Move the Chicken Tractor to Fresh Pasture
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How to get started raising chickens on pasture!
What happens here
To efficiently move the lightweight chicken tractor, a rope is attached to its front and hooked up to a Honda Pioneer UTV. The UTV slowly pulls the tractor across the gravel driveway and then onto a fresh section of grassy pasture. This daily movement ensures the chickens have constant access to fresh foraging grounds. More importantly, their droppings provide a continuous, natural 'top-dressing' of manure directly onto the soil, enriching it with vital organic matter and nutrients, thereby improving soil fertility and structure. The presenter notes the ease with which the tractor slides across the ground, functioning as a 'plow point' for continuous fertilization.
Goal: The chicken tractor is moved daily to a fresh section of pasture, allowing the chicks access to new grazing areas and providing a natural top-dressing of manure for soil enrichment.
Tools and materials
- Honda Pioneer UTV
- Mobile Chicken Tractor
- Rope
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