Turkey tractor ideas

I built this 12x10 tractor using 2x2 lumber and 1x1x36 hardware cloth. Four 7" lawn mower wheels for easy (ish) moving. The roof is 6' high. The 2x2 lumber...

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Anybody doing this? Would you mind sharing your measurements and number of birds kept in your tractor? Ive had great success with chickens and wanted to...

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under construction the battery-powered electric fence charger mixed group of inhabitants roost and food areas covered Bourbon Red modeling the roost...

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

Back of our newest turkey tractor We've been using portable pens for young chickens and turkeys for about seven years now. Our first one was too light weight, and it only lasted one season. It was made with PVC pipe. A week before Thanksgiving, the wind grabbed it and blew it so high that it shattered when it hit the ground. I never wanted another one. But Mike liked them. Our second chicken tractor design had lots of wood to make it heavy. He made three new ones with lots of wood, so they…

I built a simple Chicken Tractor to house my chicks until they are large enough to safely free range. This portable coop provides protection from predators and the elements while allowing the birds to graze on fresh grass and bugs daily. And they leave behind mowed grass and plenty of fertilizer! I use the two-wheeler to lift the front end slightly and roll the coop forward to fresh fodder daily.

Learn how a simple piece of farm equipment can capitalize on both form and function to make you more money.

Want turkeys but don't want to build a permanent structure? Have lions, tigers, bears, or wolves so you don't want your birds to run free? Or how about...do you just want a great farm project with a million uses? Make a hoop house! Last summer I visited my pal and Farm Master, Bourbon Red, to learn more about how to build a hoop house. You can read the official instructions and get a complete materials list here. This project was 10x12', used 3 16' panels for the hoop part, a couple of horse…

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Turn Old Pallets Into a Chicken Tractor!: Learn how to use old, discarded (free!) pallets to build a chicken tractor, reducing your carbon footprint and making your chickens happy!Here's the ~9-minute video version: What Is A Chicken Tractor?A chicken tractor is a movable chicken cage, al…

It works, FINALLY!!! Thank you so much, Notiones, for posting the pictures and information about your wheels. Years after the original posting, this...

As mentioned in a previous blog entry , this is my first year raising turkeys. I started with 12. Two have died of undetermined causes. Neit...

It is important to consider the needs of a turkey in providing a safe and secure refuge. A turkey shelter needs to be draft free to start.