tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post3796857488518912843..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: How to build a chicken tractorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-33349929587016927642012-09-14T16:29:18.621+10:002012-09-14T16:29:18.621+10:00A friend uses old little caravans, pulls the floor...A friend uses old little caravans, pulls the floor out of them, and put serious grate like floor, and builds roosting shelves inside, and makes the ends layer boxes that you can lift and collect from the outside, so cool. Uses electric moveable netting fencesbusygnomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603661990169634989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-82617116468641194752012-05-20T00:46:53.247+10:002012-05-20T00:46:53.247+10:00NEATO! I tell people to get one of those dog runs...NEATO! I tell people to get one of those dog runs off craigslist and put wire over the top. I'll send them here for other options. Please come link up at my DIY Linky at www.littlehouseinthesuburbs.comDeanna Caswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667810054059540883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-36823204314004037422012-05-17T14:32:02.985+10:002012-05-17T14:32:02.985+10:00I have such a silly question - we've seen the ...I have such a silly question - we've seen the Salatin films, but I can't figure out how you *move* these things without scraping a chicken under a wall. Does that make sense? I'd love to make a chicken tractor that would fit between my garden beds to allow the 'girls' to weed for me, but I can't sort out how you drag them without hurting the hens.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479994621172411599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-71440711180269892712012-05-17T12:45:51.260+10:002012-05-17T12:45:51.260+10:00thanks everyone hope my design tips help. For the...thanks everyone hope my design tips help. For the larger tractors we are thinking of building it on a trailer frame so it can be towed by the tractor (the real tractor!). <br /><br />We do move these tractors every couple of days, they are too heavy for me to move very far, but if I need to move one by myself I put a small trolley under the front and they are then easy to move.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-38315686904469244242012-05-15T18:34:33.554+10:002012-05-15T18:34:33.554+10:00Really good post Liz. We're building a chicken...Really good post Liz. We're building a chicken run at the moment but if we ever need a tractor I'll be back going over your instructions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-21657010408958329052012-05-15T10:00:34.850+10:002012-05-15T10:00:34.850+10:00Nice to see what you are doing with your chicken t...Nice to see what you are doing with your chicken tractor. I built one that I use for 5 hens and a rooster. It is 10'x12', and ok for now, but too heavy for me to move on my own. Not a problem now because my son moves it, but when he moves out, I need to come up with something else. Here's the link if you want to see it: <br /><br />http://beyonddirtmycreativejourney.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-new-project.html<br /><br />I like how you have the shade cloth. I bought some reed stuff to put on mine, and not real happy. I'm worried about air flow. Do you move the tractor every day? Are you able to do it by yourself??<br /><br />Thanks for posting. I like to see what other people are doing with their chickens.<br />~~LoriDirt Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-1440730322011532642012-05-15T04:19:42.433+10:002012-05-15T04:19:42.433+10:00How exciting to find this! We have 10 chicks righ...How exciting to find this! We have 10 chicks right now and need to build something for them to live in. We will be going the traditional hen house route since they are layers, and we live in Maine, but I might try and do something like this for meat chickens we are thinking of getting this summer!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261179479821073705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-67378982996894378342012-05-14T21:41:08.518+10:002012-05-14T21:41:08.518+10:00Thanks for the detailed descriptions. When you ge...Thanks for the detailed descriptions. When you get more chickens, do you think you'll modify the design, or just build a bigger version of what you have? I designed a not-yet-built, modified version of Salatin's scissor truss tractor for hens, but am considering building something more like what you have.Laura @ Green Legacy Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702832151439882306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-21237431506720751472012-05-14T18:47:43.591+10:002012-05-14T18:47:43.591+10:00Thank you for the post, great info!Thank you for the post, great info!Clint Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125748678345517185noreply@blogger.com