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

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

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