You can get chickens for your chicken tractor by a few methods.
1. Buy chicks from the local feed store (about $1.50-$3.00 each) in the spring
2. Buy chicks from a hatchery by mail
(cheaper and more variety, but you will have to buy 25)
3. Buy chicks or chickens from a neighbor or friend who already has them.
4. Buy Chickens from a local 4-H or FFA student. Check your local fair.
5. Buy eggs and an incubator and hatch your own!
1. Buy chicks from the local feed store (about $1.50-$3.00 each) in the spring
2. Buy chicks from a hatchery by mail
(cheaper and more variety, but you will have to buy 25)
3. Buy chicks or chickens from a neighbor or friend who already has them.
4. Buy Chickens from a local 4-H or FFA student. Check your local fair.
5. Buy eggs and an incubator and hatch your own!
How to Get Chickens
How to Raise Chicks
Raising chicks is easy. You will need a few items listed on our equipment page.
1. Get some chicks
2. Buy the plan and build your Super Chicken Tractor.
3. Clear a spot in your garage and fill the Super Chicken Tractor house with
2" of wood chips.
4. Clamp a 250 watt heat lamp to the rafter of the Super Chicken Tractor
house.
5. Get a 25lb bag of medicated chick starter and fill a quart feeder with it
6. Get a quart waterer and fill it with clean water
7. Put the chicks in the house and make sure they have the heat lamp on 24
hours a day.
8. Make sure your chicks have clean water, feed, and wood chips every day.
9. Do this until they have a full set of feathers, then move the Super Chicken
Tractor outside
1. Get some chicks
2. Buy the plan and build your Super Chicken Tractor.
3. Clear a spot in your garage and fill the Super Chicken Tractor house with
2" of wood chips.
4. Clamp a 250 watt heat lamp to the rafter of the Super Chicken Tractor
house.
5. Get a 25lb bag of medicated chick starter and fill a quart feeder with it
6. Get a quart waterer and fill it with clean water
7. Put the chicks in the house and make sure they have the heat lamp on 24
hours a day.
8. Make sure your chicks have clean water, feed, and wood chips every day.
9. Do this until they have a full set of feathers, then move the Super Chicken
Tractor outside
What to Feed Your Chickens
Feed your chickens a good layer pellet or crumble after they are old enough. They will consume about 1/2 pound per bird per day. We like Layena Pellets or Layena Crumbles.
Do I Need a Rooster to Get Eggs?
No, you don't need a rooster. Without a rooster, your chickens will still lay 3-5 eggs per week, but they will be unfertilized. Chances are, there was no rooster involved in the last egg you ate!
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