Building a DIY Chicken Coop - Part 2 (Sheathing, Windows/Doors, other details)
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- Part 2 of my 'Building a DIY Chicken Coop' series. In this video I will be adding the plywood sheathing, trim, doors/windows, roofing, hardware, paint and moving the coop to its home near the garden! I cover the general aspects of how I made the doors, windows, etc,..... but don't list all of the dimensions in the video itself. But I have listed those details below the links for the tools that I used!
Thanks for watching and let me know if you have any questions - Joe
And I also want to give a big thank you to the Home Depot Prospective and Ryobi Tools for sponsoring this build!
Here are links to the tools I used in this build:
RYOBI 18V ONE+™ HP Compact Brushless 2-Tool Kit:
www.homedepot....
Ryobi 7 ¼” Sliding Miter Saw
:
www.homedepot....
Ryobi 16ga Finish Nailer:
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Ryobi HP Brushless 7 1/4" circular saw:
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MATERIALS AND DIMENSIONS:
Plywood for coop:
4 - 4x8 sheets of 3/8 exterior grade plywood
2- 4x8 sheets of 1/2” or thicker OSB for roof deck
1x3’s for door/ window framing and corner trim
8-10 pieces of 1x3” x 8ft boards
Screws/nails used:
1 5/8” decking screws for plywood
16 ga 1.5” and 2.5” finish nails for nailer
1.5” washered roofing screws did roofing/flashing
1 1/4” pocket hole screws for door/window frames
3/4-7/8” screws to fasten from backside of plywood to 3/4” thickness of door and window frames.
Door/window dimensions:
Main door frame
27w x 32"h
Door
21.75w x 26.75"H
Window frame
15.5w x 12.5"h
Barn door
35w x 38"h
Poop door
44w x 14"h
Egg box lid
41 1/8”w x 22.25” deep
Egg box side door
23w x 7.5"h
Note: both the egg box lid and front plywood are 3/4” that I had on hand. I recommend a thicker plywood for those parts than the 3/8” used on the rest of the coop end doors.
Interior frames that serve as a weather seal of the end access door and the side egg box door have a lip of approx 1/2” on the bottom and 3/8” on the sides
Music sourced from EpidemicSound.com... credits as follows....
Alpha and Omega by Elwin
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Nice job Joe, my wife and I watched this while we ate supper. Quality tv!!!
That’s great to hear Harley! I hope your supper was a good one!
*homesteadonomics* Really !! I'd sleep in that never mind the chickens, Lolooo. Thank-you sir for taking the time to show us. God Bless.
I actually asked my daughter if she wanted to do a camp out in it before we put the chickens in. But she wasn’t super enthused 😂
I can’t imagine making a video like this with the understanding of how many caveats and qualifying comments one would have to make just to appease the “experts“ in the comment section. We Love what you do, the creativity, and the vision it takes to see it through.
You are a genius. You make it look so easy.
Thank you!
Beautiful job! It looks much better then mine. I have 6 pullets and 1 rooster. I have 2 cops. I got my chickens at different times so they sleep where they were raised. They won't all go in the same coop. Crazy chickens.
Haha... I can relate with that about the chickens... our last hens were in two groups as well and kinda stayed separate for about 6 months until they finally accepted one another 😂
Joe, as always your design and build is second to none. My dad had a saying when we were growing up that let us know if we did a 'less than expected' job in whatever we were doing. He would simply say 'that was a half-ass job' and we knew he was letting us know there was room for improvement. I'm guessing you have never heard that saying because all of your projects are top notch to say the least. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us!
Oh, believe me.... I have heard it and said it to myself😂 But after enough times of cutting corners and haveing to redo things is what has my overbuilding things now😉
I THINK YOU MIGHT UNDERESTIMATING THE CHICKENS APPRECIATION OF YOUR SKILLS AS A DESIGNER MY FRIEND!
Well, I’m going to have to get the run done soon so they can give me the final grading 😉👍
I love the opening clip with the old coop in the background and the new coop coming out of the garage.
That was the one and only artist touch I added😂. I tried to have it fade and out the other direction to correlate with the coop coming out of the garage but I’m still learning this final cut software.
That is one crazy "Tiny House" build!!Your chickens will be styling in their new digs, great build Joe! 🥚🐣🐥🐔
Haha... it really is more of a tiny house than a chicken coop. But I gotta make it look pretty for my girls😂
@@homesteadonomics ya gotta take care of the girls, ALWAYS! That's how I've survived this long!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. I always enjoy the solar/electrical arrangements and the water collection. Blessings to you and your family. ☝️🙏🙌
Thanks for checking them out! And you can be sure there will be a dedicated video on the solar electric fence set up😀👍
The farmlife is an awesome lifestyle. Building and working with nature is so healing. How many chicks u got. Not woman lol but chickens. And yes i have a installation deal with home depot as well. Great store to build with. Great content for us farm lovers. Grew an acre backyard family farm growing up.
Yea it is! I’ve been out of the city for 12 years now and am not sure I could go back. As for chicks.... 11 right now. But we may add some more after the coop is finished
Good to see that you made this front opening on the egg box, I can confirm that it is much better than opening the roof, chickens are not scared when I open it and sometimes it's possible to watch them lay eggs. It's also better accessible for children when they want to be the ones getting eggs :), especially in case of raised chicken coop like yours.
Always informative, always interesting. Thank you.
Thank you Michael!
I hope you film the rest of it. I’d like to see the purlins, the vinyl flooring, chicken door, the plumbing of the rain water etc. Thanks a bunch
Oh yes, those will all be included on the next parts 👍😀
You definitely take exquisite delight in your work! 👨🏭👩🎨 🤩
I do enjoy making things and these projects are kind of my creative outlet. Barn door was totally not necessary but I really liked the concept of it for better access and cool function😀👍
I really enjoy your videos 🙂. They are very relaxing.
Me too lol. It inspires me to do the same
Thank you both! I greatly appreciate that🙏😀
Looks Awesome! The boys really want some chickens, May be my winter project.
Thanks Trevor! I can tell you I built the first one in the winter and now this one in the summer..... muuuuch better to do it when we’ve got our good weather😅
@@homesteadonomics Yep I'm a big baby after a 100ﾟ all work stops
I like that miniature Ryobi drill/screwdriver. I didnt know they made one that size. Thanks 👍
OMG Joe! You wasn't kidding about part 2. Glad to see you added your signature touch of metal shinning steel to it.
I love it. Like I said last time. I'd love to be one of your chickens in another life.... lol... Really amazing.
Be safe,
Chris from Missouri
That's what I need is a auto door. Let me know where to get one & price if you don't mind.
Thank you Chris! As for the automatic door. The one I’m getting is from run-chicken.com here is there link www.run-chicken.com
@@homesteadonomics thank you. I appropriate so much.
Beautiful chicken coop Joe!
Thank you John!
Beautiful work, sir!
Thank you!
Watching your videos while I have breakfast is always a great start of the day! Thank you!
That’s awesome to hear! I hope your breakfast was great!
Chickens must be looking forward to their beautiful new home 🐔😁
I’m hoping so! 🤞😀
Awesome! 🤩 Turned out great. Like the idea of the 5gal lid template. And Love the egg laying box. 😁. Very clever that it opens from the top for cleaning and from the side when they’re in laying. I’m sure the chickens are going to enjoy their fancy digs. 🐓🤩
Glad you made the suggestion Annie... I liked your idea very much. I think mentioned you around the 13:45 mark or so😀👍
@@homesteadonomics Yes I heard you mention my idea and was so excited I told my grandkids. But they weren’t all that impressed. 🤣😂🤣.
Keep up your great videos. I’ve always enjoyed how precisely you do your projects.
ficou muito bom!!!parabens ,abraço Brasil
Thank you and wonderful to hear from Brazil 🇧🇷! 😀👍
Incredible work
Very inspiring
respect and love from Jerusalem Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤️🐓🦆
Thank you Joe. I appreciate your attention to small details and willingness to share your ideas. Perhaps you could adapt a plastic pallet or two for coop flooring. Although perforated, they would easily support the hens and prevent critters from accessing the interior.
Wishing you and your family a safe holiday weekend without wildfires. Peace brother.
Thank you! Those kind of pallets are pretty cool... seen them on Craigslist from time to time. But none lately.
Hope you and your family have a great weekend too!
@@homesteadonomics check with beverage distributors in your area. Grocery chains stack them in back for distributor recycling. I’d a pallet gets chipped or one surface is damaged they usually toss the pallets. I doesn’t hurt to call and ask.
Great job again buddy! I don't have that Ryobi nailer... hmm? Want it lol... retired yet still never know when I might needed. Stay out of the sun my friend! Tony
Thank you Tony! Yes, you never know when a nailer will come in handy.... and the battery powered is just so nice and convenient 😀👍
Beautiful work as always....one thing I read in other comments is that chickens fear overhead openings....similar to attack from above...only saw it in one of many many youtubes so thought I would mention since you influence so many.
I now hear you do have side entrance...good to explain why details!
Your videos are always very worth watching.
Also sliding door is good
One coop owner said their automatic door KILLED some of THEIR CHICKENS...
Thank you! Yes I was glad to hear about the side opening option. Made sense to me so I decided to give it a try😀
It’s a beautiful chicken coop 👌👍💪
Thank you!
We're going to be trying to build this over this weekend... Wish us luck, Thanks for being so detailed
Great job and video. Those are some lucky chickens. I love the round access holes for the hatching cubbies, nice touch
Thank you Raynola! I was really pleased with the round holes as well. Probably more in pleasing my mind but when I open up that lid they just have kind of a nice calming feel about them
Not that the chickens mind their current accommodations, but I think they'll love the upgrade. 😉👍
Yes, they really don’t care much at all so long as they’ve got food, water and something to protect from hawks and coyotes! 😀
thank you for the step by step how to start and finish a coop. It's a beautiful coop. I was looking for something like this to look at so I can start my chicken coop and I will do eventually my new chicken coop wish me luck lol waiting on warmer days.
Nice work. Everything looks so tidy and solidly built on your place.
Thank you Becky! I try to build solid now because I’ve had to repair all the things that I tried to cut corners on years ago. Live you learn😂. Now I go for ‘overbuilt’
lol, your "haphazard" temporary chicken coop is nicer than 95% of the world's chicken coops!...and your new chicken coop is nicer than 95% of the world's *houses.* 😂
as always, amazing inspiring work, thanks for sharing. peace
Yeah, the haphazard one is all that’s really needed by these girls. But it’s my girls that want something that looks pleasing to the eye more than the chicks care about😂
This Coop is nicer then many NYC Apartments 👍
Raise the Rent on them Chickens, from 2 skinny Eggs a day to 4 large brown Eggs.
+ Plus the Deposit of 12 months in advance.
No checks ⛔
Eggs only 😂
Haha... I don’t know about nicer.... but definitely bigger than some, based on some listings I saw a while back regarding a new type of super tiny ‘affordable micro’ apartments that were being marketed😂
Just viewed Part 1 & 2 Coop Building, SO AWESOME! Gave me great & easy ideals.
Very nice build. Looks nice 👌 and it will function property. 🤗
Thank you🙏
Tak jak poprzedni film, bardzo profesjonalny. Wyczerpujące informacje oraz instruktarz. Kurnik przepiękny Spróbuję skopiować taki przez zimę. Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
I saw the hunky vlogger again👌hi 👋 nice to see you and your very interesting vlog 👌
😀🙏
World of perfection
Great video with very informative photos and easy to follow directions. Thank you.
You did a great job excellent work we love what you did from Australia 👍👍👍👍👍
Awesome job! Looks great 👍
Thank you Nicolas!🙏😀
Wow, great job, I just wished that our HOA allowed chickens, and thank you for sharing.
Thank you Daniel! Just make sure the top of the coop is below the level of the wall😉👍
@@homesteadonomics lol 😂 just like the shed that we shouldn’t have.
Great video series. Very hot here in the Pacific NW. So I built a raised dog bed to help keep my boy cool. No AC so gotta get creative. Thanks for the inspiration!
I’d like to see your chickens and other animals if you have some! Maybe you can do gardening too👌
My daughter and I really want to raise some goats or sheep... but we’ve got to get moms approval first😂
@@homesteadonomics
I vote for goats!
Nothing cuter than goat kidd's...but that's just my opinion.
I follow a couple of channels that raise goats. One is a hobby farm/sanctuary, and the other is Blue Cactus Dairy Goats.
Looks great and I like your presentation. Congrats 👍👏
Thank you!
Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.
An egg-cellent looking chicken coop!
Closing in on a cool half million subscribers too :)
Thanks Gregory! I’m going to get in on the egg action. Wait for it...... okay, here goes.... I’m ‘egg-cited’ to get it finished😂👍
@@homesteadonomics
I should keep egging you on :p
Very nice work as always! Looks fantastic.
Thank you Will!
Nice job. Y;ay Annie! I too wrote a comment about changing the egg box access to avoid scaring the girls (the majority of their predators come from above - so they're programmed to be disturbed by overhead disturbances). I like the sliding door design. I want to include an inside water station - our long and super cold winters mean they'll be in there a lot over the winter. I need the vents high.
We joke around here about how “the chickens don’t care” 😅 another great video & amazing build, Joe!! 👍🏼 😀
Yes that is so true... haha.... they really don’t care about the coop at all. Just so long as they have some food water and shelter... and occasional garden treats😂
Great job 👍👍
Thank you Alan!
Air pod pro. You’ll love them. Video was awesome! Built one based on your videos. Thanks!!
Thanks, enjoyed yourself work.
Thanks for checking it out glen!
Looks great!👍🏻
Thanks Brad!
Great video. It is really great that you could work on this in a garage and then move it to the site. You look like you were having way to much fun on that tractor, looked like you want one of your own. I know that it is hard to work on a corrugated roof but I think one of your large logos on that would look great, tuff to work it in and out of the ridges but still look nice. Your painter did an OUTSTANDING job. What do you listen to while you work… music, audio books, podcasts or ??? Thanks for sharing and you sound much healthier and rested in this video!
Thank you Thomas! Yes I would love to have a tractor of my own... But I’d probably get in to some really big projects...haha. I’ve always joked that if I had a backhoe that I would dig a deep trench across my driveway just so I could have an excuse to build a bridge😂
And yes, my wife is an excellent painter... and really good at whatever she puts her mind to!
As for my audio choices. Usually a combo of podcasts and music with podcasts winning about 80% of the time. But when I’m welding or doing grunt work like digging, etc then I do more music. My podcast choices are literally all over the place in subject matter. Gardening, preparedness, variety shows, occasional politics, backpacking, hunting etc.... and even some really odd ones like ‘country squire radio’ which is a pipe smoking podcast(tobacco, not the other stuff😂).
Crazy.... in that I rarely ever smoke the pipe that I carved several years ago. But when I carved that pipe, I listened to the podcast kinda as inspiration and enjoyed the hosts and historical figures that they talk about. PS- I wouldn’t consider myself a smoker as it might be once or twice a year with the guys at a baby shower or get together( they do cigars and I break out the pipe)
Awesome job! Awesome craftsmanship! Thanks for sharing
Awesome job Love it
Samir
Thank you Samir!
Great Job!!
Thanks Jo!
- Joe
magnificent build
Hi dear friend you put together such good quality videos and this video really caught my attention I live in Southern California and it’s hard to get rain here and get water you did an awesome job sharing how you collect your water thanks for sharing it with us great video and a great share this may be something we may have to do in the future ourselves hugs and kisses from grandma Sandy
I love the smell of wood when im sawing it. Im wierd like that. Hahahahahah
That looks amazing!!
Thank you!
Hi Joe, big fan of your work. Any chance we could have another update tour of your rain water systems/graden as you are approaching your wet season? Much appreciated.
Thank you Maccy! To be honest I’ve been holding out because I was waiting until I made an upgrade in my tanks. As I didn’t want to show the same things.... but I will keep it in mind. However I will be doing a gutter, rain pipe install on my shop and that cistern... since I had to uninstall it when I redid my awning. So perhaps that will be a good interim rainwater kinda video until I can get to doing another main system update😀👍
I'm definitely pumped for that! Although I can't speak for everyone, vlog style garden updates are always welcome. keep doing what you're doing.
you do such nice work. love the sliding door, nice touch.
Love it
Thank you Lynda!
Top notch work!
As always, great work !!
hola que buen video Excelente!
That's too nice of a coop.
Thank you!
Very nice, sir.
Thank you Deezynar!
Thanks a bunch
Thanks for checking it out!
Oh my great build! I have something similar but just the bare shell. I'm struggling with this project. Would you sell the templates for the egg box?? Like literally the template for me to cut out . Lol, sounds silly but I'm SERIOUS !
Thank you! As for a template.... I don’t know if you need that. The first video gives the frame dimensions and then the trim and plywood is all just covering that framing.
Love your work, very professional. Love to see part 3.
Bravo à vous
Excellent videos as always. How about a video on the automatic door.
That will be its own dedicated video I’m thinking. I got some cool doors coming from run-chicken.com and looking forward to installing them.
Another fabulous build!
Thanks Joe for the great content.
❤️🌵☀️⛈️🌈☮️🐎🦍🐐🐕🐓🦃
Thank you Laurie!😀🙏
Good quality work.
Very nice job like it very much
Nice, very helpful 👍
Your chickens are going to get so spoiled that they will expect memory foam mattresses. Beautiful job as always.
✌ you're doing an awesome job
Great Job! I especially like the sliding door. Your "weird trick" about turning the screw backwards does not seem weird to me. To me it seems you may have already crossed that bridge.
Thank you Buddy!
Looks like it will work, they should be pretty happy too.
When did you get 490k subscriptions??? Congrats!
It’s gone up in waves here and there. But recently it’s slowed down quite a bit. I think it might have happened when I started backing up my videos on another platform called odyssey. It’s a block chain video platform. But hopefully I’ll get it to 500k so I can do some little celebration video or something weird😂
Very good… Thank you…
Cool!
I wish I could build something like that but I don't know much about building and I have most of the tools I think but I don't have like a table like that where I can clamp things down or I don't think I do have some clamps. I live in the city limits of Florida and we're allowed to have chickens but I'm only renting so if I have to move I don't want anything too big to have to move or heavy. So I don't know if I want to use anything with two-by-fours. I'm kind of using old fencing and things like that. Kind of winging it. I just need something simple to lock them up in at night. I do like how you did that sliding door.
謝謝你的分享,很棒的雞房
Very nice job . Do you provide a place for the chickens to scratch since you put the fencing on the ground to keep out the predictors?
It’s a beautiful but I would add the cross vents on top as heat rises.
Cool
Thanks!
Best for dogs
The ca coop people mention a food grade floor for litter box...since compost often goes for human edible food....
Just wanted to say thank you I'm building one just wish there was spacing for the doors and stuff I currently have one on my back porch just don't know how to post a picture
Sir Osam your chikan coop
Wow! For chickens?
Yep, haha....it’s truthfully more about my preferences than theirs...lol. Just one of those fun projects that I tend to go a bit overboard on. I’m sure they wouldn’t care what it looked like so long as they had a roof, shade, water and food😂