A slide-show type movie showing how we built our own portable backyard chicken coop (ark) (tractor). This is my first attempt at using iMovie.

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17 Responses to “Building Our Chicken Tractor: Journey to the First Egg”

  • FarmInvention2009 says:

    nice video, thanks …
    nice video, thanks for sharing . heres a plan view of our latest mobile chicken coop as close to free range as you can get,,, see our channel for plans,,,,many thanks

  • MyChickenCoop says:

    mychickencoop [dot] …
    mychickencoop [dot] info

  • generalduncan93 says:

    The reason it took …
    The reason it took your chickens so long to lay was because they were in a small environment. Our chicken coop is inside a pen of about 6m X 3m. It took our chickens 5 days to start laying properly. One of them even layed on the first day.

    Chickens when in a small environment dont lay quickly and are not normally as happy as free range chickens.

    In my opinion make a bigger pen to make their lives happier, and so they give you a better production of eggs.

  • NSArachnoSniper says:

    4, but I have a …
    4, but I have a question for these guys. What do you guys do after your chickens stop making grades A B and C eggs? Do you sell them to the slaughter house? Or, do they continue living, but breeding them? Please, tell me :D

  • teabagsinbritain says:

    how much did this …
    how much did this cost?
    for all supplies?
    and how many days did it take to make it?

  • trooperx666 says:

    how many chickens …
    how many chickens can this hold at max?

  • trooperx666 says:

    i was gonna build …
    i was gonna build something like this thas 7 ft long and about 3-4 ft wide it should be ableto hold 12 chickens (i think)

  • Leond78 says:

    I really enjoy your …
    I really enjoy your video it was very usefull. I’m looking at doing the same. Is it possible you could e-mail me some kind of plan to build one similar to yours? I would very much appreciate it.

  • petcareneeds says:

    Getting your first …
    Getting your first egg is so fun! One morning I came out, look inside there is was a small peach egg!

  • brokenmoon65 says:

    thank you,thank you!
    thank you,thank you!

  • petcareneeds says:

    Congratulations! I …
    Congratulations! I know how it feels this morning we came out to the coop, and there it was! A little brown egg!

  • gearysveggies says:

    nice idea thou i …
    nice idea thou i would have made it a bit bigger…

  • outofmire says:

    How did the ruler …
    How did the ruler screen on the next box work? I thought that was a great idea.

  • Tarodin1980 says:

    Thanks! The hens do …
    Thanks! The hens do seem to enjoy life. They are always very busy! It’s a lot of fun to just sit and watch them.

  • Tarodin1980 says:

    I had a similar …
    I had a similar idea for wind. When I wasn’t sure if the light fixture cover would work for a skylight, I bought a 5′ length of clear vinyl carpet runner. I use it as a windbreak against one side of the wire mesh on windy days. It’s stiff & heavy enough not to flap in the wind, if I lean a brick or two against it.

  • tarazod says:

    Congratulations on …
    Congratulations on your first egg! You have a well though-out design, and it looks like happy chickens too!

  • TheDragonTech says:

    Nice job of the …
    Nice job of the coop and congrats on your first egg. Many more to come I am sure. We plan to use clear plastic tarp over our tractor to knock down the wind in the winter and a heated water dish. Keep the videos coming! Cheers!

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