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    Chicken tractor floor that allows for scratching?

    Chicken newbie here! I am planning to build a semi-stealth chicken tractor in MO for 3 girls. I live in the suburbs but have seen hawks, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and fox in the immediate vicinity. I need my tractor to be easily moveable by two adults and it will be my girls primary home...
  2. PoultryPets

    Small chicken Tractor for 2 hens.

    Hello, I have 2 hens; 1 a dwarf Wyandotte and another is a Silke. I have this small chicken tractor that I made for them which is 80 cm x 90 cm x 140 cm and I was wondering is this is large enough for them if they are moved everyday onto fresh grass and everyday are let out to free-range for...
  3. NikiMcAlister

    Chicken Tractor questions

    I've been doing a lot of research about chicken tractors. My family just relocated from Florida to Eastern Tennesee (Roane area) and our landlord said it was okay for us to use the land how we want (we're renting on 8 acres.) One of the biggest things we want to do is get chickens. My plan...
  4. Eggstream

    Eggstream Trailer Project Wins Award

    Instructions and photographs showing how to build a solar powered, timber mobile chicken tractor was today announced as second prize winner in the latest competition on the worlds largest maker community, Instructables. Regards Wayne Link to the Eggstream Trailer on Instructables...
  5. reddpepper86

    Chicken To Size?

    Hi everyone! My husband and are looking to get some Cornish X for a meaties flock. Since it will be our first time doing this, we wanted to start with about 15 of them. We plan on building a chicken tractor so I'm just wondering how big does it need to be for them? Any thoughts?
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    Eglu Chicken tractor wanted

    Hello! I check this forum all of the time for good info, but this is my first post. Looking for an Eglu chicken tractor to buy. We live in the Seattle area. Please let me know if you have one you would like to sell. Thanks! Shaliena
  7. emmylu62

    Hens stopped laying when moved... 4 weeks ago!

    Hi All, looking for some advice... I moved my birds outside into a chicken tractor with poultry net pen to help protect the area from predators. There are 9 hens that are a year old, 4 sassy araucanas who are 4 months old and 3 Peking ducks. There are a few issues... 1) I was getting 9...
  8. poulet2016

    "Peck and Play"Anybody try this for change of scenery during the day?

    My chickens have a nice big run, but it would be really nice to get them in other places on our property to access fresh grass and bugs. I realize this run is in no way predator proof so I would only feel comfortable using it while I was home...but has anyone tried something like this? Thanks...
  9. Oneshot4x4

    1st Timer!

    New to The forum and new to chickens. Just built a 4x10 chicken tractor and my family is very excited. I picked up a Buff Orpington, and a Speckled Sussex today and we're getting a Barred Rock this weekend. All are about 6 weeks old. I've been doing a lot of reading through the forum for...
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