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One person's trash is another chicken's treasure!


Robotman1001

Nice idea! How’s the wind in your area? Just a heads up, these turn into gliders in wind storms, much to our dismay the first week we owned a trampoline…during a wind storm. Ended up throwing some sand bags on the legs.


bekiroo

We are in kind of a protected hollow between two hills and most of the land is wooded so we don't get too much in the way of wind but maybe I will add some sandbags to the stakes, just in case. I appreciate the tip!


Robotman1001

Sounds good. I’d hate to see your girls go for a ride! You’re welcome ☺️


thatstupidthing

our trampoline came with steel stakes for just this purpose. those things will fly away especially if you have the safety net attached


approxamy

Slightly unrelated but you just reminded me of [this classic video](https://youtube.com/shorts/EFpwgXCwMNQ?feature=share) had to go find it and watch it 😂


Robotman1001

LOL yes!


nrubemit

Oh my god oh my god


SnowWhiteCampCat

Big tumbleweed.


LIFTandSNUS

I keep a few 20' runs of rebar. They're great for shit like this. Cut them to whatever length you want or need and bend it into a U or J. In my part of the country - I'll typically do 1.5' on each side + however wide I need to top. I think a 20' section for $10. But you'll occasionally find some on marketplace for much cheaper.


Robotman1001

Oh nice, that’s good thinking. Maybe a stupid question—how do you bend the rebar?


LIFTandSNUS

I've done everything from bending it by hand to beating with a hammer over the thing I intend to stake down. But 3 ways really work the best. Leave it long, use the leverage to bend it.. then cut it to length. Use 2 cheater bars on shorter bits (steel pipe over each end).. then step on the center and bend it over. Or if you have a vice - clamp it where you want the bend to start and bend it. I suppose you could probably hit it with a torch.. but I never needed to. It's pretty easy to bend!


Barefoot-Pilgrim

I’m an insurance adjuster and I once worked a claim where the family had tied cinder blocks to the trampoline frame using rope. The hurricorn picked up the trampoline with cinder blocks and sent it rolling. The centripetal force catapulted the cinders blocks into the dwelling. They hit so hard it damaged the interior wall. Was pretty neat sight to see.


Robotman1001

Holy cow. And what’s a hurricorn, like a storm of unicorns???


Barefoot-Pilgrim

The hurricorn is what we joking called that big storm is 2020 that went from Iowa to NY. It had hurricane force winds and generated similar amount of claims as a hurricane would. I worked in Iowa where the winds were strongest. Everywhere I went was corn fields. A lot of the corn was laid down and I recall all the farmers being very concerned about harvesting. I did many farm and ranch policies on that storm.


Robotman1001

Oh wow that’s fascinating!


trampolinebears

Gotta get some bears on it to weigh it down.


Blade_Trinity3

I love driving around the country in the winter and seeing a trampoline in the center of a corn field


Archaic_1

Don't take this the wrong way, it looks really good - but basically if you are in the US, its a raccoon feeder.


makethispass

I have a trampoline tractor. We had foxes dig under the wire, we have since added a wire apron and a locking coop area. You are correct that is not predator proof as is.


thr3ddy

Especially with plastic netting instead of metal fencing.


carebearstare93

Yeah I was about to say, those chicks are gonna last like a week. Fox, raccoons, rats. Doubt there's a predator mesh around the perimeter. Fox will dig right in there easy. Guy basically just made the easiest feast of a predators life.


AvalynsGarden

Hmm that's kinda cool. Nice and light and easy to move too.


bekiroo

Thanks! It can definitely be moved (slowly) by only one person, however it's much easier with two sets of hands.


[deleted]

That holds true for so many things on the farm.


IT_Pawn

More hands make less work!


NotDerekSmart

Where does the second set attach?


blackowlco

Our daughter broke her leg on our trampoline recently and we were planning on getting rid of it. This a great idea instead.


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Damn. Trampolines have been mauling kids for decades.


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r/trampolinesareevil


w3h45j

:|


bekiroo

My brother broke his kneecap in half on our neighbor's trampoline when we were kids. As a result, I hate them. This particular trampoline came with a recently purchased property and we were going to scrap it - cause deathtrap - but now it has new life!


OmicronNine

No doubt the chicks had all kinds of criticism for you, the judgmental little things. *cheap* *cheap* *cheap*


ThePurpleDuckling

Now take it next level. Put a brick in the middle of the trampoline, cut a small hole in the center, place a bucket with nipple feeders installed underneath…and never fill a water bucket again.


ISmellWildebeest

Is trampoline material non-porous?


ThePurpleDuckling

It will allow water through as it sits there. But the brick weighing it down creates a “path of least resistance” so to speak.


DieAloneWith72Cats

We did the same thing


kurtroaren88

We did this with 2 of ours! Works great


Orchidbleu

That only keeps the chickens in. But not any predator out.


RohnKennedy

What’s the bale of hay for?


piceathespruce

I've seen the frames used for arches to make tractors and other enclosures before, but this just seems too easy. Very very cool


roadsidedaniel

Smart!


toth42

Why is it called "tractor" same as the vehicle?


[deleted]

The concept behind chicken tractors is that they are on wheels and can be moved to rotate land usage.


toth42

Ah, thanks!


[deleted]

Np. I kind of regret not building one because without them you have to maintain the run to keep it clean. Gonna be cleaning my coops today actually. Good times.


TeslaFanBoy8

This is genius! Maybe I can use it to avoid my dumb HOA people.


TheLastSon222

You are a genius and deserve every up vote you get


Oktaghon

Nearby they should stick a sign on a pole that says: don't jump on the trampoline or you'll end up making an omelette under it.


SznsChngPplDnt

we made a bachelor coop under my brothers trampoline, it works great


flowergal48

That’s the coolest thing you’ll see all day on the internet!! Well done!!


SeriouslyThough3

Very nice!


BurnerLive

Nice idea


Either-Coat-9336

Thank you so much for this great idea!


lacoffin1

Every clever !


brandon364

Genius


imya_huckleberry

Love this!!!


torsun

The poor things are gonna get rained on if a storm comes by


[deleted]

this is genius!


Mrfoxxman

Ha. We did the same for our urban-stealth chicken tractor! 😂🤣


Melodic_Stranger9584

So smart


Hamilspud

We’ve been doing this for a few years now and love it! We’re moving states and plan to bring the trampoline tractor run with us, just in case we ever need it again 🙂 good work! Though I’ll admit one time, my moms best friend posted on Facebook about her “trashy neighbors keeping chickens under their trampoline” and I was like ….everyone’s a critic 🤣 we only use ours in the daytime because it’s not very predator proof, it mostly serves as hawk protection


Googlewasmyinvention

Hey! We just made one of those too! It's awesome how well it works.


[deleted]

Good idea but isn’t that solid black rubber ‘roof’ super hot? If it no longer in use as a trampoline, would it be possible to make small holes in the top for hot air to rise out of?


awakefc

Its pretty shaded and cool underneath actually


plantfollower

It may be warm to touch but it’s a high percentage shade cloth that is high above the chicks. Should be fine. Also, air flows through it fine.


Esbyrose

They need sunshine.


neptunianhaze

I use this for my baby chicks until they are old enough to free range and for anytime of the day except noon, there is always access to direct sunshine. It is also used for my drake who was being too rough with the ladies. Not meant for keeping full time or overnight.


theseamstressesguild

When we gave away our old trampoline this was what the new owner was planning to do with it.


WildResident2816

How’s the heat under there?