Debbie is impressed.
Every 24 hours, it rolls about 50 feet over the course of seven minutes.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90748641/why-this-chicken-coop-was-built-on-wheels?partner=feedburner
I have worked with Pasturebird for a couple years now since before the Perdue acquisition. They used to move the coops by tractor every day to a new section of pasture where the chickens could eat grass, seeds, bugs, worms, etc. on some fresh ground.
The taste of this chicken is much richer and more complex than the standard chicken you get at the grocery store. I try to always have some of this in the freezer. It of course is quite a bit more expensive than grocery store chicken (around $25 per chicken depending on what you buy) but I think it is worth it. It is hard to pass up the 99 cent a pound chicken hindquarters at the grocery store though.
>seeds, bugs, worms, etc.
TICKS!
Chickens are relentless hunters. Let them free-range and they'll target ticks, flea eggs, mosquito larvae, and other insects. The average chicken can eat 80 ticks per hour!
Do Chickens Eat Ticks or Will Ticks Eat Your Chickens? https://www.outdoorhappens.com
I'm told that is why so many country/farm homes had Guinea Hens hiding around the perimeter of their houses when I was a kid --Guinea Hens are *particularly* voracious tick- & pest-eaters.
This giant rolling coop sounds like a great, sensible idea.
>>This giant rolling coop sounds like a great, sensible idea
Yep. Keeps the chickens mostly safe from the coyotes and other predators, gives them a place to roost, and also gives them access to fresh pasture. Kinda wish Pasturebird had stayed independent and didn't sell out to Perdue though. Much better story to tell than just pushing a small part of a larger, traditional chicken producer.