Raising chickens on fresh grass with protection from weather and predators is my compromise between free range and a conventional chicken coop. I have never appreciated the smell nor the mess of a chicken coop with its muddy bare dirt paddocks. We would all love to just let them out to free range however this presents its own obvious problems. This system allows me to move the flock around our pasture and give them fresh grass and bugs daily. Seasonally I can place them out of the wind behind structures or partially close the sides of the chicken tractor in. Follow along with us as we raise our flock and adapt to issues as we learn.