The Chicken Tractor. - Page 5

SpudRider · 02-06-2013, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

I need to setup something like this. I have some old 12volt cordless drills.

http://www.break.com/usercontent/201...-motor-1692430

I like that electric, coop door opener!

Spud

Weldangrind · 02-06-2013, 01:15 AM

Brilliant! It might be worth it to just get the drapery motor.

katoranger · 02-06-2013, 08:09 AM

I am thinking so to. It looks like it uses a AC to DC transformer so I should be able to run it off a battery. I don't want to run a long cord to the coop.

Weldangrind · 02-06-2013, 10:11 AM

In that case, an old power window or wiper motor would do. It would just be a matter of fabricating a pulley.

katoranger · 02-06-2013, 11:21 AM

I think that the drill will work. I already have them. I would like to have a photocell to activate it.

katoranger · 02-09-2013, 07:53 PM

I found the cordless drills that can be donated for door openers.

We worked on one end. Large door for coop cleaning.

We got another tractor today. Will start a new thread since I think its a keeper.

katoranger · 03-07-2013, 08:39 PM

We got the chicks today. Fifteen Rhode Island Reds.

I need to finish the coop up so that its ready for them to inhabit.

FastDoc · 03-07-2013, 10:10 PM

Chickens are never sequestered. Good investment.

katoranger · 03-08-2013, 08:03 AM

They don't get furloughed either. They are all still alive this morning.

Took me awhile to get their box to the right temp.

SpudRider · 03-08-2013, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Chickens are never sequestered. Good investment.

X2.

Spud

MICRider · 03-08-2013, 08:27 PM

I'm betting the girls love them, not many things are cuter than a baby chick!

(Well, except for kittens and puppies...) 8)

katoranger · 03-10-2013, 04:12 PM

Got the chicks and then the girls have been sick. So have I, but someone still has to take care of them.

FastDoc · 03-10-2013, 10:25 PM

The parking lot at the local feed store here was packed. Little girls and boys runniing around happy. Yeppers. Chicks on sale here too now!

SpudRider · 03-11-2013, 02:38 AM

The baby chickens, ducks, and rabbits have been on sale here for weeks.

Spud

katoranger · 03-11-2013, 11:56 AM

02-06-2013, 01:15 AM	#62
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Brilliant! It might be worth it to just get the drapery motor. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-06-2013, 08:09 AM	#63
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I am thinking so to. It looks like it uses a AC to DC transformer so I should be able to run it off a battery. I don't want to run a long cord to the coop. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-06-2013, 10:11 AM	#64
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	In that case, an old power window or wiper motor would do. It would just be a matter of fabricating a pulley. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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02-06-2013, 11:21 AM	#65
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I think that the drill will work. I already have them. I would like to have a photocell to activate it. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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02-09-2013, 07:53 PM	#66
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I found the cordless drills that can be donated for door openers. We worked on one end. Large door for coop cleaning. We got another tractor today. Will start a new thread since I think its a keeper. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-07-2013, 08:39 PM	#67
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	We got the chicks today. Fifteen Rhode Island Reds. I need to finish the coop up so that its ready for them to inhabit. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-07-2013, 10:10 PM	#68
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Chickens are never sequestered. Good investment. __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-08-2013, 08:03 AM	#69
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	They don't get furloughed either. They are all still alive this morning. Took me awhile to get their box to the right temp. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-08-2013, 08:27 PM	#71
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	I'm betting the girls love them, not many things are cuter than a baby chick! (Well, except for kittens and puppies...) 8)
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03-10-2013, 04:12 PM	#72
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Got the chicks and then the girls have been sick. So have I, but someone still has to take care of them. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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03-10-2013, 10:25 PM	#73
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	The parking lot at the local feed store here was packed. Little girls and boys runniing around happy. Yeppers. Chicks on sale here too now! __________________ Happy to serve.
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03-11-2013, 02:38 AM	#74
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	The baby chickens, ducks, and rabbits have been on sale here for weeks. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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03-11-2013, 11:56 AM	#75
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	__________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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