DIY Chicken Tractor Video

There are many benefits of raising your own chickens at home. One of the main advantage is the fresh organic eggs laid by the hen. A healthy hen can lay up to 2 eggs every week. Imagine if you have a dozen hens, the eggs produced will be more than enough for your household consumption.

Unfortunately, due to their small size, chicken are exposed to predators such as dogs, cats, large rats, raccoons, foxes etc. To keep them safe, you should build a chicken coop for the birds to live in. One particular chicken coop design is the chicken tractor.

A chicken tractor is simply a portable chicken coop. It provides shelter for the chicken and shield them from both extreme heat and cold weather. It also give the chicken access to grass on the ground for them to forage.

Because a chicken tractor is movable, you can shift it to a new location every other week. This will give the chicken access to fresh grass for grazing and insect hunting. It will also give the grass room to recover after being constantly trampled on.

In addition, moving the chicken tractor will also spread the birds dropping. This is important to keep your backyard clean and for odor control. The chicken droppings can also act as organic fertilizer for your lawn. Moving the chicken tractor will spread them around for better ground coverage.

I found a video on Youtube of a chicken tractor in action. It is from GardenEggs.com. Check them out for plans to build your own backyard chicken tractor.