I managed to get the main roost mounted today during stage 2 of project chicken tractor.

It might not look like it now, but it's really starting to take shape.

The next step is to finish the frame around the main roost area and then cover it to give our girls a nice shelter from the wind and rain.

Read other posts about chicken tractors: Chicken tractors as a permaculture tool Notes on chicken tractor construction: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Summary: Tips for building a chicken tractor for under $20 View of an older chicken tractor

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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