The Chicken Tractor – Great First Chicken House!

If you have been thinking about keeping some chickens, but not sure that you want to commit to or invest in an expensive prebuilt chicken coop, then a chicken tractor is the answer. (Chicken tractors are sometimes known as chicken arks).

The Chicken Tractor is really good for beginners since they are cheap, mobile and make a nice home for your chickens. You need about 4 sq ft of space per chicken, somewhere for them to scratch and peck around, space for them to perch (each chicken needs 10 inches of perch length) and of course somewhere for them to lay eggs.

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Build a Chicken Tractor (Ark) Yourself

There is a downloadable e-book (Building a Chicken Coop) that has really detailed easy to follow plans for a simple chicken tractor. It also provides very useful information you will need to get started in looking after chickens. If and when you get hooked (and you most probably will!), there are also plans for two larger fixed Chicken Coops.

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Free range fresh eggs!

The beauty of this simple chicken tractor is that it can be moved to new ground every couple of days ("free range hens") and it protects them from foxes, cats, dogs. It has a sliding door between the nesting area and the run, so they can be safely closed in during the night to help keep them warm.

Best Climates for Chickens

Chickens can adapt to different climates. They need to be protected from the damp, and if it gets really hot they will need some shade. Of course with a chicken tractor you can easily move them into the shade. Chickens do not mind the cold so much, but if it does get very cold in your area, then some insulation around the roosting part of the chicken ark will do. What you will find is that they will just get close and huddle up when it gets colder. If you live in a region with extreme heat or cold, then you best advised to pick a breed that is more suited to that particular climate.

Part of the chicken house should provide shelter from wind and rain, but chickens are surprisingly hardy and generally don’t need additional warmth – they will tend to huddle up together when its cold.

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