never had a problem with it, and we had some nasty winds come off mountains in Utah. However we're in North Carolina now (and had to leave this tractor behind). But we have a new build that took way more time, but is sturdy as a rock. My latest video shows that if you're interested in seeing it. ruclips.net/video/F2d7BxwB2jc/видео.html
Sorry. Made a similiar pvc tractor. Came home from work and a pack of dogs pushed up and under it and killed all 12 young chickens. The weight is just not enough to protect them.
Might be ok with an electric fence line. I was unaware at the time that it was an issue. Never lived anywhere where dogs roamed like that. But then people are moving into our rural areas and people are dumping their pets. 😔
@@RajuSingh-sb7uw well I remember that the cost of the whole project was around $50. Chicken wire is between $20 and $30 for the length and height we required.
You show your ignorance to dismiss grass. btw, im allergic to it. Once grass took over as ground cover for homes, it significantly decreased many previous problems. It decreases the temperature around homes there by keeping them cooler. We would not have enough electricity to cool all the homes and businesses without grass offsetting daytime heat. Previously, people had to judt suffer through the heat. It keeps down mud problems in wet seasons and topsoil blowing away in the wind. Our areas are greatly cleaner than they used to be before we made use of wide spread ornimental grass. I have lived in small towns with gravel and dirt roads as a little kid with very little grass. It was filthy. It was a constant chore to dust and keep the house free of mud. If you were not fighting one, then you had to deal with the other. The cost of cutting grass once a week is small compared to the time and health savings it has given us. Additionally, the clippings are useful as a by-product also. They can be used for composting or even used in biogas generation if you want to get real fancy. Animals eat it. Hell, we dont go far enough. Instead of mining metal or chopping down trees to make fences. We should be using living fenes like willow. A woven willow fence might take a year or two to grow and does require pruning. But it adds greenery and produces oxygen. They a whole lot better thsn pumping out pollution out of laziness. Dandelions are actually a food crop. We pull them up as weeds or dump posions in the ground to kill them. You can make tea or eine from them. You can eat the leaves. The roots can even be roasted for a caffeine free coffee drink. Prehaps, instead of whining, you should actually learn about what is all around you already and start using it instead of wasting it. And remember, as i previously pointed out , I'm allergic to grass. If i know all this and a lot more, how are you so ignorant?
I live in subtropics with extreme heat, humidity and rain. The wood just doesn't last and is heavy for me. This is wonderful! Thumbs up
Tell your wife Natalie. She done an awesome job
She builds everything around here. She's remarkable. In the past 7 days she's finished a few planter boxes, built a water-catch system, and a small greenhouse.
One of the best chicken tractors I've seen.... Many others are too big for our use....
After watching this video, I watch several other vids on your channel and I must say you married way out of your league.Haha. Your wife is special and I think we would all like to see her in more videos. I am building her tractor this week so thanks for sharing your insight.
Yep, she's pretty amazing! She edits all of these so in a way you're getting her in the videos. But, yes some screen time would be cool too. I'll see if I can convince her 😜
She is a very talented woman.thumbs up girl and thx for your idea i like your work.
Yeah, she's the best!
Having built chicken tractors & coops, using PVC definitely was a wise choice (weight wise)! I would probably recommend using hardware mesh instead of chicken wire, as predators can eat thru chicken wire.
Dang! Eat through chicken wire!?! I'll take that into account next time for sure! There's also a couple other things I would differently next time like use zip ties instead of screws and washers. Maybe not as pretty but easier to maintain and build.
Luckily nothing has happened yet to our chickens in this.
@@homesteadingwithPJ Definitely use hardware cloth. 1/2" is heavier. 1/4" isn't as heavy, but it keeps out more tiny critters. Most just go with the 1/2". If you get a lot of rain, the way you have the roof oriented some of it will pour into your chicken tractor. You want it to pour off both sides instead of off the end and into the pen.
PVC will eventually become brittle from being exposed to the sun. So just have a plan to replace it when that happens.
Perfect! Thanks for sharing
Looks great! I am thinking we will making something like this during the summer
Hi I put peepers in my other chickens and mixed the pullets
together with them .
Looks GREAT!!! If you want added protection you can add the yard wire or garden fence to the outside of the chicken wire, It has helped mine alot with preds!!! Awesome job!!!
Since publishing this we've had to do a few modifications. I'm sure at some point we'll end up using garden fence!
What about keeping them from digging? I haven't seen a skirt added to a tractor so I can't figure out how to stop that. Any thoughts?
@@scarlettcranford2177 I've never had that problem with chickens. None of them try to dig out.
@@homesteadingwithPJ Sorry, I meant how do you keep predators from digging in?
@@scarlettcranford2177 oh I see. I guess it hasn't been a problem in the 6 months we've been using it.
I’m thinking of this as well pvc nifty idea !”
Looks great.
Good job. How do keep predators from digging underneath. Thanks.
We never had a problem with that. I think it's because at this location we were pretty much in a neighborhood, so the chances of a coyote walking around was very low.
Could this be used for an egg laying chicken coop?
Ehh, maybe. If it was moved often enough and your only had a few birds.
Hang or attach to side the water so you dont have to pull them out.
That's a good idea. I think eventually we did that with this tractor.
I am doing a pvc coop now but I could use some advice on how you connected the hinges. That part wasn’t very clear.
The hinges holding on the roofing? small screws. Other than that everything is either zip ties or fitted to a pvc fitting. Best of luck!
@@homesteadingwithPJ I could see some wood also. Could you please let me know what size the wood was. I got some 2x4’s and it looks way too big so I was going to go get some smaller wood but with the price of wood I would like to get it right this time 😬
Will this work for egg layers as well?
You'd want to adjust the design to include an egg laying box. But the frame could certainly work. Also egg layers are bigger chickens than young meat birds, so you'll want to give them more room per bird and move it more frequently.
Looks good! Do you have a material list please?
I don't have one handy, but I'll see if I can dig on up!
The dimensions are probably 4'x8' so you can figure it out from there.
Do y’all leave them out when it rains?
Yes.
What about wind flipping it over?? Ever an issue?
We never had a problem with it, and we had some nasty winds come off mountains in Utah. However we're in North Carolina now (and had to leave this tractor behind). But we have a new build that took way more time, but is sturdy as a rock. My latest video shows that if you're interested in seeing it.
ruclips.net/video/F2d7BxwB2jc/видео.html
What size diameter pipe did you use
Oh man, this was a long time ago, but I think 3/4 inch pipe.
can i use zip ties
Yes, but use black ones. They will last longer in the summer heat and sunshine.
What’s the dimensions?
4' x 8'
Height?
@@calvinsassoon6679 2 feet
@@homesteadingwithPJ thx
Plz tell me name and cost of this pipe
Pvc pipe, it's very cheap compared to wood.
Sorry. Made a similiar pvc tractor. Came home from work and a pack of dogs pushed up and under it and killed all 12 young chickens. The weight is just not enough to protect them.
That's true. Man, I hate dog attack stories. Chicken, sheep, pigs, whatever. People need to monitor their dogs!
Might be ok with an electric fence line. I was unaware at the time that it was an issue. Never lived anywhere where dogs roamed like that. But then people are moving into our rural areas and people are dumping their pets. 😔
What is a cost of that Iron jali
The chicken wire?
@@homesteadingwithPJ yes
@@RajuSingh-sb7uw well I remember that the cost of the whole project was around $50. Chicken wire is between $20 and $30 for the length and height we required.
You show your ignorance to dismiss grass. btw, im allergic to it. Once grass took over as ground cover for homes, it significantly decreased many previous problems. It decreases the temperature around homes there by keeping them cooler. We would not have enough electricity to cool all the homes and businesses without grass offsetting daytime heat. Previously, people had to judt suffer through the heat.
It keeps down mud problems in wet seasons and topsoil blowing away in the wind. Our areas are greatly cleaner than they used to be before we made use of wide spread ornimental grass.
I have lived in small towns with gravel and dirt roads as a little kid with very little grass. It was filthy. It was a constant chore to dust and keep the house free of mud. If you were not fighting one, then you had to deal with the other. The cost of cutting grass once a week is small compared to the time and health savings it has given us.
Additionally, the clippings are useful as a by-product also. They can be used for composting or even used in biogas generation if you want to get real fancy. Animals eat it.
Hell, we dont go far enough. Instead of mining metal or chopping down trees to make fences. We should be using living fenes like willow. A woven willow fence might take a year or two to grow and does require pruning. But it adds greenery and produces oxygen. They a whole lot better thsn pumping out pollution out of laziness.
Dandelions are actually a food crop. We pull them up as weeds or dump posions in the ground to kill them. You can make tea or eine from them. You can eat the leaves. The roots can even be roasted for a caffeine free coffee drink.
Prehaps, instead of whining, you should actually learn about what is all around you already and start using it instead of wasting it. And remember, as i previously pointed out , I'm allergic to grass. If i know all this and a lot more, how are you so ignorant?