Thread: A frame chook shed plan ??

i have got one i knocked up in publisher a few years back will try to locate it for you tomorrow

Thanks for that. I know they look simple but seems for me to design my own leads to disaster in a big way.
Garry

I'm on a couple of chook forums:
http://www.backyardpoultry.com/
http://happyhenhouse.proboards43.com/

Have a look at this thread:
http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?t=5108

By the way, it's called a chicken tractor, so if you search on tractor you should find a load of threads.

Good luck!

Hi and thanks for the links. As soon as I get thru this mornings mail will apply to become a Member of the 2nd forum and will keep an eye on the other. The 1st illustrated tractor is the style I would be making I think but slightly larger. Should have most of the materials which saves a bit.
Garry

Yes, that design is just about as good as it gets without building the Taj Mahal! It's almost traditional that chook tractors should be built out of left overs and scrap materials. A key point that is often overlooked is that the whole point of a tractor is that it is moveable, so it should be light. The most common complaint about tractors is that they're too heavy to move!

Have a look here: http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/better-hom.../chicken-coop/ its got plans and instructions and everything. And in true TV style, I'm sure you can knock it up in half an hour on a rainy wednesday with only a kitchen knife and a bent spoon...

Honestly, though it has everything your average chook tractor needs, although lots of people like to leave the base open, but it depends on the local pests. ALso I think, depending on local climate, I'd like more protection from the weather, either more shade or more rain and wind protection. Chooks don't like draughts, so I'd probably enclose half of one side all the way to the ground.

Like the perfect workbench, there is no such thing as the perfect chook home, just everyone's different ideas.

Thanks Richard. The biggest pest around here are foxes and they do not mind a dig to get a meal. With weather like this I think shelter would be a must. Happen to have lots of steak knives and can soon bend a spoon so no excuses.
Garry

Yes, If you have foxes, then mesh on the base is vital. Good luck with the bent spoon.

I have one in an old book here (circa 1930's) for 12 chooks..let me know if you need it.

* edit..oops , sorry i didnt read you needed one on wheels.

Was the wheel invented then ??
Interested to have a look anyway if no trouble
Garry

Wheels are one of those areas which cause a lot of debate. Some people insist they're not worth the extra effort, its easier to either drag it, or always get someone to lift the other end.

Originally Posted by rhancock

Have a look here: http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/better-hom.../chicken-coop/ its got plans and instructions and everything. And in true TV style, I'm sure you can knock it up in half an hour on a rainy wednesday with only a kitchen knife and a bent spoon...

I had a go at building this chicken pen over the Christmas break. The plans were pretty good. Although the plans didn't include any way for the chickens to get up into the nesting boxes, so I built a ladder and also a perch between the boxes which apparently chickens like sleeping on. I made a few minor modifications along the way (for example, I made the lower door solid because I didn't think a butt jointed frame with a mesh covering would be strong enough) but generally followed the plans.

Our pen is in a suburban backyard, so there are no pests to speak of (except the odd cane toad). So I didn't put mesh on the bottom. This meant I only needed to buy 5m instead of 10m. For anyone who's interested, materials cost about $250 all up from Bunnings, not including paint.

Thanks you for those pics and also the link. Pretty hard to get a detailed list and how to's as well.Wonderted at their choice of treated pine though as it is not the flavour of the Month in some quarters. Some will have to be as I have got a lot of it..

Nice work, Theremin, looks great. Much more palatial than what my chooks get, although I've moved on from the tractor to the permanent pen.