A chicken tractor is essentially a chicken coop on wheels, which lets your poultry forage freely across the land, while protecting them from predators. the idea is you move a chicken tractor across your pasture (or backyard) every day, or every few days, so your flock constantly has fresh. I believe he puts about 100 birds in each tractor, giving a space of about 2 1/2 square feet per bird. i would consider this the minimum space per bird you should consider, if the birds are confined. a small tractor might be 4' x 4', housing half a dozen birds.. Chicken data summary floor area per bird (indoors) floor area per bird (outdoors) feeder space per bird feed needs per bird roost space per bird chicks 0-4 weeks.
The number of birds per tractor varies with the breed, but as a rule of thumb, a laying hen needs four square feet of room, while a broiler need two square feet. thus, a thirty-two-square-foot tractor can hold up to eight layers or sixteen broilers.. That’s a range of 20 square feet per bird down to 6-7 square feet per bird. these are large, adult birds, and that is a generous amount of space. these are large, adult birds, and that is a generous amount of space.. Moved every day for a year, that’s 2.75 sq ft. per bird per day. so a 4′ by 8′ chicken tractor, 32 sq. ft, should be able to handle 10-12 chickens or banty’s, if it’s moved every day. at that size, it should be possible to build a fairly light and predator proof structure, so daily movement shouldn’t be a problem..
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