John Suscovich - Stress-free Chicken Tractor Plans

Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans

2 nd Edition

Step-by-Step Instructions

By John Suscovich

Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans

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Praise for Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans

Best chicken tractor design ever!

I cant say enough good things about this chicken tractor design, John really did his homework. Its well worth the price, read it twice and build it.

- Diane P., Amazon reviewer

Thorough and practical

This book has help make Chicken Pasturing enjoyable. The well thought-out process and clear instructions of building the tractor made this a leisurely weekend project. The helpful insights to using the tractor (feeder, waterer, moving, etc.) have all been implemented and have been real time savers! Great book!

- Jim Q., Amazon reviewer

Was a quick read with lots of great insight and information. Well written with helpful drawings and firsthand experience instruction.

- L. Lenox, Amazon reviewer

Super sturdy chicken tractor plans with great user instructions

I highly recommend Johns Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans if you want to build a sturdy, long-lasting chicken tractor. Mine has held up perfectly for over three years now and is outside full-time, winter through summer. Weve raised Cornish Cross birds, Red Isas and even ducks in it.

- Joe S., Amazon reviewer

Best book for chickens!!

John is awesome. This book is simple, precise and easy to follow. I watch his YouTube videos and he has taught me a lot. Its a great book and very useful if you have a lot of land or very little.

- Brandy, Amazon reviewer

Excellent

Quick and easy to follow read with great info and illustrations. The tractors are the best looking and most functional I have seen thus far. Watching Johns YouTube videos inspired me to purchase this and start raising our own chickens! Whether you are competent when it comes to construction or not, this book has easy step-by-step instructions and even a shopping list, so all the guesswork is taken out of the process. Thank you, John, and keep up the good work!

- Moe, Amazon reviewer

Dont search any farther. This is the best tractor you will make.

The title says it all. I bought the plans about 14 months ago and have ran about 200 birds through our pastures with this chicken tractor. The plans are super-detailed, easy to read, and a fantastic finished product. Take the time and do the half-lap joints. It makes a ridged frame. Ours has gone through over a year in North Texas. Once during a winter storm (no chickens present), it was blown over and tumbled about 100 feet. All we had to do was turn it over and it was good to go. (Remove the tarp when not in use. It eliminates tractor crashes.) You will gain more than just a chicken tractor with this book. Johns keen insights as a holistic chicken farmer and animal lover comes through on every page.

- Daniel Brubaker, Amazon reviewer

A must-have book if you plan on pasture raising poultry!

I cannot recommend this book enough! I met John several years ago and fell in love with his chicken and the way he raised them. Fast forward a few years and I found myself owning a large farm and there was no question in my mind that I would build his tractors and follow his plan. We planned out our year and built three tractors in the spring. By mid-summer we had built three more. We had a very successful broiler year using these plans. My morning chores were so easy to do by myself. The tractors were also a big hit with our customers. When they see the attention to detail, it really shows how well the chickens are being cared for. These tractors quickly became a topic of conversations around town. Not only does this book lay out everything needed to build the tractors, it includes invaluable information regarding pasture rotation, feed, predators and all the other little questions that come with deciding to raise pastured poultry. If you are thinking of building a chicken tractor, this book is a must have!

- Heather Holland, Amazon reviewer

Great design, great book!

...Being a handyman/farmer/carpenter myself I was skeptical of how much I would really be getting out of [Johns] designs. However, I was extremely pleased with how detailed and easy-to-follow his instructions were, as well as his comprehensive discussion of all things related to successfully raising meat birds. I thoroughly enjoyed it, have no regrets and would buy it again! Cant recommend it enough!

- Amazon customer review

Very well written with many extras and generally just a good solid plan!

- Ron McConnell, Amazon reviewer

No need to learn the hard way. John already did that for us!

As a wannabe, beginning farmer, these plans helped me get off on the right foot as I started raising poultry on pasture. After building three chicken tractors and having them perform great over a season, I am thrilled and see why its called the stress-free plan. Through Johns own trial and error, I was able to benefit by not having to go through the same issues that he did as he figured things out. He did a lot of the work for us and for that I am very grateful. The design is excellent and the plans are easy to follow. Having built a Salatin-style tractor in the past, I would HIGHLY recommend going with this one instead. Its actually portable (as in you can move it with a trailer to new locations if necessary), looks great and is WAY easier to move. This book helped me get my start as a farmer and I will continue to use the plans as I expand in the future. Thank you, John, for all of the work and dedication youve put into this!

-Jay, Amazon reviewer

Top-notch chicken tractor design, plus priceless pastured poultry experience

John Suscovichs design is top-notch. His experience in raising pastured poultry is priceless. This book, the YouTube videos, and his website are incredible resources for small (and not-so-small) pastured poultry producers. We produced 65 meat birds in our startup year and currently have a flock of 130 healthy, happy birds. We used information from the first version of Stress-Free Chicken Tractor Plans to improve the portability of our hoop coops and to streamline our operations. Chickens are an integral part of our (non-certified) organic vegetable farm, and John Sucovichs materials have been an inspiring and informative influence on our success.