In the video you showed the wheels, but do you have anything else providing further details on how to build? Looks like about an 8 inch 2x4 sticking out the back, with a little 2x4 piece maybe 4 inches on top...then a bolt through the top 4 inch piece that allows the bigger 2x4 with wheel attached to spin around? Curious if you could provide details of some kind. I have a 16' x 10' mobile chicken tractor that's pretty heavy and need wheels on...and think your modification looks like the best option. Thanks.
Dude instead of the wire why don’t you drill a hole thru the wheel board n the back board and when you need to lift it you just stick a bolt thru the two n it’s stable n more simple.
Good job, if I can give you some advice: if you move the wheels forward about a quarter of the length of the cage you will have much less effort moving it 👍.
Or you can do 2 holes to both pieces of wood and use one with a bolt or pin just to hold the wheel on place while you move it, it's faster and easier to do, just an opinion
Hey, I like your video but I seen what you could’ve did a little better is when you put the bigger wheel on I see the bolt where the nut is holding the wheel on. You could groove the other 2 x 4 out so I could slide even straight up, drill a hole all the way through and put some sort of a bolt through that to hold it in place but anyway that not you couldn’t go any further because it was catching on the frame
I like having a assistant, but my assistant keeps taking away my tools and parts. I thought, instead of the wire, holding the swingarm in place, how about drilling another hole into the swingarm and using a bolt to lock it in place?
So sorry about your son passing. I could not imagine loosing a child. Every one is different if we weren't it would be a very boring world. I have always been different in that I always thought I was born 100 years late. I love the old way of doing things. I'm now 76 yrs. old and not able to do things the old way. I only have 2 1/3 acres of land but now that my husband has passed there is no way I could take care of more. Ha ha can't even take care of what I have now.
I'm glad I found your channel. I was raised in Corsicana and now only live about 45 minutes from there just outside of Gun Barrel City in an area called Payne Springs.
Extended frame rails at the bottom with larger diameter pneumatic wheels, like the ones for two wheel dollies, make more since to me. Also, a 1x4 or 6 board at the back held on by wire or light weight chain to act as a skirt to keep the birds inside makes sense to me. You can also use a piece of conveyor belt canvas to do the same thing.
We've actually not had any issues with anything trying to break in at the bottom. But will definitely keep that in mind for the next generation of mobile coops, thanks!
If you put a pvc pipe just one inch on top of 2 by 4 three inches from back it will push your chicken along instead of them being in harms way of getting run over.
We thought of that but with how bumpy and uneven our land can be, we were worried about the eggs rolling out. This way there is a slightly larger lip at the bottom.
We live in Texas so aside from the random apocalyptic cold, they are just fine. We keep the covered sides facing the wind to block it and any rain. Extremely cold nights we put a blanket on one of the open ends where they roost. They've done really well! We are upgrading now as we have more chickens. Stay tuned!
A parent should never have to see their child die. My son died in a car accident on the Monday following Thanksgiving in 2012. You never "get over it" and you never should. I hope God is a special part of your lives.
Awesome! Thank you so much. I built an A frame chicken coop, but the plans called for wheels that lift it off the ground. I have cat and other predators in my area, so i cant have a gap at the bottom. I almost ended up buying a lift kit from online. So glad i didn't!
Excellent, glad it helped. Yeah us too... Definitely did not want there to be a gap at night. These wheels are still going strong... I'm really pleased with the design.
Well, in April 2020 when we had those chicks, no, we didn't really need much heat here in North Central Texas when they got big enough for the larger brooder area. When they were 1-3 weeks, yes, we kept the lamp on with an auto shutoff once it hits the desired temp.
Y’all did great and yes it was a good learning lesson for all of us in Texas. I enjoyed getting to experience with our off grid resources here in the suburb.
