Pop-Up Camper Converted Mobile Chicken Coop

Pop-Up Camper Converted Mobile Chicken Coop LIVESTOCK Poultry After looking at several different mobile chicken tractors Jerry Knowlton decided to build his own out of an old 2-wheeled pop-up camper frame The 3-wheeled chicken tractor is complete with a 10-ft sq wire cage that’s built on top of the trailer frame and open at the bottom A 4 1/2-ft wide 3-ft high poly box mounts on front of the trailer where it serves as a roost and nest box area The box has a snap-on lid and 2 doors on front Knowlton cut plexiglass windows into the doors and added vents and a self-closing sliding door on back where chickens enter from the cage The bottom sides of the cage are equipped with 8-in high hinged wire panels that can be swung up against the cage for storage or for transport Knowlton also added a small third wheel on front of the camper frame To move the trailer he simply lifts the tongue jack and pulls the unit forward “Every day I pull the unit ahead one trailer length and the chickens get a new patch of grass to scratch around in My lawn benefits as well ” says Knowlton He already had the pop-up camper which he had previously converted into a small utility trailer fitted with a wooden floor However he wasn’t using the trailer any more so he pulled most of the floor planks back off and then built the cage out of 2 by 2’s and some chicken wire left over from another project Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jerry Knowlton 2343 110th Ave S E Eyota Minn 55934 jmknowlton@embarqmail com

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