Making a Chicken Tractor

I made a chicken tractor this spring. Haven't added the wheels yet, but I wanted to get this sequence up before it got too cold out. Hope this gives you some good ideas on how to build one. If you have any questions, please comment or message me.

Music Credits: "Thingamajig", composed and performed by Jason Shaw (http://www.youtube.com/user/audionautix). Link to music content can be found at: http://www.audionautix.com/html/acoustic.html. Permission to use music for this video is granted under the Creative Commons License 3.0. Release statement for music can be found at: http://www.audionautix.com/index.html.

Thanks to my daughter, http://www.youtube.com/user/ggracesophiaa for taking the photos

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• backyard chickens
• chicken tractor
• chicken coop
• portable chicken coop

[bradrulzwithironfist]

So how many birds do you keep in that thing? Looks like an awesome job.

[HotSauceJohnny]

@bradrulzwithironfist Started with eight in there, but it was too many. 4-6 is optimal, in my opinion. And thanks for the compliment!

[Jefferdaughter]

Nice portable chicken coop, aka drag pen or pasture pen. (A bit too large to fit between the rows of a garden so the chickens can weed and cultivate the soil like a 'chicken tractor', but nice design!)

[HotSauceJohnny]

@Jefferdaughter Agreed, it is kind of big. About 5'x10'. I am beginning to put raised beds in, and would like to design something to put over the beds in the spring so my girls can do the cultivating and weeding for me!

[urflofit2010]

Would it work without the wire on the bottom? I want to make one

[HotSauceJohnny]

@urflofit2010 If you build it without the wire on the bottom, you risk a predator digging under and killing your birds.

[horlacsd]

This how-to double as a how-to make a raised bed hoophouse

[spiritartman]

Great Vid!!! What size PVC 1/2 or 3/4? Thanks

[TheBlueachoo]

Perfect! I'm going out to get the materials to build this. Thanks a lot!

[ingegneree]

Congratulationsss look my videos Ciaooo.....

[anAHDAMofYAH]

You cant move it, if you put wheels on it, without breaking the chicken's legs, because of the Wire bottom. Makes a good coop, but the Wire bottom is not for Moving it around.

[Deej496]

Love this! So easy! So nice... Thankyou. Saving this on my FB page for hubby to look at........ A F T E R,.. the game! =o

[sugerbear520]

nice

[MegaSuperFriend]

@HotSauceJohnny Ok, its a good coop but how do you move it if it is a true Chicken Tractor?

[MultiWallrunner]

gha its genious



[GrowSomethingGreen]

How often do you move the coop?

[crazychikcen]

i did the same ezact thing built it my self 32sq feet and it was the best thing i ever made bymyself

[63viet]

how much did it cost you?

[MrCalathea]

nice one!! i'll try this easy design out....thanx man

[dfalchek]

@HotSauceJohnny Very innovative job. But on the wire bottom: I thought the chickens needed to scratch. I'm looking for a tractor plan, figure I could use heavier gauge wire and bend it outward in an "L," and make the ramp a drawbridge. That said, I love the ease of your use of pex-tubing and "Quonset Hut" coop.

[03ramsadagopan]

Hi Johnny

Nice design and build. Could you post the list of materials and tools needed so we can shop and build? Hopefully i can get one done before it gets too cold.

Thanks

[crazyfarm31]

this is awesome idea! and very light my husband built one and it was very heavy...great job!

[lowriderG13]

what the song man and nice build man

[HotSauceJohnny]

@3333ramirez I think so. If you have it around, it can't hurt to give it a try. I used the PVC 1/2" electrical conduit because it costs less and seemed a little bit more flexible.

[3333ramirez]

loved the pen. do you think that 3/4 pvc would work