Any real disadvantages of A frame tractors ? Always built hoops but metal got more expensive so moving to woods and since I'm not the best carpenter A frames seem like a good option

People say chicken crap is good in the garden.

I just let mine free range.They put themselves to bed at night.I open the door in the morning,,then close it after they go to bed.

Every time I tried that they started roosting in trees.

They must not like you.My chickens love me. Their Water and actual chicken food is in the coop.They know where to come back home.

Cats dogs hawks coon possum been there done that tractors have just been my favorite most headache free way to doo things

Mine mostly just hang out in the mowed yard all day.i have lost a few over the years,,but very few.Maybe you should hire a trapper.

You taking egg layers or meat birds? I have a (more or less) Salatin style tractor for meat birds. It’s really simple. I’ve considered adding nesting boxes and a roost bar to convert to layer chickens. The a frame I’ve seen is from lazy dog farm on YouTube. Before they got their dolly it seemed real difficult to move as one person. Electric fencing and a movable shelter may work for you to and is super versatile

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I also run Salatin tractor copies for my meat birds. They work well.
For my eggs layer I have their coup built on a car trailer also copied off of Salatin. But his are on hay wagons. My trailer coup stays inside my premier one electric net goat fence.

Ya need to clip one of their wings. Cutting them with a long nose aviation snip is easy.



Using a Irwin snip it is like using a pair of scissors. Real easy.

That looks like a nice tractor

Not really, I have used both kinds, the only drawback I have had is if you have to enter the A frame for some reason it can be cramped and restricted

I have an A-frame one I built years ago, it works good.
I'd say the only disadvantage is not a lot of roosting room, but my chickens always seemed happy with it anyway.

Looks super Deluxe

I've thought about a trailer mounted coop but with the 60 mph plus winds we get on occasion here I don't see them staying upright.

I ran meat turkeys in an A frame and it worked great. I would also run meat chicken in one without hesitation. You'd need a bigger one like shown for layers but if you're moving with a tractor it's not an issue.

That's pretty nice, how many birds ya got in there?
I would love to let mine free range but along with your list I get to add mink, fox, coyote and eagles

Okie farmer. Mine is pretty heavy. It's sill plates are bolted ro the boards of the car trailer its framed on 16"centers and braced in every corner and x braced as well. It's also 6'3" inside the wheel wells so has a minimum 6.5' wide stance . We got 70 mph gust yesterday and had no issues.

Thirded!

I'm just waiting on getting some more chickens. I figured I'd make a wheeled, A Frame Ark for them. But, I never saw the raised box section coming! It had even actually been concerning me: 'What about the wooden base of their box? All that wood in direct contact with the land?'

Guess that's that issue sorted!

One I built