Chicken tractor and lack of skill

[Chauchat]

Pardon me but can you help a fellow American who is down on his luck? (I think from the movie Sierra Madre) Not so much down on my luck but need help.

Could any one in the Frederick/Gettysburg area build me a chicken tractor? I'll pay for the materials of course and will throw in buck for time because labor and time has value.

send a PM if you're willing. Many thanks

 

[Don H]

Mine, under construction. 2x6 treated frame with 4'x16' cattle panel. Needs 1/2" hardware cloth over entire frame. Not hard at all to build, just basic tools. Lots of Youtube videos on how to build them.

 

[[Kev308]]

How many chickens do you have?

 

[adit]

Get one of these...

 

[Ponder_MD]

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Mine, under construction. 2x6 treated frame with 4'x16' cattle panel. Needs 1/2" hardware cloth over entire frame. Not hard at all to build, just basic tools. Lots of Youtube videos on how to build them.

I thought a chicken tractor was mobile to provide fresh ground to scratch at? How do you move that structure?
Nice work, BTW.

 

[lazarus]

I thought a chicken tractor was mobile to provide fresh ground to scratch at? How do you move that structure?
Nice work, BTW.

Looks like both structures are probably light enough to drag around (at least if you are of good size and strength). I'd guess that coop looks like its probably 100-130lbs and the covered run/tractor is probably only like 30lbs.

 

[lazarus]

Get one of these...

Yeah you have to hope. Every rooster I've had has just run away from hawks and racoons. Let's the hens get eaten.

 

[Chauchat]

At the moment six chickens and a turkey. Hope to have more in the intermediate future. I should have did animals in 4-H. dang

 

[BUffaloSocks]

I am out in Frederick county. Unfortunately in the thick of a full kitchen remodel, but if you get in a pinch let me know. There are some plans/ideas on a PVC based unit online if you wanted another option. How big of a unit? Is the land you are tractoring REALLY flat or some bumps and grades? I found that it matters for construction type. Don H's design would work good for the turks as they are fairly large. They do like to roost so you could add a roosting bar.