While chickens are famously good at eating insects, they aren’t picky eaters, and they may eat your garden produce, seeds, and seedlings too!
Although they don’t generally go after very small insects, like aphids, they love to munch on: – Tomato hornworms, cabbage loopers, and other caterpillars – Beetles – Slugs and snails – Ticks – Grasshoppers – Squash bugs – Squash vine borers
Homemade chicken tractors are usually cheaper than premade options. What’s more, because you’re designing them yourself, you can make them the exact dimensions you need for the number of chickens you have.
PVC is budget friendly and easy to find. When used to build the framework of your chicken tractor, PVC will create a sturdy yet lightweight tractor.
There’s no reason to go out and buy materials for your homemade chicken tractor if you already have scrap wood lying around.
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A-frames are classic choices for chicken tractors for a number of reasons. These simple structures feature a highly peaked roof, which gives your chickens a bit more room for their wings.
A-frames are classic choices for chicken tractors for a number of reasons. These simple structures feature a highly peaked roof, which gives your chickens a bit more room for their wings.
Storebought chicken tractors can be incredibly charming looking, and since they’re already prebuilt, you won’t need to spend as much (or any) time assembling them.