| So what is a chicken tractor? Sounds like something | | | | yard time to recover. |
| from a cartoon., I know I always get an image of | | | | A chicken tractor or "arc", as they are sometimes |
| Foghorn Leghorn careering around the farm on a | | | | called means the chickens have the benefits of free |
| tractor. Actually it's just a type of chicken coop, | | | | range living, like fresh forging in the yard and plenty |
| usually based on an "A frame" design. Which only | | | | of natural daylight and fresh air but they are secure |
| means that the basic shape is triangular like an old | | | | and protected from predators such as foxes, cats, |
| fashioned tent? | | | | dogs or hawks. |
| They are light in weight without a floor and designed | | | | Of course you can just buy a chicken tractor, but |
| to be moved around the yard occasionally. For this | | | | you might have to put it together anyway, and they |
| reason they may have wheels at one end. The | | | | are not so difficult to build, you don't need any |
| reason they don't have a floor is so the chickens can | | | | special skills or special tools. The tractor usually has |
| peck and scratch at the ground and eat weeds and | | | | two main sections, one part is covered with chicken |
| bugs. That's why you have to move the tractor | | | | wire to give the birds light and air the other part is |
| around the yard occasionally so that the chickens get | | | | like a cabin for the hens to roost and nest. |
| fresh ground to peck at, and to give that part of the | | | | |