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Chicken tractor #6866134 05/07/20 07:14 PM 05/07/20 07:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI	The wife and I decided to try meat birds this year. I helped a coworker dismantle a deck and he let me keep most of the lumber. Got this tractor made for the chickens from some of the material. Nothing new went into this so far. I will have to get the wire mesh to fence it in and a couple hinges.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866137 05/07/20 07:19 PM 05/07/20 07:19 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,150 Tennessee Scuba1 "color blind Kraut"
Scuba1 "color blind Kraut" Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,150 Tennessee	Nice ... I like it Let's go Brandon "Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866138 05/07/20 07:24 PM 05/07/20 07:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,918 Central, SD Law Dog trapper
Law Dog trapper Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 34,918 Central, SD	Not broilers I hope your talking combo layer type meat birds, them broilers have restricted feeding to avoid growth issues. Just a FYI Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that! Jerry Herbst

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866143 05/07/20 07:29 PM 05/07/20 07:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,019 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,019 Northern Maine	Just curious.I take it a chicken pen is called a tractor?Never heard of the term. Nevada bound

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866148 05/07/20 07:33 PM 05/07/20 07:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 8,965 Indiana P Providence Farm trapper
Providence Farm trapper P Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 8,965 Indiana	How many are you planning.? We have 60 in a little over a week old in the chick trough.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866150 05/07/20 07:37 PM 05/07/20 07:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,646 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,646 Georgia	Why are letting chickens drive your tractor?

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866153 05/07/20 07:39 PM 05/07/20 07:39 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI	Yes, broilers. I know you have to pull their feed 12 hours a day so they don't eat themselves to death. We are planning 24 birds. The term tractor comes from people pulling the pen around their yard with a tractor.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: warrior] #6866155 05/07/20 07:41 PM 05/07/20 07:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI	Originally Posted by warrior Why are letting chickens drive your tractor? So I have something to watch while I drink beer.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866160 05/07/20 07:44 PM 05/07/20 07:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,146 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,146 Michigan	you putting wheels on one end

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866167 05/07/20 07:51 PM 05/07/20 07:51 PM
Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 415 South Dakota P Prn trapper
Prn trapper P Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 415 South Dakota	Looks good. I have done a few small batches of broilers. I have had great luck with them. When they are small, I let em eat. As they get bigger I would feed twice a day, and try to force them to eat more grass. I ran them in a small tractor like that and it worked great. Pull the feed at least 18 hours before you butcher, it makes the clean up much easier.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866176 05/07/20 07:59 PM 05/07/20 07:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,019 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,019 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by k snow The term tractor comes from people pulling the pen around their yard with a tractor. Thanks.Never heard the term before. Nevada bound

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #6866181 05/07/20 08:03 PM 05/07/20 08:03 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI	Originally Posted by Trapper Dahlgren you putting wheels on one end That is in the plan, on the heavy end. That way I can move it like a wheelbarrow.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: Prn] #6866182 05/07/20 08:04 PM 05/07/20 08:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI	Originally Posted by Prn Looks good. I have done a few small batches of broilers. I have had great luck with them. When they are small, I let em eat. As they get bigger I would feed twice a day, and try to force them to eat more grass. I ran them in a small tractor like that and it worked great. Pull the feed at least 18 hours before you butcher, it makes the clean up much easier. Thanks for the advice. That sounds about like my plan for them. I'll move them as much as I can, so they have grass under them.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866186 05/07/20 08:07 PM 05/07/20 08:07 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 1,018 MI C Coï¿½s trapper
Coï¿½s trapper C Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 1,018 MI	Nice work! I'd suggest wheels as well if you can swing it. Dragging a heavier chicken tractor without wheels can often be herky-jerky, and I've seen quite a few chicks get crushed that way. Wheels allow for a slower, steadier pull. If you can manage that consistently without wheels you're probably fine. You planning to run them in temporary fencing as well or stick to the tractor?

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: Coï¿½s] #6866192 05/07/20 08:09 PM 05/07/20 08:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI K k snow OP trapper
k snow OP trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,415 east central WI	Originally Posted by Coös Nice work! I'd suggest wheels as well if you can swing it. Dragging a heavier chicken tractor without wheels can often be herky-jerky, and I've seen quite a few chicks get crushed that way. Wheels allow for a slower, steadier pull. If you can manage that consistently without wheels you're probably fine. You planning to run them in temporary fencing as well or stick to the tractor? Right now planning on just the tractor. If they seem to get too crowded, I'll rig up some temporary fencing. I'm sure I'll put wheels on. Just have to pick them up, don't have any in my stash.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866196 05/07/20 08:14 PM 05/07/20 08:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama The Possum Man trapper
The Possum Man trapper Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama	Seen some people rig up some old push mower wheels that can be lowered so you move the tractor around and then raise em out of the way. "If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866200 05/07/20 08:15 PM 05/07/20 08:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama The Possum Man trapper
The Possum Man trapper Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama	Another option would to be cut some old pvc pipe and mount to the bottom of the rig so it slides around easier. "If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: The Possum Man] #6866211 05/07/20 08:27 PM 05/07/20 08:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 1,018 MI C Coï¿½s trapper
Coï¿½s trapper C Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 1,018 MI	Originally Posted by The Possum Man Another option would to be cut some old pvc pipe and mount to the bottom of the rig so it slides around easier. That's a good cheap idea

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866238 05/07/20 08:50 PM 05/07/20 08:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 190 Sullivan, Ohio R RV6 trapper
RV6 trapper R Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 190 Sullivan, Ohio	That will be excellent for layers. Broilers are so fat and lazy that they will not go in that coup. So its kinds of wasted space/weight for broilers. You'll want a tarp over top the rest of the enclosure to keep them out of the rain. I would not put wheels on it. Make a handle out of rope and PVC like this.

Re: Chicken tractor [Re: k snow] #6866241 05/07/20 08:52 PM 05/07/20 08:52 PM
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 190 Sullivan, Ohio R RV6 trapper
RV6 trapper R Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 190 Sullivan, Ohio

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