I built a 6ft x 8ft chicken tractor without using cattle panels

| The cattle panels common in chicken tractor builds are too big to fit in my car, and they're expensive to have delivered. Mine is designed in a way that works with the steel mesh that comes in a roll. I've got two wheels that can lift up the back end and lock in place so I can pick up the front and wheel it around the yard. I'll add a perch and maybe a couple of nest boxes as well, but this works in the meantime since they already have a coop with an attached range. For now this lets them "free range" without getting in my garden or the neighbors yard or a hawk's belly. I used ground contact lumber for the 2x4s and treated lumber for the 1x4s used on the door. I used a water proof wood glue mixed with sawdust to plug the pocket holes. I'm hoping it lasts a few seasons. [link] [comments] |
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