Start Your Chicken Tractors!

Here is our first attempt at making a chicken tractor. We will almost certainly going through several versions in seasons to come. This one is made from scrap lumber, cut from my sawmill, and the portable garage that was taken out by a storm last fall. It has an automatic feeder, which holds enough food for about 2 days, and an automatic waterer using chicken nipples, which last for about 4 days. So far it looks like moving it every two days is best. This version doesn't have any wheels, you just drag it.

The tractor can be used on its own, but for added protection, we've decided to buy and electrified poultry net. It keeps the birds in, but also protects against predators, while the wander around for seeds and bugs. You have to clip their wings, so they don't fly over the net. We'll see how it goes! We're trying Kencove, but Premeire1 is also a well known brand. Here's how it looks:

So far so good. Both dogs were promptly shocked and ran off yipping and now keep their distance. Will it do the same for coyote? I hope so.