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Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans: An Easy to Follow, Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Own Chicken Tractors.

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Inside these pages, you will find step-by-step instructions for a mobile broiler chicken shelter for pastured poultry that is used by farmers and homesteaders all over the country.Raising chickens on grass provides them with a healthy lifestyle and a delicious flavor. You can raise just enough of them to feed your family or scale up to include pastured poultry as a profitable part of your farm business. John Suscovich has raised thousands of chickens using these mobile shelters, a main enterprise on his farm in Connecticut.These chicken tractors were created using the best elements from other designs. They are easy to move and provide a good life for the chickens. With a little bit of creativity, they can also be modified for seasonal egg- layer housing, rabbits, ducks and forts for your kids.Not only does this book contain the plans and supply list to build your first chicken tractor, but it gives you some insight into how to use it and what mindset you should have if you are to become a happy and successful farmer.John also walks you through the light carpentry skills you need to build these chicken tractors and teaches you the most commonly used knots on a farm. You may learn these skills for this project, but you’ll be able to apply them on your farm for years to come. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Emerald Lake Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 17, 2016


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 114 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0996567488


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 80


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.26 x 8.5 inches


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    • Best Chicken Tractor design ever!
Format: Paperback
Review Image by Diane P. Diane P.
Review Image by Diane P. Diane P.
I built this chicken tractor in the spring of 2016 and the plans are really good. I made some small modifications and added 2 perches length wise to allow the birds a chance to get off the grass. They sleep there every night. I have layers in this tractor and have duplicated the front door side on the rear to allow nest boxes. I haven't figured out how to convert this into a house for the winter yet but I have a few ideas. If I had to do it over I would have purchased my wheels before cutting my skids as I miscalculated the tire size too large and had to step down to a smaller diameter, not a big deal but my yard has some uneven parts and a larger wheel would have been better. I am considering making a cantilever front wheels but haven't gotten to that yet. Installed game cameras on two corners as predators that dig can and will and did get under. It's fun to watch the video. I used 1/4 hardware cloth on the entire coop and fastened it with a crown stapler. It's really tough and no predators have been able to move the metal at all. Used spring loaded hinges to make the door close behind me. Move it every day, anything longer and they will take down the grass to nothing. Sometimes i move it twice a day. Fresh poop smells but once it dries and is a day or two old, you can't really smell much. Painting the wood parts inside and out a dark green made it blend in nicely and the white tarp looks pretty cool, I used black hinges and hardware. I can't say enough good things about this chicken tractor design, John really did his homework. It's well worth the price, read it twice and build it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016 by Diane P. Diane P.
    • The standard bible for anyone wanting to construct a chicken tractor
Format: Paperback
This is probably one of the most-constructed chicken tractor constructs out there in chicken-land. The plans and construction information are fairly straight forward. There may be information in the intro of the book you may or may not read, but the construction of the chicken tractor is fairly easily spelled out. And if you are looking for any modifications to the chicken tractor, there are plenty of YouTube videos out there where people have modified the design. Granted, with the increased costs of materials over the years from when this was originally written, you may find the cost about double, but still following this you will end up with minimal waste. I ended up taking the basic design, and adding a built-in chicken coop at the wheel end for our laying chickens. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023 by pacaBill
    • tress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans
Format: Paperback
This was a good read, not sure yet if this is what I want with my flock
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2024 by Jacqueline B.
    • Chicken tractor book
Format: Paperback
Super easy to follow instructions and tips and tricks as you go. I make a few small modifications to make build this chicken tractor quicker, but I add to the weight and cost. Very happy with the purchase. If your looking to build a chicken tractor, this is the design and book you need to use
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023 by Jason
    • Not very clear where needed.
Format: Paperback
Overall, the book provides a general guide for building a a decent chicken tractor, however, it truly lacks in several places concerning details that are essential. If a person is handy, then they will most likely be able to overcome whatever obstacle they encounter. I improvised in several places, yet found the book to be handy. Cannot imagine building the chicken tractor straight from the book. Should I build another, there will be even more changes. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2022 by Neil
    • A must have book if you plan on pasture raising poultry!
Format: Paperback
Review Image by Heather Holland Heather Holland
I can not recommend this book enough! I met John several years ago and fell in love with his chicken and the way he raised them. Fast forward a few years and I found myself owning a large farm and there was no question in my mind that I would build his tractors and follow his plan. We planned out our year and built 3 tractors in the spring. By mid summer we had built 3 more. We had a very successful broiler year using these plans. My morning chores were so easy to do by myself. The tractors were also a big hit with our customers. When they see the attention to detail it really shows how well the chickens are being cared for. These tractors quickly became a topic of conversations around town. Not only does this book lay out everything needed to build the tractors, it includes invaluable information regarding pasture rotation, feed, predators, and all the other little questions that come with deciding to raise pastured poultry. If you are thinking of building a chicken tractor, this book is a must have! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016 by Heather Holland Heather Holland
    • Walk into the coop
Format: Paperback
I had built 4 coops that you had to climb in & out of than now diagnosed with 2 different types of arthritis made doing that almost impossible. My walk in chicken tractor will be easier to tend the chickens. It will give them more freedom to be chickens
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023 by rose e
    • Straightforward, useful info.
Format: Paperback
Very happy with the book. Plans are easy to follow, the additional discussion is useful. Great resource
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024 by holliday0

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