Mama Hen

My Chicken Tractor

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01:10 PM, Sunday, July 20, 2008 .. Posted by morningsunshine

do you have a plan for this, or did you make it up as you went?

about how many chickens can you fit comfortably?

we are looking to build a coop/tractor in the next few weeks, and I am looking for ideas.

about the Chicken tractor

01:25 PM, Sunday, July 20, 2008 .. Posted by connimom

I made up the plans for this on a scrap of notebook paper.

I made it out of 2x2's, plywood, 2 ft chicken wire, 2inch wood screws, staples, and some scraps of 2x4 (for the nesting boxes). Plus a couple hinges and latches, and barn paint.

If I remember correctly, the vertical beams are just under 2 ft high, I based it off of the chicken wire, to make sure I could staple it to the sides.

The long beams are 8 ft long, and the width beams are 4 ft long.

The house is 4 ft square, and is also made with 2 ft high vertical beams.

This is one of my older posts that I moved to this site, from last year. I have had a large number of people ask me for the plans since then. I think I may still have them somewhere... we moved in March, but if I do, and I find them, I will post the measurements of everything.

I originally had this for 12 young birds. We let our chickens run loose, but they can't go straight from the "nursery" to running free. We use this as an "in-between" house. Many people use these on a regular basis as the permanent/mobile homes. If I were to do that, I would use this for about 6-8 birds. It would be a little crowded for any more than that. Of course our birds are Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Barred Rocks, which are fairly large. If you had smaller breeds, you might be able to put more in there without stressing them.

Edited by connimom on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 12:29 PM