Ratrod Chicken Coop

[rustylocke]

Well since I am waiting on Speedway to send my parts, my wife has been on me for a chicken coop. Someone gave me this homemade trailer and said, "I hope you can put it to good use." It looks to be a 20s bed and half a frame bent to make a trailer. I think a model A straight axle and wheels. I am sure I will be corrected. I have enough junk laying around that I think I can pull this off.

As you can tell it is pretty rough. Perfect for a ratrod chicken coop.
There is a huge plan for this thing but as most my projects it will be unfinished so I guess we will see just how far I will get.
I started with setting our nesting bin in the front, done. Next I made a cage that the cats can't get into. Chill, I have not made the upper part yet so don't tell me the cats can still get in. It needs to be mobile so I plan to make a pulley that will lift the cage just enough to move the trailer around and then put the cage back down.

The plan is to use this old sign for the shed roof.

Got to figure out something to use for the front, so it will turn on 3 wheels.
Well that's it for now. Not much to look at. So feel free to chime in on some ideas. I mean really how bad could this be, it's chickens!!!

 

[46FORD$PU]

this might be the best build yet on the site I love the trailer it is just plain old cool looking[cl

 

[46FORD$PU]

you should try to find a little bigger wire front wheel and make it look like a trike maybe a front end of a bicycle just a thought[S

 

[rustylocke]

Made some progress today. I will put some pictures up soon.

 

[JeremyL]

Nice! Looking forward to seeing pictures.

 

[rustylocke]

The makings of the top section.

Front Section

 

[andyspinstriping]

This is a creative idea! I like it!

 

[GJunktionMike]

Ratroders will rat anything

 

[rustylocke]

For some reason I am on a mission to finish this coop for my wife so I can go back to my truck. Had some major break throughs with the mechanical parts today. Surprising it works!
Some awesome looking fella trying to get everything lined up and worked out.

Everything working well.

Up so we can move it.

Down so the chickens can get to the ground

That's all for now. Maybe I'll get to finish my frontend on the truck someday.

 

[rustylocke]

Just a small update for anyone who cares. I've got the wood panels painted and I have added the front pull/push bar.

Scored a boat jack for $23.00. The total build cost is about $42.00

 

[brchopper]

Cool Idea

Ive been spending spring break with my daughter rebuilding her chicken pin. Never thought of adding old iron for flavor. Its cool to see what happens when a rat rodder builds something other than a car. I bet the chickens will make car noises when they lay there eggs.

 

[rustylocke]

Ive been spending spring break with my daughter rebuilding her chicken pin. Never thought of adding old iron for flavor. Its cool to see what happens when a rat rodder builds something other than a car. I bet the chickens will make car noises when they lay there eggs.

hahahahaha that's funny

 

[John T. Hodgen]

Love it! I'm in the process of building a 4x10 coop/tractor for 25 chicks. Want to slowly increase for egg sales. We also grow gourds for crafts and birdhouses, but are in the infant stage of that as well.
As they say, it's taken me twice as long and about double the money It started as a simple design but sprouted into something...Bigger! So much for the one day build I told the Better Half
Your's is looking Great! Can't wait to see the hens and coop finished.
Later-John T.