Farm & Flock Coop on the Move
Depending on the amount of space you’ re working with, the number of birds you have and the season, you can plan to move your chicken tractor every few days. I prefer to move ours every three to five days. This will prevent any buildup of manure and reduce your risk of illness in your flock.
Environment Not only will moving your poultry every few days benefit them, but it will also be a benefit to your soil. If you love the idea of regenerative agriculture but don’ t think you have the room to practice it, this is one way that you can. While your chickens will be enjoying their time eating fresh forage and digging for the tastiest bugs, they’ ll also be aerating and fertilizing your soil naturally. Soil aeration has many benefits, including breaking up compacted ground, improving the delivery of nutrients and oxygen to the land and helping with water absorption. These will all lend to healthy green yards and pastures instead of a dirt wasteland.
Customization One of my favorite things about deciding to use mobile coops was that I could design it for whatever purpose was needed. You don’ t have to use them just to contain your poultry.
If you want to clean up your garden at the end of the season with minimal work for yourself, you can easily pass your tractor across those rows. We have raised garden beds and designed a more compact coop to fit them. This allows the chickens to clean up plant matter, clear out the nasty bugs, fertilize and till the soil
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