I made a chicken tractor this spring. Haven’t added the wheels yet, but I wanted to get this sequence up before it got too cold out. Hope this gives you some good ideas on how to build one. If you have any questions, please comment or message me. Music Credits: “Thingamajig”, composed and performed by Jason Shaw (www.youtube.com Link to music content can be found at: www.audionautix.com Permission to use music for this video is granted under the Creative Commons License 3.0. Release statement for music can be found at: www.audionautix.com Thanks to my daughter, www.youtube.com for taking the photos
Ok! I have to build one of those.
Do you have a parts list for your tractor, with dimensions?
I almost wanna build like a tunnel city for them with T sections haha!
CHICKEN PRIZON ………… MAXIMUM SECURITY!
I made one just like this one without the box on the end. I use it for my ducks during the day and move them around the yard. I decided not to put any fencing on the bottom since they won’t be in it over night. It helps to keep their main pen a little cleaner. Love it!!! It was very easy to make and the most expensive part was the fencing/netting to cover it. Thanks for a great idea!
Why did you put the wire cloth on the floor. They can’t scratch w/o injury and as you well know they scratch. Good design with exception…….
Hi, I have a small garden and I see the reason for the wire on the bottom but am I able to build a pen- bottomless over my garden for the chickens to cultivate and weed or are they going to bother my crop???? I love the idea of them weeding the garden but dont want them desterbing my crop!! Oh do you also have something you can send by way of plans??? hollie_ing@yahoo.com, thanks!
To solve that, I move the tractor right in the morning before I let them out of the coop from that night (I lock them up at night for further safety) I also wanted the larger mesh on the bottom so more grass pokes through, and it doesn’t hinder them as much for scratching about.
This how-to double as a how-to make a raised bed hoophouse
Great Vid!!! What size PVC 1/2 or 3/4? Thanks
Perfect! I’m going out to get the materials to build this. Thanks a lot!
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You cant move it, if you put wheels on it, without breaking the chicken’s legs, because of the Wire bottom. Makes a good coop, but the Wire bottom is not for Moving it around.
Love this! So easy! So nice… Thankyou. Saving this on my FB page for hubby to look at…….. A F T E R,.. the game! =o
nice
Ok, its a good coop but how do you move it if it is a true Chicken Tractor?
gha its genious
How often do you move the coop?
i did the same ezact thing built it my self 32sq feet and it was the best thing i ever made bymyself
how much did it cost you?
nice one!! i’ll try this easy design out….thanx man
Very innovative job. But on the wire bottom: I thought the chickens needed to scratch. I’m looking for a tractor plan, figure I could use heavier gauge wire and bend it outward in an “L,” and make the ramp a drawbridge. That said, I love the ease of your use of pex-tubing and “Quonset Hut” coop.
Started with eight in there, but it was too many. 4-6 is optimal, in my opinion. And thanks for the compliment!
So how many birds do you keep in that thing? Looks like an awesome job.
Hi Johnny
Nice design and build. Could you post the list of materials and tools needed so we can shop and build? Hopefully i can get one done before it gets too cold.
Thanks