Chicken/Quail Tractor [Mobile Cage] Build 

So glad it was helpful.

Thanks, and glad you enjoyed.

We do have rats around, and so far none have breached it at all.

Not if it's moved around

Yeah, I hear you. We have had a few issues with that as well. :)

Thank you!

Greetings! Generally, I love it. Here are a few things I've learned, and/or just a few good consideration points: - Everything works beautifully, as intended, in function. The mobility (although I wouldn't want it to be any heavier), the raised lip for the eggs to come right through, the access points, shelter, etc.! - Through a comment or two from others asking how I do with snakes, I have realized that if you live in an area where snakes are a big concern, you should forego the raised lip. Not a huge deal, and we don't have any issues here, but worth mentioning for others who might. - Because we can have multiple feet of snow here in Colorado, we decided to move them into a raised cage for the deepest of winter months, as we did not want to see this thing get buried with snow. - Turns out that quail really don't eat that much grass. I mean, a little bit for sure, but there really isn't much of a "lawn mower" effect. The quail are SUPER happy and healthy in this tractor, though, being on grass with weeds and bugs to keep busy on. - I might have over estimated just a bit on how many quail this thing can house. I'd say between 20 and 30 max, for this size. Hope that is helpful, and thanks for asking!

It has been great against predators. No break-ins with the strong build and latches. And we have raccoons and skunks that wait for an opportunity. Only thing is that if you live in an area where snakes are a big issue, you may want to forego the raised gap/lip function for collecting eggs. You would just have to lift the top(s) to collect them, which wouldn't be too bad at all. :)

Great question. We don't have an issue with them in our area. Only garter snakes. If you do have them, I would construct it gap-free.

@Ni-dk7ni probably! Chickens can hold their own.

Thank you. Yes -- we got ours from 2BcreationsStore on Etsy. The item is called the "One Gallon Feeder Bucket with Quail Feed Saver Ports". I totally hear you. I was going to make my own, but realized that the time and cost was not worth it compared to just ordering one on there. Hope that helps. Blessings!

Unfortunately I don't, as I wasn't exactly sure how it was going to come out! Sorry about that. Hopefully you can review and pause it here and there for some detail, but that's about all i can offer. Just something to hopefully draw inspiration with. Blessings on your build, with whatever you might come up with.

I do! And it's actually working better than ever with him. Very suppressed crow, and haven't had to remove it from him for a break in a long time. :)

@@TheIntegratedGarden awesome 👌 thank you!

I do not. Quail are very cold hardy, down to -20 degrees fahrenheit / -28 degrees celsius.

The tractor is holding up amazing. I will also paste for you a recent response I had for someone else asking, in case helpful: Here are a few things I've learned, and/or just a few good consideration points: - Everything works beautifully, as intended, in function. The mobility (although I wouldn't want it to be any heavier), the raised lip for the eggs to come right through, the access points, shelter, etc.! - Through a comment or two from others asking how I do with snakes, I have realized that if you live in an area where snakes are a big concern, you should forego the raised lip. Not a huge deal, and we don't have any issues here, but worth mentioning for others who might. - Because we can have multiple feet of snow here in Colorado, we decided to move them into a raised cage for the deepest of winter months, as we did not want to see this thing get buried with snow. - Turns out that quail really don't eat that much grass. I mean, a little bit for sure, but there really isn't much of a "lawn mower" effect. The quail are SUPER happy and healthy in this tractor, though, being on grass with weeds and bugs to keep busy on. - I might have over estimated just a bit on how many quail this thing can house. I'd say between 20 and 30 max, for this size.

I will likely do so this spring. In the meantime there is a comment asking what I think after 6 months, that I responded to. Let me know if you can't find it here.

I will likely do so this spring. In the meantime there is a comment asking what I think after 6 months, that I responded to. Let me know if you can't find it here.

No problems with snakes, although if you live in an area where that is a problem You may want to skip the gap concept, and be sure to use small gauge mesh.

They need a protein rich diet, which is in their quail feed constantly available within the tractor. They do love seeds and grains, which we also give them.