More notes on chicken tractor design
The main roost is now enclosed on three sides with a roof. I used aluminum flashing for the first layer which will keep it sealed
and reflect some of the hen body heat back. Flashing is cheap and a joy
to work with. It can be easily cut with a common pair of scissors.
The outer layer is some scrap carpet that worked out really well on the
other two tractors. It seems to provide a nice layer of
insulation. If you don't have any scrap carpet handy and you're not the
type to scrounge for some at the dump then I recommend a section of
that astro turf carpet they use on miniature golf courses.
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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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I would love to see some larger photos. Maybe when you post the final version?
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Everett
— Wed Mar 11 11:46:17 2009
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comment 2
Good point! I think Mark's hoping to make a little slideshow with the whole construction process once he finishes it so that you can get all the details you need. He's on the home stretch of the construction now!
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anna
— Wed Mar 11 13:07:13 2009
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