Wheelchair chicken tractor progress
I made the walls for the
wheelchair chicken tractor out of green
plastic fencing.
It bends and rubs against the
grass to keep predators out and the chickens in.
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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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Chicken tractor
That plastic fence looks flimsy to me. My neighbor had made a heavy-duty tractor with hardware cloth etc. and it was pretty heavy. The raccoons got into it anyhow and ate every... single... adult... chicken. How you do keep predators away? (besides having a dog?)
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Nayan
— Wed Apr 5 15:25:22 2017
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Predators
I'm with you, Nayan --- no way will this green plastic keep predators out. In my opinion, tractored hens are like chicks --- they need to be kept close to the house. Here's hoping that even without Lucy's assistance, our activity within the core homestead will keep troublesome chicken killers out.
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anna
— Thu Apr 6 18:32:37 2017
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