{"id":221,"date":"2023-02-21T20:15:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T02:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/?p=221"},"modified":"2023-02-21T20:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T02:31:03","slug":"chicken-tractor-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/21\/chicken-tractor-build\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Tractor Build"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My wife decided she wanted to raise chicken, so I offered to build her a Chicken Tractor, a movable chicken coop. She was under some time pressure to start, so I estimated it could be built in 2-3 weeks. Below is an outline of the actual project progression:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/10 Foundation frame work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9188B6E2-4989-4DC9-9B68-761D28040D66-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Wooden base frame and corner posts for the chicken tractor laid out on a workshop floor\" class=\"wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9188B6E2-4989-4DC9-9B68-761D28040D66-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/9188B6E2-4989-4DC9-9B68-761D28040D66-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/12 Coop floor joist<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E086859C-30A3-4B65-901E-9E1A453EF634-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicken tractor frame in the workshop with floor joists added to the raised coop section\" class=\"wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E086859C-30A3-4B65-901E-9E1A453EF634-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/E086859C-30A3-4B65-901E-9E1A453EF634-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/14 Coop floor and roof ridge pole completed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DF2FC25F-BEF0-4148-901B-A279478151D5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicken tractor frame with the plank coop floor and roof ridge pole in place\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DF2FC25F-BEF0-4148-901B-A279478151D5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DF2FC25F-BEF0-4148-901B-A279478151D5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DF2FC25F-BEF0-4148-901B-A279478151D5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DF2FC25F-BEF0-4148-901B-A279478151D5.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/16 Remove framework from shop (remove &amp; reinstall ridge pole)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" data-id=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EDE9A551-6D8C-4477-9EC1-C428C3EB72E8.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicken tractor frame partly outside the workshop door, viewed from across a field\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EDE9A551-6D8C-4477-9EC1-C428C3EB72E8.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EDE9A551-6D8C-4477-9EC1-C428C3EB72E8-300x246.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/18 Studs and nesting boxes added to coop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/B541D68F-A5AD-40AA-A00B-06ACB31CB2DC-edited-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Coop section framed with studs, with nesting boxes started at one end\" class=\"wp-image-238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/B541D68F-A5AD-40AA-A00B-06ACB31CB2DC-edited-1.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/B541D68F-A5AD-40AA-A00B-06ACB31CB2DC-edited-1-127x300.jpeg 127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/20 Walk-in door started and nesting boxes segmented<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1B2BEFDD-0D3E-4184-84EB-FFB39AC37D44-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Wooden walk-in door with an X-brace, clamped together while the glue dries\" class=\"wp-image-240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1B2BEFDD-0D3E-4184-84EB-FFB39AC37D44-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1B2BEFDD-0D3E-4184-84EB-FFB39AC37D44-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/23 Sliding Chicken door mechanism fabricated, walk-in door glued up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A677DA40-8298-4244-A8F9-3C6DE2EEB0C1.jpeg\" alt=\"Wooden slide mechanism for the chicken door, clamped down on a work table\" class=\"wp-image-241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A677DA40-8298-4244-A8F9-3C6DE2EEB0C1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A677DA40-8298-4244-A8F9-3C6DE2EEB0C1-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/25 Both doors installed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7B06598A-5769-479A-9BDB-D5DA34FFBB8C-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Walk-in door and coop door hung on the chicken tractor frame\" class=\"wp-image-243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7B06598A-5769-479A-9BDB-D5DA34FFBB8C-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7B06598A-5769-479A-9BDB-D5DA34FFBB8C-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/27 Plexiglass windows made and rafters installed&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3520B888-DEED-4C01-8E48-A9E910344B4D-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Small wooden window frame clamped together on a workbench\" class=\"wp-image-246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3520B888-DEED-4C01-8E48-A9E910344B4D-edited.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3520B888-DEED-4C01-8E48-A9E910344B4D-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4F033E7A-D16A-4ADC-9E57-4E31F1595958-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicken tractor with gable rafters installed along its full length\" class=\"wp-image-247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4F033E7A-D16A-4ADC-9E57-4E31F1595958-edited.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4F033E7A-D16A-4ADC-9E57-4E31F1595958-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/30 Side doors made, Purlins installed and underpayment applied<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/95BF2CD9-FE61-4C7B-9617-5A0DF9DF8013-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Roof covered with underlayment, viewed down its length from the gable end\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/95BF2CD9-FE61-4C7B-9617-5A0DF9DF8013-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/95BF2CD9-FE61-4C7B-9617-5A0DF9DF8013-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\/1 Metal cut and applied to roof. Underpayment put on coop walls<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/932C75FA-B7FF-45F6-9A3C-F95607280187-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Corrugated metal roof on the coop, underlayment on the walls, a small window, and the nesting box below\" class=\"wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/932C75FA-B7FF-45F6-9A3C-F95607280187-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/932C75FA-B7FF-45F6-9A3C-F95607280187-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\/3 Metal applied to coop walls, nest box top installed, floating chicken ramp installed and wire covering started<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3B4364BF-C030-4B8C-83F4-1B90DDD6FC37-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"View inside the run toward the white metal-sided coop, with a slatted ramp leading up to it\" class=\"wp-image-253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3B4364BF-C030-4B8C-83F4-1B90DDD6FC37-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3B4364BF-C030-4B8C-83F4-1B90DDD6FC37-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\/6 Wire 90% finished, steel wheel structure cut and laid out<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ED02B44F-03D3-45CD-9B2B-1A4C4861C486-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Coop with metal siding, wired-in run and nesting box, sitting on its steel wheel frame\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ED02B44F-03D3-45CD-9B2B-1A4C4861C486-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ED02B44F-03D3-45CD-9B2B-1A4C4861C486-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\/7 Welding finished, wheels secured on axles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/34AF0370-46F8-40D7-A381-247AE33065B0-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Welding the steel wheel frame and axles beneath the coop\" class=\"wp-image-257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/34AF0370-46F8-40D7-A381-247AE33065B0-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/34AF0370-46F8-40D7-A381-247AE33065B0-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\/9 Roosting poles fabricated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3442163B-13B6-4104-AB1E-1DD84355CD20-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Wooden roosting poles built as a ladder-style frame\" class=\"wp-image-259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3442163B-13B6-4104-AB1E-1DD84355CD20-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3442163B-13B6-4104-AB1E-1DD84355CD20-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\/10 Coop insulated, ramp added, roosting poles installed, wood shavings put in coop and nests. Tractor moved into field and complete&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF396D49-6B7B-47FA-B850-C36F5E233869-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Inside the coop: foil insulation on the walls, roosting poles and a small ramp\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF396D49-6B7B-47FA-B850-C36F5E233869-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BF396D49-6B7B-47FA-B850-C36F5E233869-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/200CBDC7-3B86-4FDF-B0D3-829E1FEA67C4-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Red tractor with a front loader moving the finished chicken tractor down a gravel drive\" class=\"wp-image-263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/200CBDC7-3B86-4FDF-B0D3-829E1FEA67C4-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/200CBDC7-3B86-4FDF-B0D3-829E1FEA67C4-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7F0F1827-5EBC-446E-BD43-F07489281716-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Finished chicken tractor in a field: a white metal coop with a wooden nesting box, wire run and wheels\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7F0F1827-5EBC-446E-BD43-F07489281716-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/7F0F1827-5EBC-446E-BD43-F07489281716-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took exactly one month, but the complexity and quality of the design and fabrication extended the project. For example, locust was used for critical parts as was sassafras and red cedar which are deterrents to insects and rot. The doors, windows, roosting poles, wheel frame and nesting boxes were custom made requiring extra fabrication and design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As fine tuning, I added rope pulls to the chicken door so that it can be opened and shut from outside.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-18 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A6BB7BBF-8696-49B4-94B2-436603A4A255-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Rope pull and wooden handle that open the sliding chicken door from outside, next to the walk-in door\" class=\"wp-image-265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A6BB7BBF-8696-49B4-94B2-436603A4A255-edited.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/susannaridge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/A6BB7BBF-8696-49B4-94B2-436603A4A255-edited-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife decided she wanted to raise chicken, so I offered to build her a Chicken Tractor, a movable chicken coop. She was under some time pressure to start, so I estimated it could be built in 2-3 weeks. 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