Chicken tractor longevity report
I finally got around to
taking apart another one of our chicken
tractors that we stopped using in favor of small
pastures we can rotate the flock through.
The old carpet we used for
the roof and walls is still holding strong after 6 years of exposure to
the elements.
Makes me wonder if salvaged
carpet could work for other projects like this?
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Jessie --- The carpet actually did quite a good job of giving them a dry perch. I'd say it's more water resistant than water proof, and if there was an extended downpour there might have been a drip or two. But as long as the carpet is at an angle so the water wants to flow off, it keeps whatever's under it pretty dry.
Mona --- Interesting use for old carpets! I'm not sure if it would keep the food dry enough since it wouldn't be at an angle, but it would be worth a shot.
We've also used carpets as a removable kill mulch to kill weeds in an area we want to plant later.