I always thought of having a round chicken house and a fenced in area around the house (too many predators). The fence would be sliced off in equal areas, with one section being the human entrance and each of the other slices having a chicken door. The door that opened for the chickens would change each week. This would allow for grass to regrow or maintenance in the other areas.
I like the chicken tractor ideas, but free range chickens without protection would be sitting ducks in a lot of areas. Might as well setup a buffet line for the predators. I guess, if the chicken tractor and the fenced in area would move around on a automated basis, I would be more inclined to like it.
that's the whole idea of a chicken tractor. It protects the chikens..and it moves.
My idea is for the tractor to be stationary...the food moves under the birds...
in my concept the food is hydroponically (next best thing) grown..in a tub (pool ...whatever) which rotates UNDER the birds.
Well, they let the chickens out of the tractor during the day to work the field. Daytime predators and all. That's what I'm saying.
why?
that defeats the whole concept.
the idea is to keep the chiken IN the tractor..and move the tractor.
it's basically a mobile chicken coop...chicken wire all the way around..even on the bottom..the grass and stuff pokes thru.
The chicken tractors I've seen used have been for free range chickens out of the tractor.
I guess everyone does it a bit different.
red necks are like that.
True, I saw it in the "Mrs. Priddy's Redneck Code of Conduct and Manners." I believe it was under the chapter "That's not how you do it!"
probably written by a Yankee
who ever heard of a redneck with manners?