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Homemade chicken tractor: part I

Mark's most recent chicken tractor is his best one yet, and he also obsessively documented the construction process to make it easy for you to repeat it.  This is the chicken tractor that cost $20 to build.

Chicken tractor constructionThis animation shows day 1 of the construction process.  Notice that he starts by making a rectangle out of logs (red cedar this time) just like he did with his first chicken tractor.  This time, he added an additional support beam within the rectangle to give the tractor more stability.  He notched the logs with the chainsaw and also used brackets for attachment.

He wrote:

I feel it's important to build the nest box first once you have the frame together. Place it at least a foot above the ground with a big enough hatch for easy egg access.

I've found that the more comfortable and closed in your nest box is, the less your hens are likely to lay an egg on the ground.


Stay tuned for the next installment of the construction process.  Meanwhile, check out our homemade chicken waterer.



This post is part of our Introduction to Chicken Tractors series.  Read all of the entries:





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