Our chicken tractor is called the Paddy Wagon. It's 4x8 and we have six chickens. The base is 2x6 lumber and 3/4 inch exterior grade plywood. We used some bicycle tires for the rear and 4x4 posts for the front. It is a bit heavy but two people can easily move it.
The walls were built in panels with 2x3 lumber and lined on the inside with a plywood veneer to keep things light.
The roof rafters are also 2x3 lumber and the roof is sheathed with plywood veneer, then with roof paper, and finally metal roofing with a ridge vent.
The siding is T1-11. There are windows that open on each side, a pop hole, side clean-out door, egg door, and roost clean-out door. We painted it white with blue trim and the interior is blue.
For ventilation there are wall vents in the two long walls and the windows, all covered in 1/2 inch hardware cloth. There is also a ridge vent and soffit vents that are covered in a mesh made for crawlspaces.
There is an awning that folds down flat during transport that covers the pop hole and the ramp is nice and long and sits in a slot on the side of the house.
It cost in the neighborhood of $650 to build.
The walls were built in panels with 2x3 lumber and lined on the inside with a plywood veneer to keep things light.
The roof rafters are also 2x3 lumber and the roof is sheathed with plywood veneer, then with roof paper, and finally metal roofing with a ridge vent.
The siding is T1-11. There are windows that open on each side, a pop hole, side clean-out door, egg door, and roost clean-out door. We painted it white with blue trim and the interior is blue.
For ventilation there are wall vents in the two long walls and the windows, all covered in 1/2 inch hardware cloth. There is also a ridge vent and soffit vents that are covered in a mesh made for crawlspaces.
There is an awning that folds down flat during transport that covers the pop hole and the ramp is nice and long and sits in a slot on the side of the house.
It cost in the neighborhood of $650 to build.
