6 Chicken Coop & Tractor (OLD VERSION 1.0)

[@kimdagnillo8246]

I think you’re a freaking genius !

[@WineberryHill]

I think you are super kind!

[@robyoung7923]

Y E S !! This is the way to protect them and give them a good diet while not destroying the run !! Pics when done !! Thanks !!

[@alexlongfield2113]

New to chickens and wanted a two part system. Have my own ideas but THIS is what I've been looking to bounce my ideas of off. Love the tunnel ramp. Will check out 2.0.

[@WineberryHill]

Glad I could help! Feel free to ask questions. And keep me posted on your progress.

[@alexlongfield2113]

@@WineberryHill Thanks! I do have a question. I live in a cold winter climate and noticed your coop is insulated. How do you balance warmth and winter ventilation to ensure there are no moisture/frostbite issues? Thanks.

[@WineberryHill]

Partially the shape of the roof, encourages air movement from the low eve to the high eve.. The eves can be opened or blocked (although not airtight).

[@matthewtaylor2185]

As many hawks as we have here in Central Kentucky, I can't believe they have never taken one of our hens. I saw one scoping them out once, and I sent the kids out there to play. Knock on wood.

[@maggiebonnan888]

I loved this! Great surroundings, coop, tractor, and information........ Thank you so much for posting!

[@WineberryHill]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alexmoreaux645]

That set up is awesome

[@WineberryHill]

Thanks!

[@blackphoenix3249]

That’s so Awesome I would love to build one like this! It perfect! I have a lot of ground to cover and some a little hilly.

[@WineberryHill]

You can do it!

[@elainedunham]

How do you make the tractor part? I’ll try to do it if I can see it done?

[@WineberryHill]

Here is more information: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJeneIqkYq9rkLs

[@reneebrown2968]

This is a great idea.

[@WineberryHill]

Thanks!

[@SJ-gj7mx]

Really smart. Very very good

[@WineberryHill]

Thank you, that’s really nice of you to say!

[@Harry-lq5hu]

Exactly what I was looking for !!!

[@WineberryHill]

Be sure to check out the 2.0 version

[@plasticdadaii8225]

How many birds do you have and how often do you have to move it throughout the day? In another life I had birds and I extended their run and entirely desertified it in two weeks.

[@WineberryHill]

6 hens, I move them once or twice a day.

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

How heavy is that 'Oh-La-La' and how are the wheels attached?

[@WineberryHill]

Not too heavy, check out the updated video where I show how the wheel attach: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJeneIqkYq9rkLs

[@RobinLauer]

So when you move the cage away from the coop, they have no access to the nesting boxes.

[@WineberryHill]

Nor do they need it. I usually move them out to pasture in the morning after they have laid. In the rare occasion where someone missed their opportunity to lay...they just lay it on the ground in the tractor, which I then pick up when I'm changing their location or parking them for the night.

[@lorakeck3250]

Do you have building plans for the tractor

[@WineberryHill]

I could make some plans available. What sort of information would you like to have?

[@sharifdakhan4927]

Such a great channel, with a great host! Keep it up your growth is inevitable!

[@WineberryHill]

Thanks so much!

[@puremayhem3540]

That is a great idea thank you

[@WineberryHill]

Thanks! Here is the latest version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJeneIqkYq9rkLs

[@dawnmana5876]

I have all the same predators as you. I would love this set up!!

[@WineberryHill]

I’m pretty happy with it!

[@backyardfarmerpat]

Excellent job

[@WineberryHill]

Thanks!

[@garyedmond1479]

How you make that tractor?

[@WineberryHill]

I am making a video about that, stay tuned!

[@jessicat4764]

How did you build it?

[@WineberryHill]

Basic 2x4 lumber construction. Covered in 1/4” hardware cloth.

[@heatherferiance6001]

Awesome. So wish I had room I could have chickens.

[@WineberryHill]

Me too!

[@blackphoenix3249]

Can you post the feeder🙏🏽

[@SJ-gj7mx]

May I ask how you fitted the wheels? What did you put in the middle of the wheels?

[@WineberryHill]

I use really long heavy carriage bolts

[@SJ-gj7mx]

@@WineberryHill Thank you. Did you use any washers? so it is the wheel, then the washer then the wood, then another washer and then the nut? Is that right?

[@WineberryHill]

I'll post some pictures on my facebook page: facebook.com/wineberryhill

[@lindaheng7494]

How I wished to watch the step by step video of the construction process.

[@jessicat4764]

What do you do about predators?

[@WineberryHill]

This was built about three years ago and no predators have been able to get in.

[@cheilapayne2844]

Do sell the plans for your chicken tractor?

[@WineberryHill]

Hi Cheila, I’m working on that right now! Stay tuned for an update!

[@ValterAmorim]

Parece que estão embarcando no avião

[@SJ-gj7mx]

Also would you please laborate a bit more on the skirting? and how it can stop the predators getting in?

[@WineberryHill]

I used a standard welded wire fencing. That’s screwed to the side of the tractor and then bent out so that it is parallel to the ground. It just prevents predators from getting in the tiny little area between the bottom of the tractor and the hardware cloth that is attached to the ground when the tractor is parked at night.

[@SJ-gj7mx]

@@WineberryHill Thanks, my question is ....the gap... there will be still a bit of gap between that piece of wire mesh that is bent( skirting) and the mesh that is on the ground

[@WineberryHill]

The predators don't seem to understand which direction the gap occurs. They know the cattle wire fencing isn't something they can bend or chew through...so they don't try squeezing under it. They try almost every night....

[@SJ-gj7mx]

@@WineberryHill Thank you, Exactly how long is the wire fencing...I mean from the bottom of the wood how long is the amount of the bent wire ( skirting) and how long is the width of the hardware cloth on the floor.....

[@WineberryHill]

About 6"

[@darganslayer]

Greetings from Oregon, Lathe! Sub’d to the channel. Would love to come visit one day. Likewise if you guys are ever on the west coast.

[@WineberryHill]

Sounds good!

[@DonnieDarko727]

Just throw a great pyrenees in that chicken tractor. No predators getting in

[@WineberryHill]

lol, there ya go!