6 Chicken Coop & Tractor (OLD VERSION 1.0)
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2022
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Download the 2.0 plans here:
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Wheels: amzn.to/3ltJgop
Hardware cloth: amzn.to/3RPLwlM
Polycarbonate panels: amzn.to/3lt0ZfF
Top hatch latch: amzn.to/3YDSJro
The waterer I use (heated): amzn.to/3OjKE6o
Watch the 2.0 video about the coop and tractor:
• DIY Coop & Tractor for...
Here is a link to some of the materials I used to make my tractor:
In this video I cover the features of my newest mobile chicken tractor. I built it to keep my egg laying hens safe from the bobcats, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, possums, and skunks that visit us every night. I also have designed a pvc chicken feed tower to keep them fat and happy. Free ranging chickens produces higher quality eggs, meat, and happier chickens.
chicken tractors have been made popular by people like joel salatin and others. While you can buy a static chicken homes like a tractor supply chicken coop a mobile chicken coop is even better. chicken tractor design is important for Building The Ultimate Hen House For My Growing Family
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Y E S !! This is the way to protect them and give them a good diet while not destroying the run !!
Pics when done !!
Thanks !!
I think you’re a freaking genius !
I think you are super kind!
That set up is awesome
Thanks!
New to chickens and wanted a two part system. Have my own ideas but THIS is what I've been looking to bounce my ideas of off. Love the tunnel ramp. Will check out 2.0.
Glad I could help! Feel free to ask questions. And keep me posted on your progress.
@@WineberryHill Thanks! I do have a question. I live in a cold winter climate and noticed your coop is insulated. How do you balance warmth and winter ventilation to ensure there are no moisture/frostbite issues? Thanks.
Partially the shape of the roof, encourages air movement from the low eve to the high eve.. The eves can be opened or blocked (although not airtight).
As many hawks as we have here in Central Kentucky, I can't believe they have never taken one of our hens. I saw one scoping them out once, and I sent the kids out there to play. Knock on wood.
I loved this! Great surroundings, coop, tractor, and information........ Thank you so much for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That’s so Awesome I would love to build one like this! It perfect! I have a lot of ground to cover and some a little hilly.
You can do it!
Really smart. Very very good
Thank you, that’s really nice of you to say!
Exactly what I was looking for !!!
Be sure to check out the 2.0 version
That is a great idea thank you
Thanks! Here is the latest version: ua-cam.com/video/jfDGWn-J8ZY/v-deo.html
This is a great idea.
Thanks!
I have all the same predators as you. I would love this set up!!
I’m pretty happy with it!
Such a great channel, with a great host! Keep it up your growth is inevitable!
Thanks so much!
How I wished to watch the step by step video of the construction process.
Awesome. So wish I had room I could have chickens.
Me too!
Excellent job
Thanks!
So when you move the cage away from the coop, they have no access to the nesting boxes.
Nor do they need it. I usually move them out to pasture in the morning after they have laid. In the rare occasion where someone missed their opportunity to lay...they just lay it on the ground in the tractor, which I then pick up when I'm changing their location or parking them for the night.
How heavy is that 'Oh-La-La' and how are the wheels attached?
Not too heavy, check out the updated video where I show how the wheel attach: ua-cam.com/video/jfDGWn-J8ZY/v-deo.html
How do you make the tractor part? I’ll try to do it if I can see it done?
Here is more information: ua-cam.com/video/jfDGWn-J8ZY/v-deo.html
Do you have building plans for the tractor
I could make some plans available. What sort of information would you like to have?
How many birds do you have and how often do you have to move it throughout the day? In another life I had birds and I extended their run and entirely desertified it in two weeks.
6 hens, I move them once or twice a day.
Can you post the feeder🙏🏽
May I ask how you fitted the wheels? What did you put in the middle of the wheels?
I use really long heavy carriage bolts
@@WineberryHill Thank you. Did you use any washers? so it is the wheel, then the washer then the wood, then another washer and then the nut? Is that right?
I'll post some pictures on my facebook page: facebook.com/wineberryhill
How you make that tractor?
I am making a video about that, stay tuned!
Also would you please laborate a bit more on the skirting? and how it can stop the predators getting in?
I used a standard welded wire fencing. That’s screwed to the side of the tractor and then bent out so that it is parallel to the ground. It just prevents predators from getting in the tiny little area between the bottom of the tractor and the hardware cloth that is attached to the ground when the tractor is parked at night.
@@WineberryHill Thanks, my question is ....the gap... there will be still a bit of gap between that piece of wire mesh that is bent( skirting) and the mesh that is on the ground
The predators don't seem to understand which direction the gap occurs. They know the cattle wire fencing isn't something they can bend or chew through...so they don't try squeezing under it. They try almost every night....
@@WineberryHill Thank you, Exactly how long is the wire fencing...I mean from the bottom of the wood how long is the amount of the bent wire ( skirting) and how long is the width of the hardware cloth on the floor.....
About 6"
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How did you build it?
Basic 2x4 lumber construction. Covered in 1/4” hardware cloth.
Greetings from Oregon, Lathe! Sub’d to the channel. Would love to come visit one day. Likewise if you guys are ever on the west coast.
Sounds good!
What do you do about predators?
This was built about three years ago and no predators have been able to get in.
Do sell the plans for your chicken tractor?
Hi Cheila, I’m working on that right now! Stay tuned for an update!
Just throw a great pyrenees in that chicken tractor. No predators getting in
lol, there ya go!