Moving chicken tractors (time lapse)
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2013
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This video was shot when the birds were in the hop yard for our farm brewery.
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That was cute when the few chickens slipped out and you had to chase them down. Love the time lapse. My chicken tractor is definitely not this nice.
for some reason this video just made me smile. Thanks
That's funny stuff, love the music, and chicken. You go man , do your thing.
It is a very very good system.... evry days to have à new, fresh and clean ground!!!.. for chicken and rabitt... bravo (sorry my poor writting)...
Was that a cart-wheel at the end? Looked like it. Great video. Thanks
You were doin this b4 it was cool! Good music
what kind of grass do you grow for your chickens? which grass is higher in protein?
how do you keep them safe during a big storm?
Muy interesante, felicitaciones. Hasta que velocidad de viento tolera?
Are you finding you have to fertilize less after running them through? I had this same idea and there seems to be very few people tractoring chickens in a hop yard!
Hello! If there are long periods of rain, for example 4-5 days, and the pasture is soaked, how do we keep the chickens from getting wet and sick while in the chicken tracktor? If we don't have a dry shed built nearby, is there a solution related to the construction of the chicken tracktor?
how are you going to manage them in the winter? Regards
hi from Mexico
excuse me, why do the farmers move the hen house with the hens within?
I loved it, Could by wheels in the houses?
what did you do in the end? :D
Creative so well.
What are the tall poles for?
Were the third and fourth ones empty?
Where do they go when they reach "the end of the race track"? Will you have to move them all the way to the start point? Or they move in circles like an 8?
My guess it is harvest time when they get to the end.
This method will work in rainy or winter season?
Do they lay eggs inside the coops?
Are the posts to deter raptors?
Why the big poles? Lots of work if just for marking.
The chicken tractor is an interesting design.
who plays the music kool.
How did all the chickens turn out? What weights did you getting on average? Did you make your own feed, or did you purchase commercial feed? Hope things went well for you, do you have plans for raising chickens in the future?
he says his customers say they are the juiciest and best chickens they ever ate…i want to try them so bad!
Question. What are the poles for and what do you have planted between the the tractors?
They grow hops for beer and string the hop plants along wires or string. The poles are for support of the wires and hop plants.
I'm 99% sure that's a hop farm.
BobbyFromNJ more likely a tall pole farm!
;-)
BobbyFromNJ I knew it... I brew beer.
I always wondered where telephone poles came from.
Hello, what is the recovery time in week that you can put the chicken tractor back on the same section of grass? meaning - how long until its self repaired
Healthiest time span between chicken contact is 90 days. To let the ground rest for 90 days is the key. You can adjust that in minor ways, but that is the number most run with so that the manuer has time to decompose properly.
Good
is that music made by chicken
After this vid, it’s super Mario run time!
how often do you need to move the chickens so they dont kill your grass. also will it grow back like normal?
infadel13 this is not my video, but if not killed, the grass will grow back healthier. chickens eat almost all bugs and fertilize with poo poo
Once per day. And if you don't get a lot of rain only over the same ground once per year.
Watched the shadows from the poles..Looks like 30mins to me.
you are extraordinary
Why thank you!
get yourself a chicken caravan big guy!
I like the one that almost got away lol
Love the science behind your way of raising your chickens bro. Question can this be applicable to rabbits thanks God bless
I realize this is 2 years old but,... You can raise rabbits this way, but they're diggers, so you need slats or wire across the bottom, which then means the grass has to be short enough to stick up between.
I wish we could do it at home. We raise chickens too, would have space for tractors but our house is right by the road and everyone could see it. The only chance how to prevent robbers would be probably either photocamera or geese. They kinda make sound always when anyone comes.
exoun oi motes parasite
Big dog!!!
We like your videos, but it doesn't look like you have posted any since your baby was born. Congrats and please post more! ;)
so that's basically lawnmowers?
How often do you move the chicken tractors?
That’s what I want to know
une bonne technique
WHAT ARE THE POLES FOR?
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Hi, What happens to chickens in winter or when it rains?
The chickens have roof for the rain and chickens do great in the cold. These are meat burds so most people pause operations over winter as the feed to weight gain ratio is lower. Being meat birds they will only be around for less then 10 weeks. So if you are in a cold climate and the grass dies it might be better to just not raise them at that time.
thanks!
Smart, he is fertilising his land by moving the chicken tractors.
I use tents with the floors cut out.
I was going to report this video as theft because I saw it on your other channel good think i looked at the next video and saw your face lol
ought to put wheels on the bottom
That's what he was doing at the back of each one. You put the wheel on, move the tractor, take the wheels off to use on the next one. You have to take the wheels off so it sits flush with the ground to keep predators out and chickens in.
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Musta got too busy..
Must have 900 bird
not thing
why a bunch of small tractors when you could a few big ones and saved on time labor may be material. their is a lot of waste material in these type of tractors no chicken is 5' tall the tractor could have been 25% bigger if it was just 2 foot tall.
smarter not harder good video
Try to walk through a 2 foot tall tractor without getting covered with crap.
Reasons for human height structures are convenience of access and space for the birds. They may be flightless but that doesn't mean they don't flutter. A happy animal is a tasty animal.
have you seen the standard tractor the joel satin uses not sure if I spelled his name right but it makes since a structure fitting the animal would be much more economical having a 8 feet wall does not make for a happy bird what make you think that you speak chicken?
Joel Salatin. I think you're referring to his rabbit mobiles? Those are about 2 feet tall. His chicken mobiles are built on massive hay trailers and house hundreds of birds with ample room. Chickens need some height to flutter around. They're "flightless" but they are still birds :)
no am talking about the meat chicken tractors not the egg layer mobiles. I have seen a video on it I will try and find it
So much lazy in the comment section. Chains, cables, pulleys, rope, all cost money.. lots of money to save you a half hour of work.. say goodbye to your profits. Get a real job guys! lol
looks like most of the stuff a person can get for free curb sided or on the cheap. labor is free if you do it yourself,
Glen Duncan Labor is never free, even your own. Your time is worth money. You must factor in your time when selling your product or you are essentially working for free.
So throw all your money at it, that fixes everything. Labor isn't free, but it's a whole lot cheaper than being lazy.
Labor is free when you do it yourself, and the money you make is profit
working smarter not harder is good for everyone
What are the tall poles for?
Ross Breeden I’m thinking Hops
Hops?