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Chicken tractor- DONE!!! WOOHOO!!!
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Post Chicken tractor- DONE!!! WOOHOO!!!
I am THRILLED!! The only thing yest to do is to get another latch, so I can put one on each side of the end "door." This is made with COMPLETELY on-hand items, most of them scrap pieces or pieces that came off of other projects/items! :D I did have to buy the wheels (lawnmower wheels), but that was the only thing bought intentionally for this project. So all in all, I spent less than 10 bucks on this baby!

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Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:21 pm
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Post Re: Chicken tractor- DONE!!! WOOHOO!!!
That is really neat and well made, congrats, and welcome to the ranks of chicken ranchers hehehe

seriously run all your washed vegetable scraps past the birds, anything but meat.
If you have 3 chickens, you will prob have more eggs than you know what to do with.
If you want really pretty eggs, esp. feed them a shredded carrot once a week, beautiful and raises the beta carotene levels


Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:47 pm
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gotta love chicken tv


Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:29 pm
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Muad'dib wrote:
That is really neat and well made, congrats, and welcome to the ranks of chicken ranchers hehehe

seriously run all your washed vegetable scraps past the birds, anything but meat.
If you have 3 chickens, you will prob have more eggs than you know what to do with.
If you want really pretty eggs, esp. feed them a shredded carrot once a week, beautiful and raises the beta carotene levels


psstt.... I've had birds for over a year now ;)

10 layers, 5 12-weekers from a broody, 8 7 1/2-weekers layers & the tractor is for my 21 meats (also 7 1/2 weeks). I also went in on a group order of meaties last year & butchered them myself. I have rabbits & have been breeding for meat & have also butchered one. :D

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Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:18 pm
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Post Re: Chicken tractor- DONE!!! WOOHOO!!!
I would love to have a coop here close to the house, I may put a small, (my big one is 4 or 500 feet away)
It is 8 by 12 feet, and isw too far for me to get to now. I'm in a w/chair and can't be on my feet for a long time, and can't bear heat. Lung probs
I may do one close to the house, because the store chickens and eggs are such low quality


Sat Jul 10, 2010 6:32 pm
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I wish I were there. I love doing projects for/with others.

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Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:07 pm
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love seeing things repurposed.. good job..


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