Chicken Tractor Plans

Hi there, I’m Kathy Murphy. I recently got started raising chickens on my property and wanted to share what we did when we built our own chicken coop. We have just about an acre of property – not too big. But big enough for chickens! I got the crazy idea that I could raise some chickens about a year ago. I thought it was a great idea – free eggs, free manure - pest control  My husband thought I was nuts but I set my mind to it. I thought it would be a great learning experience for the kids too. I started this site because I was just so dang excited when I finally found some chicken tractor plans online after looking and looking!

I started researching how to build chicken coops.  I quickly discovered  that the pre-made ones are pretty expensive. Plus you have to get them shipped.  So I thought my husband and I could probably manage to figure it how to build one. I also had no clue about what kind of materials I might need to build the coop or even where to put it in the yard. I searched online looking for some easy plans and finally found this great set geared toward those of us who don’t have much experience building stuff. They take you step by step through the process on what materials to get, how to cut the wood and how to assemble the tractors. And there were so many neat plans to pick from. I discovered one style of coop that is called a “chicken tractor” which fit our needs well. It is small, lightweight and holds about 4 chickens. Plus it’s easy to build. Here are a couple of sample pages from the book:

I know it’s hard to tell what is exactly inside a book like this so I also put together this short video to give you a tour around the plans.

Our tractor turned out so great! We were a little bit slow building it because of the learning curve but we finished it.  Hand-built chicken tractors have a ton of character and they are much less expensive to build. My little flock of four bantams just love it. I can move it around the yard and they get fresh grass and bugs to find. I love having fresh eggs and the kids actually enjoy their “chores” of tending to the chickens. Anyway, if you are as excited as I am about keeping chickens in your yard, I just know you will love the tractor plans I found. Good luck on your backyard chicken adventure!