What is a chicken tractor?

Chicken tractor is a bottomless pen that is designed to reduce poultry to a specific area where they can roam to their content. The "tractor" is a reference to the fact that many chicken tractors are built with wheels so that they can be towed behind a tractor or truck, which can be useful when moving a large chicken tractor after a long distance. There are various reasons why people who keep chickens to build chicken tractors reaching from organic pests to preventing chickens from trouble with neighbors. The idea is that the bottomless design allows animals to dig Gruby and weeds, garbage bins and engage in other natural behavior, while the pen keeps the animals limited to a region. The chicken tractor also usually includes birds' space to nest and nest, which is like a mobile home poultry.

For gardeners, a chicken tractor can be very useful because allow them toIt will release birds on selected areas of the garden to eat pests, turn the soil and provide free fertilizer without taking care of the chickens that garden. Neighbors also appreciate it; Chickens can be very destructive in the garden, except that they are useful and the ability to reduce them can prevent problems. Many people build chicken tractors that are adapted to the width of their garden beds, which is very easy to use.

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chicken tractor can also be used to control a flock of semi -birds, which ensures that they eat a variety of diet and at the same time prevent exhaustion of a particular area. On some farms, the chickens are rotated by other animals and crops and the use of the chicken tractor prevents cross contamination and ensures that one area of ​​unimening of the chickens than the others. Chicken tractors also keep the birds safe from predators from hawks to poorly controlled dogs and ensure that all members of the herd remain healthy and alive.

for urban areas is chickenThe tractor is extremely useful. City birds must be prevented too far to ensure that they remain safe. Rather than covering the entire yard in unsightly fencing or designating a specific area for chicken pen, poultry breeders can build a chicken tractor to turn a flock around the yard or garden to make the birds happy and healthy. The unavoidable by -product of food consumption can be used as fertilizer or distributed to regional gardeners if the volume becomes stunning.

Several companies commercially produce chicken tractors and it is also relatively easy to assemble. Many people like building their own because it allows them to create their own size when recycling building materials.