There are a number of different ways to house chickens, and lots of different styles of coops. The approach that I like best for a small flock is the chicken tractor. What is a Chicken Tractor? A chicken tractor is basically a bottomless coop that keeps the chickens contained and gives them direct access to […]
Using Chicken Tractors in Your Garden
In another article article, I gave a brief introduction to chicken tractors and discussed how you can use them for rotational grazing in your yard or pasture. Now let’s look at a several ways use can use them to benefit your garden. Build New Garden Beds One of the easiest ways to build new garden beds, […]
Chicken Tractor Design and Construction
Despite all the advantages of chicken tractors, there are some potential problems. The first problem is that if you live on loose, sandy soil, predators can dig under them (we have more about this in a previous article, along with suggestions as to how to deal with the problem). The second problem has to do [...]
Advantages of Chicken Tractors
In the earlier part of this series, we discussed how you can use chicken tractors to rotationally graze your yard or pasture. Then we discussed ways to use chicken tractors directly in your garden. Now let’s go over some of the advantages of using chicken tractors as compared to using stationary coops or letting your […]