Chicken Tractor

Here’s the chicken tractor my Dad built for our chickens.  He used almost all recycled materials.  He had to buy a couple of hinges and we had to buy the wire for around the bottom.  It is 4′x10′ and about 6′ tall. We used regular chicken wire around the bottom because they will only be in that part during the day.  We used hardware cloth for screens on the top part to keep them safer at night.

Notice the wheels on one side.  My husband is able to move it around the yard by lifting the opposite end and pushing it around.  The chickens love to eat the weeds in our yard and they seem to be leaving the grass alone.  They are our organic weed and feed!

This is the ramp they use to go up and down.  It is on a pulley system, so we can open it up every morning and close them up at night to keep them safe.

We have a separate door to access the nest boxes.  Hopefully they will start laying eggs in October.

We have this door on the end for letting them outside to free range when they get bigger.  It will also be used to clean out their litter.  You can also see some of their roosts.

This is the main access door we use regularly to get to their food and water.