The main roost is now enclosed on three sides with a roof. I used aluminum flashing for the first layer which will keep it sealed and reflect some of the hen body heat back. Flashing is cheap and a joy to work with. It can be easily cut with a common pair of scissors.

The outer layer is some scrap carpet that worked out really well on the other two tractors. It seems to provide a nice layer of insulation. If you don't have any scrap carpet handy and you're not the type to scrounge for some at the dump then I recommend a section of that astro turf carpet they use on miniature golf courses.

Read other posts about chicken tractors: Chicken tractors as a permaculture tool Notes on chicken tractor construction: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Summary: Tips for building a chicken tractor for under $20 View of an older chicken tractor

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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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