Is This The Best Chicken Tractor For Farmers?

[@danielpoe1325]

I love both sets of coops. I've been considering building my own but the chicken ranger coops are very affordable.

[@oakmeadowsfarm8183]

Where did you get those broiler chickens? They look like the pioneer broiler from cooks venture.

[@HeiferUSA]

They are the naked necks i think. We were testing a batch.

[@oakmeadowsfarm8183]

@@HeiferUSA Do you know which hatchery you got them from? I would be interested in getting some.

[@HeiferUSA]

They come from Murray McMurray Hatchery :)

[@SarahPerine]

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[@stoamnyfarms]

Free range with a few LGD's over a year old..... Solved.

[@debbieweathersbee7029]

Why to costly the price feed now days

[@jeffhatmaker817]

Sorry, but that chicken tractor is Disneyland for predators. I live in East Tennessee and all my chickens would be gone in a week.

[@crusadesgeneral]

amen

[@HeiferUSA]

It's always advisable to adjust each tool to your own context!

[@ian5780]

Yep. Hardware cloth all around for east TN.

[@ZaphodBeeblebrox1337]

We have a couple of these same coops. I’ve put about 1,400 birds through ours in Arkansas with coyote and raccoon pressure. Can’t imagine your area is that much different. We’ve had minimal issues. Raccoons pulled a couple chicks apart through the wire panels on one batch. No issues since. I hose clamped a couple Duke raccoon traps to each tractor and that seemed to solve my problems. Nothing has ever gotten into them, and if I’m on a spot of uneven ground, I just lay a 10’ long 2x4 on the ground against the side of the coop. These seem to be a logical step between Salatin/Suscovich-style ones and prairie schooners. There isn’t a cheaper prefab option when you weigh them against Hen Gear & Alumacoops. It would pretty much pay for itself in one batch of retailing direct or two batches wholesaling. Just my humble opinions.

[@jeffhatmaker817]

@@ZaphodBeeblebrox1337 Thanks for the feedback. You're likely correct about the cost of building vs prefab. The uneven ground issue is indeed a problem regardless of the model/design of the tractor. I'm considering installing thick rubber skirts that install vertically but are long enough to lay 5 or 6 inches on the ground. Rocks or weights could then be used to seal the perimeter. Again thanks for the feedback.

[@ulfrogeriversen2123]

Feel like soon every KZbin channel, have become a long advertising videos.

[@HeiferUSA]

You can take a look to more of our videos, you may change your mind! 😊

[@nikolaidisme2072]

verry nice baby super

[@iwantosavemoney]

Are Those plastic zip ties on an over $2000 chicken tractor

[@ZaphodBeeblebrox1337]

Yes, they are. I ordered two of these last year to upgrade from Salatin-style pens and we’ve put about 1,400 birds through them. I’ve been concerned about the zip ties the whole time, but they’ve lasted over a year now on the original zip ties. We have raccoons and coyotes and have never had predator issues with these, except for a raccoon pulling a couple through the wire panels on one batch. I hose-clamped some Duke raccoon traps to the pens and that solved the problems. Very good luck with the nest box as well. These pens/tractors are expensive, but they’re the cheapest turn-key solution when you look at Hen Gear & Alumacoop. We ordered more than one so we’d feel better about the freight charge.

[@HeiferUSA]

Thanks for sharing!

[@crusadesgeneral]

2600$? i cant even afford food right now people are buying 2600 dollar coops?

[@hlcsdcds]

@@crusadesgeneral well you are watching youtube so maybe get a job to feed yourself instead of whining

[@ian5780]

It can hold 100 broilers. It could do 5 batches of 100 chickens in a season where I live.

[@blankenmom]

Mostly for selling farms, not small family only farms.

[@Mid-Americabulldogs]

@jerex112 i see some people like finally after 3k got my 1st egg.. I'm like if got $200 in my whole set up and that's a 10x12.coop and 10x20 run and 25 birds granted my dogs keep predators down

[@MuricaFyea]

Stopped watching after I saw the $1200 price tag.

[@HeiferUSA]

There are other options for starters too!