Marveltone
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jun 20, 2010
- Messages
- 1,411
- Location
- Somewhere north of Roseau, MN
- Tractor
- Fordson Major Diesel, McCormick Deering W4, Ford 1510, John Deere L111
Well, this has nothing to do with tractors, other than the fact that we just built a new chicken tractor (yeah, I know, wrong kind of tractor) but We're just pleased as punch and thought y'all would enjoy a few photos.
First, a little set up:
1. We're planning on moving from town to the farm sometime between July and September.
2. A friend of ours has too many chickens and needs to thin the flock a bit... Now!
3. Our big permanent coop is, of course, at the farm.
4. We can't be there every day... yet. (Cost too much in gas.)
5. Now what?
We decided to build a chicken tractor. This way, we can take up to six chickens, which will start our flock and help out our friends at the same time. The chickens will start out at my folk's place, just a few miles out of town; Still close enough for us to deal with them every day, but not right in town (We have one particularly difficult neighbor I don't even want to deal with.) so nobody will complain. When the time comes to move to the farm, the whole chicken tractor will fit in the back of the pickup and the chickens can be easily transported to their new home. Eventually, the big coop will be home to them, with the chicken tractor as a place for broody hens, or any others that may have to be separated for whatever reasons.
Meanwhile, my folks said they'll have fun with a few chickens... This may even prompt them to get a few of their own, and my 99 year old grandma, who lives with them can relive her childhood as she watches their antics. "I like chickens!" She says with a sparkle in her eyes.
Now the photos of the build. We really had no plans, just a few pictures of what other people have done. We combined ideas and came up with something that worked.
Joe
First, a little set up:
1. We're planning on moving from town to the farm sometime between July and September.
2. A friend of ours has too many chickens and needs to thin the flock a bit... Now!
3. Our big permanent coop is, of course, at the farm.
4. We can't be there every day... yet. (Cost too much in gas.)
5. Now what?
We decided to build a chicken tractor. This way, we can take up to six chickens, which will start our flock and help out our friends at the same time. The chickens will start out at my folk's place, just a few miles out of town; Still close enough for us to deal with them every day, but not right in town (We have one particularly difficult neighbor I don't even want to deal with.) so nobody will complain. When the time comes to move to the farm, the whole chicken tractor will fit in the back of the pickup and the chickens can be easily transported to their new home. Eventually, the big coop will be home to them, with the chicken tractor as a place for broody hens, or any others that may have to be separated for whatever reasons.
Meanwhile, my folks said they'll have fun with a few chickens... This may even prompt them to get a few of their own, and my 99 year old grandma, who lives with them can relive her childhood as she watches their antics. "I like chickens!" She says with a sparkle in her eyes.
Now the photos of the build. We really had no plans, just a few pictures of what other people have done. We combined ideas and came up with something that worked.
Joe
