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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> My only problems were when I made the chicken tractor too big or put
> too many in a smaller one. My chicken tractors were built to be moved
> by hand and were as Gene mentioned a low box frame affair.

Some chicken tractors are pretty big and pretty elaborate, more like 
moveable chicken houses. If I were to make another I might try one 
framed of steel. An old trailer frame might be faster and less 
expensive than one built from scratch out of angle iron. I would make 
it braced strong enough that it could be moved with a riding mower, 
tractor or pickup truck.

One of the challenges here in the Ozarks is that the land is rarely 
flat. So no matter where it is placed, the bottom of the pen usually 
has gaps where a snake, weasel or mink would have no trouble sliding 
in for a meal.

Coons here are the biggest challenge. I once killed a coon that was 
trying to pull a pullet through the wire. More hassle, but a 
double-walled design might stop them from reaching in and grabbing a 
frenzied bird.