Chicken tractor for meat chickens

Our second year of raising meat chickens was filled with ups and downs. Mostly ups, with two major downs. In the end, we’re still addicted to raising our own food and plan to expand our pastured poultry enterprise this year.

How to build your first DIY chicken tractor, raise meat chickens, and start your poultry farm or homestead.

Step-by-step instructions for building a DIY chicken tractor for meat birds! This design is 10'x5'x2' which works for up to 25 birds.

Interested in raising meat chickens? Learn about chicken tractor set-ups and raising meat chickens in a chicken tractor.

We just butchered our first ever group of meat chickens, the process overall went pretty good, but there are definitely things that we will change next time. Here are some common mistakes with meat chickens. This year we had 37 cornish crosses that we raised in a chicken tractor for 10 weeks. We ended up...Read More

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I found a design I really liked (curtesy of Rurally Screwed, don't want to annoy anyone!) I think it would work great for us, with the addition of a raised...

DIY Meat Chicken Tractor with Plans - Learn how and WHY you should build a chicken tractor for your poultry! These are SUCH a fantastic way to keep your birds happy and healthy. #homesteading #chickens #DIYDanielle