Here's My Chicken Tractor!

[uncletonoose]

I wanted to have a few chickens for a while, so I built a chicken tractor. It is 4' x 8', and the cage is 2' tall with a nice little house on top 3' x 4'.

[Dogman]

Mundo cool, saves the grass, the grass get fertilized, win win ...Bravo!

[Book]

The workmanship is pro all the way.

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[Olmstein]

That is a nice looking tractor.

Seeing that gave me an idea; what if you motorized the thing, and hooked it up to something like a Roomba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba). so it could travel around your field all by itself.

[Dogman]

That is a nice looking tractor.

Seeing that gave me an idea; what if you motorized the thing, and hooked it up to something like a Roomba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba). so it could travel around your field all by itself.

Hoot!

LMFAO! ;D

[keehah]

Looks great! The only thing I would change is making it wider for commercial production.

Is that where it is staying? While the lawn will get good fertilizer, it will never look that good again! :)

[ximmy]

Very nice... me wants one...

[uncletonoose]

Looks great! The only thing I would change is making it wider for commercial production.

Is that where it is staying? While the lawn will get good fertilizer, it will never look that good again! :)

I am moving it every couple of days, real easy with the wheels, just lift up a bit and pull. BTW there are 4 very young chickens in it, the oldest is 17 weeks and the youngest is 10 weeks. All doing very well.

[po boy]

Nice job, was this your design or did you purchase plans?

[osoab]

Very nice. What did you use for the side walls of the house? 2x2's and 3/8 board? How's the weight overall?

Oh, I also see a lot of unused garden space in those pics. :D

[uncletonoose]

Nice job, was this your design or did you purchase plans?

I saw one on Ebay, and modified the design, and built it with no real plans. i call it "build as you go".

[ximmy]

I saw one on Ebay, and modified the design, and built it with no real plans. i call it "build as you go".

What kind of tractor are you using to mow that rather large lawn??

[uncletonoose]

I used 2x2's and 7/16 OSB which has a texture, kind of looks like stucco when its painted.

Still in the clearing mode for the garden. Got rid of the grass and hoeing out the weeds, and gradually planting.

[uncletonoose]

I have a 54" zero-turn. I am on a acre so it takes me about 25 minutes. it took me close to 1.5 hours with a regular riding mower. So it's a big relief with the ZT.

[Eyebone]

Yeah, thats the nicest I've ever seen, most are chicken wire with wheels.

Having a little coop?, coup? right in it is a great idea.

[Korbin Dallas]

Very nice! Years ago I saw a rabbit cage which was similar, the guy was trying to sell them as organic lawn mower/fertilizers.