Eight Acres - the blog — chicken tractors
Mobile chicken tractors vs fixed pen
Jan 22 2018 0 Comments Tags: chicken tractors, chickens
Comparing chickens in a fixed pen to keeping chickens in a chicken tractor.
Using chicken drinker nipples
Sep 30 2013 0 Comments Tags: chicken tractors, chickens, water
Until recently our “chicken watering system” was just buckets of water in each chicken tractor. One bucket for every 3-4 chickens, and 3-4 buckets of fresh water to top them up each day. We don’t have any taps in the paddock with the chickens, so this meant carrying water from the house tap to the chickens, a few hundred metres of walking for each load of buckets (welcome to the green gym).
How to build a chicken tractor
May 14 2012 0 Comments Tags: chicken tractors, chickens
Chicken tractors are a great alternative to fixed chicken pens if you want to be able to move your chickens around on fresh pasture, while providing protection against predators.
How to use a chicken tractor
May 07 2012 0 Comments Tags: chicken tractors, chickens
Chicken tractors are a great alternative to fixed chicken pens if you want to be able to move your chickens around on fresh pasture, while providing protection against predators.