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Island Rustic Reflections Glen Halverson remakes an item or piece of being re-channeled into being another item, usually for a purpose unintended by the original too.

05/15/2026

Here is one of my winter 2025 projects.
It’s a Mobile Chicken Tractor.
Weighs about 80 pounds and it’s way easier that all the other chicken tractors I have made.
The idea is to keep the chickens in this unit and move them regularly to have fresh grass on the field.
It’s self contained and easy to maintain.

Some of the parts are: Boeing Vertol CH-113 Labrador. Explore windows.
AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant. Tail rotor torque links for the main wheel linkage.
Awing from the old The Views seniors home. Cut in half then welded together.
Driftwood from Goose Spit. Swing and roosts.
Drawer slides from someone’s kitchen.
Aluminum checker plate from a truck tailgate.
Piece of left over greenhouse plastic.
Plastic nest boxes from a previous chicken tractor.
We are getting poulets tomorrow to put in the chicken tractor.
The chickens always take a couple of days to adjust.
Hope they like this one.

02/09/2026

Chicken Tractor, fresh from the shop.
Fresh grass every day 😎

The 5th and probably last chicket tractor is now FINISHED.Made from The Views window awning.Cut the awning in the middle...
02/09/2026

The 5th and probably last chicket tractor is now FINISHED.

Made from The Views window awning.

Cut the awning in the middle and attached it back to back.

Lots of repurposed shop items.

Took 65 hours to make this.

Its light and easy to move around. 2 big tires on one end and a castoring wheel on the other for steering ( from a free Market Place Chariot Buggy find).
Cormorants tail rotor torque links on the main wheels.
Old Labrador S and R helicopter windows.
Goose Spit driftwood for roosting.
Aluminum meshing for end walls (free from a while ago).
Rockwool insulation from F B 24 hr auction $5.
Nest boxes (plastic tubs) from last chicken tractor.
Plywood and aluminum extrusionfrom my shop supply.
I'm guessing 125 lbs.
Will be weighing this unit soon to see how much it weighs. That's way less from my previous Chicken Tractors.



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