I build a chicken tractor for only $8 by using free recycled pallet wood from crates. Now my birds can eat fresh grass and bugs in relative safety of the chicken tractor.
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I haul pallets and crates home to use the wood on projects. I have built fences, paneling and more out of pallet wood through the years. You can also make beautiful crafts out of pallet wood if you plane it down to expose the clean wood and colors inside.
I used 2x2 and 1x3 lumber from a couple crates I got for free. These were most likely used one time to pack garden tractors or equipment.
I used the air powered stapler for this project to make it go together faster. The staples are perfect for this job.
I put a pole across the middle for the birds to roost on.
This is the perfect size for our little chicks or 4 to 5 adult chickens.
This is only a day pen for now. The birds go into their chicken coop at night. We haul them out for the day and put them to bed at night.
During the day the worst predators are hawks from the sky.
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