Finished Chicken Tractor

It's finished! Just for full disclosure, we were inspired by one of the Catawba ConvertiCoops designs. We were trying to stay "green" (read: cheap) and so used Heat Treated wood pallets.  I wasn't the one working with them, so I say they were worth the effort of pulling them apart and weeding through good wood vs not so good wood. Ask James, he might have a different answer. 

Garage/Workshop:

Closer look:

Added shingles for the "upstairs" roof:

Nest Boxes:

Inside of the "upstairs":

Almost all done!

 

All done!  Time to move it to the backyard, and add chickens!

Finished product in action:

Chicken Tractor

A chicken tractor is a moveable chicken coop!  James is making us one... Andrew is being a great helper!  Winnie is being a dog. 

I asked "What are you guys building?"  Andrew's pointing at the frame for the Chicken Tractor:

















They're using a chalk line before making the cuts.  This big piece will serve as the upstairs floor:

Closer look at the Chicken Tractor.  And Winnie, being a dog:

A very good dog: