Chicken Tractor 2: light, cheap and easy

Part 2 of my cheap and easy backyard chicken tractor.

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Education

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• mad
• city
• chickens
• backyard
• urban
• madison
• wisconsin
• eggs
• tractor
• poultry
• cable
• ties
• bamboo
• cheapo
• omnivore's
• dilemma

[jlhappytoes]

i laugh so hard and said this is me. recycle redude reuse and dumpster diving. i love it.

[djbarryiii]

@jlhappytoes  Well, you know, great minds dumpster dive alike!

[nancypo1]

I like the bamboo idea, light, strong and sustainable. I'm going to build a full coop, but with 2 dogs, use a tractor for the day time, non-freezing weather. Don't know that you need nesting boxes in a tractor? I hvae seen tractors that use the plastic, wavy roofing for the 3 sides of a tractor, I may do that. Then you cut down on the chicken wire...

[djbarryiii]

Seems reasonable...the plastic will make the setup more durable but also heavier, so a bit harder to drag around the back yard.

[DNDBF2]

try useing pvc 1 in about 11 pieces and i made 1 and its a 10 by 10 and 3 feet off the ground and i got bout 30 to 40 birds in there it cost about 100 to 150 and i hate chiken wire its a pice so we use black chicken wire but its made out a plastic its more expisvie er but better so u should at least try it its cool

[djbarryiii]

Cool..I've seen PVC setups before and they're much more durable than the bamboo. I also agree that chicken wire is a (sharp) pain...plastic netting/fence seems like a good idea, too. The only thing is the weight...it gets hard to move something that big and heavy around...right?

[adecheine]

"Hello #UN#, good stuff here! Happy New Year! April

[MIDRATZ]

"...seems to be ok"...till the foxes and raccoons dig underneath. I recommend putting chicken wire on the floor section as well.

[nasanction]

For the chickens sake, please make nesting boxes for them.

[DNDBF2]

actually it only ways about 20 to 25 punds my little sis can move it and shes 12

[csbarrett14]

Just as a reply, umm, Dan, like in my other vid, I made one, and they actually make good, semi-durable(not for areas of strong wind), and light pens.

[Urkosongs]

hey nice coops but for the chickens sake foxes can cut thow that easy so u might wanna put some cheap ply wood there 2 its nice cheap and easy good job