Thanks for watching. Great idea and ithat's coming. Going to plant some luffas around it for shade and some other stuff in the blocks. Not sure what yet.
I don't know if chickens could reach, but you should add soil to cinderblocks and plant them. I have raised beds and have strawberries in the holes. Plants would improve appearance and make it harder for critters to move.
@@ToniMBullock be sure to plant your strawberries higher than top edge so the berries hang over the sides. I didn't do this and have to share some with the rolly pollies.
Great job. I built a chicken run a year ago. We have enjoyed our chickens. They are way better than a fish tank. They are quite entertaining so dinner and a movie all in one!
a really nice job...curiouis how it has worked out over the last few months. the chickenwire makes excellent hawk protection but in my part of Texas it wont stop the raccoons nor the snakes...when we built a couple like this a few years ago...(and they still are in good shape and working _) we had to put window screening material up to about 3 feet. they wont climb the fence material and dont know the wire doesnt go up to the top. we filled in the cinder blocks with dirt and planted be balm and a few other chicken delights. also be sure and ground it...ie drive a stake into the ground and ground it ...it will at least in Texas draw lightening well done. be safe and healthy
Hi Robert! Thanks for the great comments. Its still working great so far. No problems with the critters getting in. It's a couple hundred feet behind the house and we recently saw a dog sniffing about but he didn't even bother the chickens. Grounding is a great idea. Its currently surrounded by much higher trees so currently the threat is low. However we will be clearing the trees soon so I'll probably add a ground rod then. Thanks again!
Just came across your chicken coop/run. Already built my coop last summer, and the winter weather halted my progress. I've shown your video to my wife, we've just done some maths and have agreed the new design of the run. Thank you for such a great idea at a perfect time.
Johnny that is awesome I'm really glad I could help. God often shows us stuff just at the right time. Good luck with your coop. I'm sure your chickens will love it.
@@TheBakerFarm I really can't wait for some DRY/SUN SHINEY DAYS... I'm going to rip the tarps off of my run! I'm 71 and handicapped so I have to do it myself but it just takes longer..LOL..and I can keep the costs by adapting some of your ideas to what I've already got. Thanks 😊🙏
You might want to put some 1/2" hardware cloth/wire at least along the bottom 2' of the bottom. Raccoons can reach through that chucken wire and will try to pull through whatever they can get ahold of. Loos nice though.
And it will be piece by piece too. I also used the hardware wire 3 ft up , 2 ft out, perimeter lined with paving blocks, inside with paving blocks, 🐦 netting over the top !
Thank you for the nice words and for watching. It has done a very good job. I have had lots of feedback that the chicken wire itsn't strong enough but so far so good. Will most likely replace with hardward cloth when it wears out.
There is a company in our area that makes truck tarps - heavy duty, 18-wheeler tarps. They make custom sizes. The prices are reasonable and they last much longer.
@@TheBakerFarm I put tarps on my chicken coop/run, fastened with heavy zip ties, the wind just ripped them off. I couldn’t see what you used very well but think it was small bungee’s. Anyway, I would try again, if I thought it was a good suggestion. We get winds sometimes 30-40 mph. Any ideas?
Oh this is a great idea. Chickens love Malabar spinach. And I would grow some of that in the back of the block by the chicken wire and stick it in through so they can eat it. It grows on a vine
I wanted to hear about the houses construction too. They look great. If you want to clean algae from your clear tubes, run a bottle of coke thru them till they are clean again.
Hi Darlene, the houses came from MyPetChicken.com. Their particular coop I believe is called "The Clubhouse". Before we built the cow panel pen, we used two clubhouses with extended runs and then fenced in the whole area around both pens and placed a bird net over the top. We would then allow the chickens to run around the fenced area for a few hours and then put them back in their runs. They were young but even still it was too small for our liking. The Clubhouse coops were great when we got them but honestly, they are difficult to keep clean because of their construction and pretty expensive in our opinion. We are hoping to build a single much larger coop that sits outside of their pen, one that we can access from outside so we clean it out all at once instead of having to rake it out as we do now. I am sure it will not be as pretty as the clubhouse but I think it will be more functional.
Plant Oregano in the cinder blocks to help your chicken's immune system...add garlic bulbs to their water bucket to help keep mites off the chickens. Great JOB!!!!!
Thanks for watching and the comments. Both are very good ideas. We are looking at planting in the blocks soon. That is awesome to know about Oregano so thanks for sharing. One thing we do that probably helps keep algae at bay is put a little apple cider vinegar in their waterer, it is very good for gut health.
Really nice. Thank you for the video. You can fill the holes of the cinder blocks with soil and plant flowers & vegetables for the chickens. They will looooveeee it.
Thanks for watching and the nice comment. That is a good idea. We are looking at planting some luffa in there to grow over the coop and give some more shade.
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! As you did, I too am combining numerous videos into some things that work well in my situation (as an example water cups). Cattle panels are EXTREMELY useful in many of my projects from chicken runs to greenhouses to duck/geese runs, to raised beds and meat rabbit runs. My footing around my coops are 2 cinder/hollow block high all the way around the perimeter (just like you did), but instead of straw/hay on the bottom, I use sand up to the first block. Much easier to clean!! The other things that I use constantly are chicken wire, movable electric fence, and farm fabric I truly like what you did for your coops!! Keep up the GREAT VIDEOS!!! GOD Bless
Thanks David for the kind words and for watching. Will be working on more videos soon. Have been so busy getting settled into the new house just haven't had time.
I made a garden with the cinder blocks. I put 2 ft of 1/2 inch hardware cloth around the outside. I painted them white and planted tall flowers for shade. It looks great and all who have saw it love the look. Great job.
Looks awesome! I saw many comments about the hardware cloth.. I fear you will need to do this but another great way to keep snakes away is plant those Cinder blocks with marigolds or lemongrass or society garlic. They don't like it. Not a 100 % but protection should always be multi layered. Add as many things as possible to keep them away. Great job!
Good coop! I like your auto water and feeder. We used a rubber trash can with pvc elbow access. We did 3” and 4”. The smaller one is better cause the chickens can c Scratch out the feed in the 4”.
Wow I love this . I lost all my chickens to raccoons here in Florida. I've trapped so many ... I have new chickens now , not laying yet. I wish I had someone to build for me. So LOVE THIS
Very nicely done, neat and attractive! I started a project like yours with cattle panels but never completed it, unfortunately! Just a few questions or ideas but in no way to criticize or take away from your well designed pen. Clear plastic line to water cups, - If you change the line to a dark or black one, will not the water probably always be very hot during summer days? I have used clear tubing with never any algae problems. I also added a small amount of apple cider vinegar to the bucket but don't know if that helped or not? Pig nose rings from a farm or Tractor supply also work well to join panels or connecting netting but a bit expensive and require a special tool. My only very minor quibble would have been to back the chicken coop up against the wire panel and cut a "window" to access eggs from the outside. I am sure your daughters are quite proud of your work and kudos for taking the time to please your children. Blessings! South Carolina
Hi Dixie thanks for the great comments. That is a good point about the black line. We have had alge build up but my daughter was able to clean it out easily. To be honest I didn't even think about accessing the eggs. That was mainly because I am planning on building a coop out the back with easy egg access. That will also give them more room to run. I'm hoping to do that for her this Christmas. Will be sure to post a video of that too. In regards to the pig nose rings. I had looked at those for a fence I'm planning to build but since I had so much electric fence wire didn't even look for an alternative there. Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more. Once we get settled in the new house will be posting videos much more often.
Thank you for correcting yourself regarding Harbor Freight and fencing. I've been searching everywhere for cheaper wire hardware cloth to retro-fit predator -proof my chain-link panel chicken pen. When I heard you bought your fencing panels at Harbor Freight, I immediately decided to take a trip over there to look at their fencing. Ha Ha... Thanks for saving me the trip! Lots of ideas in your video!
Carolina Coops has excellent recommendations for keeping watering items from freezing and other great tips. I love watching videos and collecting ideas.
Brilliant. Very well thought about just two points. First the waterer system tube should be changed to a black one otherwise alge will grow inside it and will block the tube overtime and second point is to place some tarps on the chicken wire above the coops to keep the coops dry. Well done.
Thanks for watching and the tips. I kicked myself after I got the clear tubing as algae was the first thing that crossed my mind. However, remarkedly enough we haven't had a problem with it. We do occasionally put vinegar in the water for regular "gut" health and this probably helps keep it clean too. I do have it on my to-do list. We have a portion of the pen covered in tarp and so far the coops stay dry inside. Our plan is to build a larger coop area that will stay covered...hopefully, this fall.
Thanks for watching and the bear tip. Luckily I don't think we have any bear near enough to bother us. They are in the area though. Will suggest to the daughter that she add some roosting sticks. Currently they use the tops of the coops.
Only think I’d do differently and I know it’s more expensive to do it too! But I would of used Hardware cloth rather than the chicken wire. Chicken wire works fine to keep chickens contained but many predators can go through the chicken wire in no time that are still small enough to fit thru the cattle fencing. Plus in my opinion the hardware cloth looks so much nicer then the chicken wire does on top of being much stronger too! Still a great job on your chicken coop run! I’m disabled on top of getting up in years and not as able to get around and do things like I use to when I was younger! So I designed my chicken coup run to be as efficient and easy to maintain as possible. So my chicken coop run designed like a trailer where the whole thing can be easily moved around on my property rather then having to clean out the coop whenever it need cleaning. I just move mine over and allow the chicken waste to be fertilizer to decompose and will move the coop back after some time has pasted! The actual coop is 12’x12’x8’ tall, 6’ tall inside the coop so I can stand up in my coop. Roost is designed on hinges so it can be folded up against the roof of the coop to leave my floor completely open to easily clean the floor. The floor I used a waterproof material 3/4” thick plywood with a plastic laminate glued to the waterproof plywood. Makes cleaning the floor super easy being majority of the chicken waste poo doesn’t stick much to the floor and it easily slides right out of the coop. I bought a large scraper that normally used for roof removal to scrape off the floor in the coop. It only takes me no more then 10 minutes to clean out my whole coop at most. More like 5 minutes really and I just give it a quick cleaning everyday when I go out to collect eggs! Being disabled and 64 years old, it’s much easier on me to do a little cleaning everyday then to let the mess keep building up over time and having a monster of a mess to clean up down the line! I at least try to work smarter not harder! Might cost me more to accomplish it, but in the long run it certainly makes life so much easier on me in the long run!
Thank you for viewing and the comment. Really like your description of how you built yours. Couldn't afford the hardware cloth at the time but will consider it when its time to replace the wire. So far I have been lucky no signs of anything getting though the wire.
@@fambur5 I have pictures of it on Facebook and I believe on Instagram as well. Don’t believe I’ve ever tried adding anything to TH-cam yet though? I wish I would of been able to film the whole process I went thru with building this coop/run/tractor as I hear people call them built this way! But I built this coop pretty much by myself from the ground up and it certainly wasn’t easy at times! I had challenges I had to work thru exactly how I was going to accomplish parts of this project? Especially since now I’m up in age with health issues and lost a lot of the strength I use to have to muscle things around that I can’t do any more! Forces you to change your whole mind though process and having to figure out other ways to lift things, especially when you need to hold one end in place while you anchor the other end! A neighbor I had helped a few times in the past always said if I ever needed help to give him a call! Yea, never showed up at all to help, I was on my own like it or not! Amazed I got it done actually, almost quit half a dozen times or least thought about it! LOL
You could plant mini day lillies in the cinder block holes for use of manure also and pretty color. Put hardware cloth or tin behind so chickens can't eat.
After letting my run get about 12 inches deep with leaves and wood chip bedding i realized alot of folks are not letting their girls clean up after themselves ! Not sure how to implement it into the coop but my run is as simple as raking it !
Very nice what a lucky daughter u have one thought put those chicken house legs on cinder blocks to elevate the wooden legs off the ground for preservation . Again excellent love it
Thanks for watching and the kind comment. That's a good idea. Actually going to replace them with an outside coop later this year so probably won't worry about it now.
EXCELLANT COMMENTARY ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE COOP. LOVE THE WAY ITS DESIGNED. GOING TO BUILD ONE LIKE THIS AND TRY TO ADD A NEW ONE EACH MONTH. THANK YOU AGAIN. 💖👍🐔🐤EGGCELANT. 😄
in the future, you could use hog rings instead of electric fence wire to keep the panels together if you are looking for sturdy. Also in the future if you use shou sugi ban technique on all the wood that comes in contact with the ground, the wood will last much longer.
I really love your run .how about placing more of those blocks on the inside too you could place treats for the chickens in them if there is enough space and they can't hurt themselves if course
This is something that I never hear people address regarding hoop houses. I like the little chicken coop structures in this hoop house because I like the idea of the chickens being able to cozy up somewhere. 😀 My question is this: do you bother closing the doors to the small coops at night? I welcome anyone's opinion.
In the old hoop house we did not close them up in the coops. Their coops at the time were so small so we just never did. We have since built a new coop and run about a year ago and its so much better. Now we close them in at night and we feel better knowing they are up off the ground and safe. It adds another level of security that we like. We finally made a video on the new pen and its out on our channel if you'd like to see it. Thanks for posting and viewing!
My husband always says chicken wire is for keeping chickens OUT of areas but not for protecting them. We are in southeast Alaska and ours is wood coop with mink wire yards from two different access directions. We ended up putting hardware cloth over the lower portion of the yard we changed to a quail yard when we discovered Ravens pecked through the mink wire and killed quail who love to sleep along perimeter of yard. We should have enclosed every single spot of that yard with hardware cloth because a year later a tiny baby white ermine squeezed through the mink wire opening and sucked the blood out of every quail. Granddaughter who cared for and loved the quiet little birds was heartbroken but is learning what animal husbandry entails. We never did tell her the extra roosters we raised from babies were in the chicken and dumplings. She is still mad at Poppy for selling them 😏
Thank you for viewing and the story. Very good call on not sharing about the roosters. That's a good point about the chicken wire. Luckily its working well. Fingers crossed.
You can use heated dog bowls too where temps drop to freezing. I’ve seen some that cut off most of the dog bowl leaving just the flat bottom where the heating element is and then the sit their chicken waters on top of the heating element from the bowl. Either of these options would work I’m sure, or maybe could be used together for areas where temps drop down into the negatives temperatures! Only thing that concerns me is the chances of a fire? But I try to keep everything as safe as possible!
Thanks for watching and the good suggestion. Currently we don't have power anywhere near the coop. I'll let the daughter know to look into other options. Currently we have a couple dog bowls my daughter fills first thing in the morning when it freezes.
lots of people regret chicken wire for predators and rats. Do you have a smorgasbord for rats at night there? 1/2 inch hardware cloth instead of chicken wire is the best option or a least a rat proof feeder.
Thanks for the idea and taking the time to post. Hardware cloth is a great idea. We haven't had any rats so far and we monitor them with a wildlife camera. Perhaps we will add the hardware cloth this fall. 😁
I wanted to add that we have a Great Dane and we walk him all around the yard and chicken pens several times a day...I can't help but wonder if that has helped keep some wildlife away.
Good job and good video. I have built two of these and I like your door and feeder set up better. I used 1/2" hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. It's heavier duty and I believe will hold up longer.
Thanks for watching and the comment. At the time I had a lot of chicken wire laying around and couldn't really afford the hardware cloth. So far so good though. Seems to be lasting very well. Will look into hardware cloth when in need to replace.
I noticed when you opened the door it stuck a little bit, if you put a cross brace across it you will find it works much better really loved your video thank you
I realize this comment is a year late but just a tip: if you have raccoons in the area, add a couple of feet of hardware cloth around the bottom of the coop/run, including your entry door. Raccoons will reach through the regular chicken wire and pull the chicken's head through, kill it and eat as much of it as they can. Hardware cloth helps prevent this if it's securely attached. Their paws won't fit through the opening. Thats a nice build. Thanks for sharing. (PS I posted this before I finished watching so if you mention adding hardware cloth later, apologies in advance 😊) I'll finish watching now.
We actually had a snake problem! At first we just relocated the snakes because they kept eating the eggs, one got so full she couldn't get back out of the pen. Then one day we found a snake had wrapped itself around one of the hens and it killed her. We couldn't put it off any longer and had to rebuild. We put in the new pen a year ago and they are so much happier and safe. The whole thing is 1/4" hardware cloth and the whole thing is home built and so much better than what they had. There is a review of the pen on our channel that we finally posted showing all the upgrades, many of which came from suggestions like yours! Thank you so much for viewing and posting!
Now I like this idea for a controlled area for raising chickens. We have no chickens (yet) and I'm considering getting some. My concern is that I live in a heavily wooded area with gray fox, coyotes, bobcats, snakes, coons, hawks, etc. So letting my chickens roam freely is not an option b/c I'd loose a lot of chickens in no time flat. Enjoyed a full-watch and am a New Subscriber!! Yay! 😀 Have a fine weekend.
Glad to hear you liked it. I don't have quite the selection of wandering wild animals but I can say I haven't had a single problem with the ones we do have since we built it. Thanks for subscribing. More to come. :)
Great job! I’m not big on editing either! But KineMaster is wonderful. If I can do it, anyone can. Lol Just starting my homestead adventure. I appreciate your tips. I’m not a complete newbie, as I spent a lot of time on my grandparent farm. Many prayers and blessings for you and your family! 💙💛🙏
@@TheBakerFarm l used to have over 200 chickens. We had a big shed with alot of nest ... We had slicks run across the walls for the chicken to roost on... In the day time we would let them out but in the evening they would come back in the shed to go to roost... We sold the eggs for $1.50 a dozen People would come from all over to buy our eggs...👌
On your feeders if you drill a small hole in the side up high in the tube and connect a bolt on the inside with some fishing line and something on the out side you will know how full your feeder is. Just pull the bolt out when filling the tub. And the water use a fishing float on the inside.
Great job! You did good work. I love seeing that the Chicks are protected from predator's. On mine I use mesh wire not the chicken fencing but that's just me. I love how you put the blocks all the way around. Great idea and I may have to do that myself...
It looks great, but rats and other predators can EASILY chew through that flimsy chicken wire. Get 16 gauge, 1/2 x 1" mesh wire. I know from experience.
Thanks for watching. Yes lots of suggestions about the hardware cloth. So far so good on the chicken wire. No signs of problems. Will look into hardware cloth when its time to replace.
I’m on the easy coast too. We’ve lost chickens to fox, coon, opossum, but nothing has gone through the chicken wire. It’s all been due to free ranging or leaving the coop door open. Oops.
@@nettiew4267 Yes! So far so good. My daughter does let them out but sits with them while doing so. We have seen fox here before too so she is very careful.
I love your setup. I am thinking about doing that. Even better is 1/4” hardware cloth. It keeps out snakes, mice, etc. I was thinking in regards to the water tube-if you had an extra tube and depending on the difficulty - you could swap tubes out and put the dirty one in a tub of water with bleach or vinegar to clean it. One to wash and one to use.
Those metal flat bars that you used to bring together the framing by the door are called FHA straps. When a pipe is located in a wall the floor plate and top plate has to be cut usually to fit around the pipe. The strap is put on the cut stud after the pipe is installed to protect the usually plastic drain pipe, either PVC or ABS for drains or copper, cpvc or pex for the water lines..The reason they're called FHA is because the FHA loan administration made them a requirement for a loan to be funded. Every code administrative authority has made them a requirement nation wide. They have self nailing protectors that go over a stud where the pipes outside edge falls closer than 1 3/4 " from the face of the stud to also prevent drywall screws from penatration of water or DWV pipes. The true FHA strap always have pre drilled holes to run screws through. I'm a retired Journeymen plumber that's why I'm familiar
THanks for watching and the kind words. I've tried to do what ever I could for them. In fact just recently built a better stronger coop/run combination. I think I might have over did it though since the wife calls it Fort Klucks.
I really like this. Hopefully in the next few months I can copy it. Also search for billboard vinyl for your cover on Craigslist you might find some local.
Thanks for commenting and the nice idea. We are a little remote from most areas that have stuff like bill board vinyl but I will keep it in mind for the next one.
@@susanxyz5730 No worries :). If you're planning on building one would live to see it. It was 4 panels long but you'll need a fifth for the front and back.
This is perfect. It’s exactly what i have been trying to describe to my hubby. Except using hardware cloth in place of chicken wire. How have the two small coops worked? Just wondering because i love this idea.
Hi, This coop looks really great! I love how you created the door and the coop itself. It's the kind of coop I wanted to build outside for my quails but instead of I started with a coop inside our shed. You can also see it on my channel. Thanks a lot for showing! Regards from a new subscriber ☺️👍🏾
Ive been using cow panels for grape arbors.just bend them over like this fellow did ,stake both ends down,and plant grape vines at both ends. grapes themselves can be trained to hang down through holes in fence.
Chicken wire is easily torn open by many predators including raccoons. It would be safer to use hardware cloth. Most use 1/2" which can keep out most predators except for small snakes which would probably end up as chicken snacks anyway. I wanted to use 1/4" hardware cloth, but it is a lighter gauge so some predators may be able to tear it more easily than 1/2". Now that I realize how hard it is to build anything without 1/4" gaps anywhere, I'd say go with 1/2" instead of 1/4". Does it freeze where you live? It doesn't usually get super cold where I am, but we have record cold this year. The only real way to keep water from freezing is to either go out many times a day to pour boiling water over it or use a heater. Heaters are easier, but it can be a challenge to figure out how to safely use them.
Thanks for watching and the nice comments. Will be looking into hardward cloth. We are on the coast of South Carolina in the US and it rarely freezes here. On the rare occasions it happens we just fill a dog bowl full of water for the chickens. It usually warms up during the day and the water thaws out.
Thanks for watching and the suggestion. From time to time my daughter will take them some scaps. Most of the leftovers go in the compost bin and I don't have much greens for it currently. However, that will change significantly in the spring when the garden gets going.
I made two of these one for layers one for meat chicken breeding my grand daughter named them bubble egg factory and she made a sign and painted it looks good
Thanks for watching and the tip. At the time Chicken wire was all I had. Luckily so far so good. Have gotten many tips about the hardward cloth and will look into that when its time to replace it.
I hate to say this because you have a great looking coop. I may even adapt some of your ideas when the weather warms. Your chicken wire I almost useless when it comes to raccoons especially. Dogs and raccoons can tear chicken wire all to pieces. At least put 1/2" hardwire wire up the sides. I know that's expensive, been there..done it! With cow panels, raccoons possums can tear through chicken wire and grap one of your chickens and eat a good meal
That is very scary but helpful, thank you for your suggestions. We have a wildlife camera set on the pen and haven't seen any raccoons. We did see a fox once but that was before building this pen. I do want to share that we have a Great Dane that we walk around the yard and chickens several times during the day and evening and I can't help but think that this has helped deter some wildlife. Also, it never fails that our chickens go up into their coop every evening like clockwork keeping them away from the fence line at night. With all that being said, your suggestions are appreciated very much!
@@TheBakerFarm and the more that Great Dane walks around and "relieves" himself near that run, the better. ... LOLOL... It would take bigger canine than a fox to tear the wire but any med/lrg dog will sure work on it. LOL I reckon you know all canines will sniff and take note of the height of the "pee" (marking) to assess the size of the canine who has claimed that area. Your dog sounds line it's a good test of that!! LOLOL. Good luck
Super helpful video and loved the comments about your daughter ("she hates when I call them that, but that's what they're called!"). What wonderful memories you've made with her. Has the coop lasted well the past few years?
Thanks for watching and the kind comments. It did really well however the hen houses we had inside it didn't fair too well. I decided to build a better coop/run combination and the Chickens are living in it now. I think I over did it for security as my wife calls it Fort Klucks. I hope to be able to do a video on it soon. Just haven't had the time. Currently working on a large back deck for the house. Will likely have a video for that too.
Looks fantastic! 🤩 You could even fill the blocks with soil and plant something chickens would like.🐛🐛🐛
I was just getting ready to text that! Yummy growing chicken food
I was thinking the same thing!
Thanks for watching. Great idea and ithat's coming. Going to plant some luffas around it for shade and some other stuff in the blocks. Not sure what yet.
We did the same thing, bought a prefab set up, then about 8 months later, built a way better one to fit our needs! This is really great! 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks for watching and glad you liked it . Looking forward to hopefully building some new coops this fall to attach to the run.
I don't know if chickens could reach, but you should add soil to cinderblocks and plant them. I have raised beds and have strawberries in the holes. Plants would improve appearance and make it harder for critters to move.
Thanks for watching. That's a great idea. I'll look into it once I get the garden going.
Great idea!!
That is a great idea !
I’m stealing that idea, thanks!
@@ToniMBullock be sure to plant your strawberries higher than top edge so the berries hang over the sides. I didn't do this and have to share some with the rolly pollies.
Great job. I built a chicken run a year ago. We have enjoyed our chickens. They are way better than a fish tank. They are quite entertaining so dinner and a movie all in one!
a really nice job...curiouis how it has worked out over the last few months. the chickenwire makes excellent hawk protection but in my part of Texas it wont stop the raccoons nor the snakes...when we built a couple like this a few years ago...(and they still are in good shape and working _) we had to put window screening material up to about 3 feet. they wont climb the fence material and dont know the wire doesnt go up to the top. we filled in the cinder blocks with dirt and planted be balm and a few other chicken delights. also be sure and ground it...ie drive a stake into the ground and ground it ...it will at least in Texas draw lightening
well done. be safe and healthy
Hi Robert! Thanks for the great comments. Its still working great so far. No problems with the critters getting in. It's a couple hundred feet behind the house and we recently saw a dog sniffing about but he didn't even bother the chickens. Grounding is a great idea. Its currently surrounded by much higher trees so currently the threat is low. However we will be clearing the trees soon so I'll probably add a ground rod then. Thanks again!
Chickens would probably kill snakes.
@@triciac1019 they will kill the snakes, but after they eat the eggs or baby chicks in nest boxes.
Just came across your chicken coop/run. Already built my coop last summer, and the winter weather halted my progress. I've shown your video to my wife, we've just done some maths and have agreed the new design of the run. Thank you for such a great idea at a perfect time.
Johnny that is awesome I'm really glad I could help. God often shows us stuff just at the right time. Good luck with your coop. I'm sure your chickens will love it.
@@TheBakerFarm I really can't wait for some DRY/SUN SHINEY DAYS... I'm going to rip the tarps off of my run! I'm 71 and handicapped so I have to do it myself but it just takes longer..LOL..and I can keep the costs by adapting some of your ideas to what I've already got. Thanks 😊🙏
You might want to put some 1/2" hardware cloth/wire at least along the bottom 2' of the bottom. Raccoons can reach through that chucken wire and will try to pull through whatever they can get ahold of. Loos nice though.
Thanks for the comment and the good suggestion. Will into it when we do some more work on the coop.
And it will be piece by piece too. I also used the hardware wire 3 ft up , 2 ft out, perimeter lined with paving blocks, inside with paving blocks, 🐦 netting over the top !
I know nothing about chicken coops but it looks good and the chickens look happy
Thank you. Yes they appear to be. If only they could talk :). Thank you for watching and the comment.
@@TheBakerFarm 😂
Love your block solution to prediters. Also, the cattle panel use with chicken wire. Well thought out process.
Thank you for the nice words and for watching. It has done a very good job. I have had lots of feedback that the chicken wire itsn't strong enough but so far so good. Will most likely replace with hardward cloth when it wears out.
There is a company in our area that makes truck tarps - heavy duty, 18-wheeler tarps. They make custom sizes. The prices are reasonable and they last much longer.
Thanks for watching and can you share this company information? I'd like to look into that and thank you very much for the feedback.
Where is this tarp,
@@TheBakerFarm I put tarps on my chicken coop/run, fastened with heavy zip ties, the wind just ripped them off. I couldn’t see what you used very well but think it was small bungee’s. Anyway, I would try again, if I thought it was a good suggestion. We get winds sometimes 30-40 mph. Any ideas?
Do they have a website, name please😊
Put soil in the cement blocks and add flowered and scrubs ,etc. Good job!
Been getting that suggestion a lot will pass it on to my daughter for her to consider it.
Oh this is a great idea. Chickens love Malabar spinach. And I would grow some of that in the back of the block by the chicken wire and stick it in through so they can eat it. It grows on a vine
I was thinking the same , thank you
Nasturtium will be the best.This flowers growing on my chicken coop.
I wanted to hear about the houses construction too. They look great. If you want to clean algae from your clear tubes, run a bottle of coke thru them till they are clean again.
Good idea about cleaning the algae thanks. Is there anything specific about the construction you'd like to know?
Hi Darlene, the houses came from MyPetChicken.com. Their particular coop I believe is called "The Clubhouse". Before we built the cow panel pen, we used two clubhouses with extended runs and then fenced in the whole area around both pens and placed a bird net over the top. We would then allow the chickens to run around the fenced area for a few hours and then put them back in their runs. They were young but even still it was too small for our liking.
The Clubhouse coops were great when we got them but honestly, they are difficult to keep clean because of their construction and pretty expensive in our opinion. We are hoping to build a single much larger coop that sits outside of their pen, one that we can access from outside so we clean it out all at once instead of having to rake it out as we do now. I am sure it will not be as pretty as the clubhouse but I think it will be more functional.
I think it’s great and so very set of you to make this for your daughter. Your a great dad!
Thank you for watching and the comment. That was really kind of you.
Plant Oregano in the cinder blocks to help your chicken's immune system...add garlic bulbs to their water bucket to help keep mites off the chickens. Great JOB!!!!!
Thanks for watching and the comments. Both are very good ideas. We are looking at planting in the blocks soon. That is awesome to know about Oregano so thanks for sharing. One thing we do that probably helps keep algae at bay is put a little apple cider vinegar in their waterer, it is very good for gut health.
Really nice. Thank you for the video. You can fill the holes of the cinder blocks with soil and plant flowers & vegetables for the chickens. They will looooveeee it.
Thanks for watching and the nice comment. That is a good idea. We are looking at planting some luffa in there to grow over the coop and give some more shade.
The added chicken fencing is really a must,byou did well for livesta
I safety.
EXCELLENT EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! As you did, I too am combining numerous videos into some things that work well in my situation (as an example water cups). Cattle panels are EXTREMELY useful in many of my projects from chicken runs to greenhouses to duck/geese runs, to raised beds and meat rabbit runs. My footing around my coops are 2 cinder/hollow block high all the way around the perimeter (just like you did), but instead of straw/hay on the bottom, I use sand up to the first block. Much easier to clean!! The other things that I use constantly are chicken wire, movable electric fence, and farm fabric I truly like what you did for your coops!! Keep up the GREAT VIDEOS!!! GOD Bless
Thanks David for the kind words and for watching. Will be working on more videos soon. Have been so busy getting settled into the new house just haven't had time.
I made a garden with the cinder blocks. I put 2 ft of 1/2 inch hardware cloth around the outside. I painted them white and planted tall flowers for shade. It looks great and all who have saw it love the look. Great job.
Thanks for watching. Great idea about the flowers.
Looks awesome! I saw many comments about the hardware cloth.. I fear you will need to do this but another great way to keep snakes away is plant those Cinder blocks with marigolds or lemongrass or society garlic. They don't like it. Not a 100 % but protection should always be multi layered. Add as many things as possible to keep them away. Great job!
That is called a Lap Joint, and If that gate feels loose or tries to sag on you, add a diagonal brace.
Thanks for watching and for the tip. That's a great idea.
Good coop! I like your auto water and feeder. We used a rubber trash can with pvc elbow access. We did 3” and 4”. The smaller one is better cause the chickens can c
Scratch out the feed in the 4”.
Wow I love this . I lost all my chickens to raccoons here in Florida. I've trapped so many ... I have new chickens now , not laying yet. I wish I had someone to build for me. So LOVE THIS
Very nicely done, neat and attractive! I started a project like yours with cattle panels but never completed it, unfortunately! Just a few questions or ideas but in no way to criticize or take away from your well designed pen. Clear plastic line to water cups, - If you change the line to a dark or black one, will not the water probably always be very hot during summer days? I have used clear tubing with never any algae problems. I also added a small amount of apple cider vinegar to the bucket but don't know if that helped or not? Pig nose rings from a farm or Tractor supply also work well to join panels or connecting netting but a bit expensive and require a special tool. My only very minor quibble would have been to back the chicken coop up against the wire panel and cut a "window" to access eggs from the outside. I am sure your daughters are quite proud of your work and kudos for taking the time to please your children. Blessings! South Carolina
Hi Dixie thanks for the great comments. That is a good point about the black line. We have had alge build up but my daughter was able to clean it out easily. To be honest I didn't even think about accessing the eggs. That was mainly because I am planning on building a coop out the back with easy egg access. That will also give them more room to run. I'm hoping to do that for her this Christmas. Will be sure to post a video of that too. In regards to the pig nose rings. I had looked at those for a fence I'm planning to build but since I had so much electric fence wire didn't even look for an alternative there. Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more. Once we get settled in the new house will be posting videos much more often.
Thank you for correcting yourself regarding Harbor Freight and fencing. I've been searching everywhere for cheaper wire hardware cloth to retro-fit predator -proof my chain-link panel chicken pen. When I heard you bought your fencing panels at Harbor Freight, I immediately decided to take a trip over there to look at their fencing. Ha Ha... Thanks for saving me the trip!
Lots of ideas in your video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Carolina Coops has excellent recommendations for keeping watering items from freezing and other great tips. I love watching videos and collecting ideas.
Brilliant. Very well thought about just two points. First the waterer system tube should be changed to a black one otherwise alge will grow inside it and will block the tube overtime and second point is to place some tarps on the chicken wire above the coops to keep the coops dry. Well done.
Thanks for watching and the tips. I kicked myself after I got the clear tubing as algae was the first thing that crossed my mind. However, remarkedly enough we haven't had a problem with it. We do occasionally put vinegar in the water for regular "gut" health and this probably helps keep it clean too. I do have it on my to-do list. We have a portion of the pen covered in tarp and so far the coops stay dry inside. Our plan is to build a larger coop area that will stay covered...hopefully, this fall.
Cool, and a solar electric fence can keep bear out too. You you can put branches in the fence from one corner into the other for them to roost. 👍
Thanks for watching and the bear tip. Luckily I don't think we have any bear near enough to bother us. They are in the area though. Will suggest to the daughter that she add some roosting sticks. Currently they use the tops of the coops.
Only think I’d do differently and I know it’s more expensive to do it too! But I would of used Hardware cloth rather than the chicken wire. Chicken wire works fine to keep chickens contained but many predators can go through the chicken wire in no time that are still small enough to fit thru the cattle fencing. Plus in my opinion the hardware cloth looks so much nicer then the chicken wire does on top of being much stronger too! Still a great job on your chicken coop run! I’m disabled on top of getting up in years and not as able to get around and do things like I use to when I was younger! So I designed my chicken coup run to be as efficient and easy to maintain as possible. So my chicken coop run designed like a trailer where the whole thing can be easily moved around on my property rather then having to clean out the coop whenever it need cleaning. I just move mine over and allow the chicken waste to be fertilizer to decompose and will move the coop back after some time has pasted! The actual coop is 12’x12’x8’ tall, 6’ tall inside the coop so I can stand up in my coop. Roost is designed on hinges so it can be folded up against the roof of the coop to leave my floor completely open to easily clean the floor. The floor I used a waterproof material 3/4” thick plywood with a plastic laminate glued to the waterproof plywood. Makes cleaning the floor super easy being majority of the chicken waste poo doesn’t stick much to the floor and it easily slides right out of the coop. I bought a large scraper that normally used for roof removal to scrape off the floor in the coop. It only takes me no more then 10 minutes to clean out my whole coop at most. More like 5 minutes really and I just give it a quick cleaning everyday when I go out to collect eggs! Being disabled and 64 years old, it’s much easier on me to do a little cleaning everyday then to let the mess keep building up over time and having a monster of a mess to clean up down the line! I at least try to work smarter not harder! Might cost me more to accomplish it, but in the long run it certainly makes life so much easier on me in the long run!
Thank you for viewing and the comment. Really like your description of how you built yours. Couldn't afford the hardware cloth at the time but will consider it when its time to replace the wire. So far I have been lucky no signs of anything getting though the wire.
Gale do you have a you tube vid or pics of your portable coop? Sounds interesting!
@@fambur5 I have pictures of it on Facebook and I believe on Instagram as well. Don’t believe I’ve ever tried adding anything to TH-cam yet though? I wish I would of been able to film the whole process I went thru with building this coop/run/tractor as I hear people call them built this way! But I built this coop pretty much by myself from the ground up and it certainly wasn’t easy at times! I had challenges I had to work thru exactly how I was going to accomplish parts of this project? Especially since now I’m up in age with health issues and lost a lot of the strength I use to have to muscle things around that I can’t do any more! Forces you to change your whole mind though process and having to figure out other ways to lift things, especially when you need to hold one end in place while you anchor the other end! A neighbor I had helped a few times in the past always said if I ever needed help to give him a call! Yea, never showed up at all to help, I was on my own like it or not! Amazed I got it done actually, almost quit half a dozen times or least thought about it! LOL
You could plant mini day lillies in the cinder block holes for use of manure also and pretty color. Put hardware cloth or tin behind so chickens can't eat.
We had a coop very similar to this!
We have moved now and I am gonna build a new one as soon as the weather holds up.
Thanks for watching. That's great that you are looking at building a new coop. I'm sure your chickens will love it.
I'm looking to build my own. Thank you for sharing.
What a great idea using cinder blocks and cattle panels! Beautiful coops!
I like this. I'm in research and planning phase. I'm in Wilmington, NC and plan to use hardware cloth.
I like it, cattle panel is great to provide "form" esp now in 2021 when wood is expensive or not easily found to build the entire frame.
The best I’ve ever seen.
After letting my run get about 12 inches deep with leaves and wood chip bedding i realized alot of folks are not letting their girls clean up after themselves ! Not sure how to implement it into the coop but my run is as simple as raking it !
Very nice what a lucky daughter u have one thought put those chicken house legs on cinder blocks to elevate the wooden legs off the ground for preservation . Again excellent love it
Thanks for watching and the kind comment. That's a good idea. Actually going to replace them with an outside coop later this year so probably won't worry about it now.
Great video. We just made one right before watching this, definitely see some upgrades we can do for the next one.
EXCELLANT COMMENTARY ON CONSTRUCTION OF THE COOP. LOVE THE WAY ITS DESIGNED. GOING TO BUILD ONE LIKE THIS AND TRY TO ADD A NEW ONE EACH MONTH. THANK YOU AGAIN. 💖👍🐔🐤EGGCELANT. 😄
Thanks for watching and the comment Les. Good luck on your coops I'm sure they'll look great. :)
in the future, you could use hog rings instead of electric fence wire to keep the panels together if you are looking for sturdy. Also in the future if you use shou sugi ban technique on all the wood that comes in contact with the ground, the wood will last much longer.
I really love your run .how about placing more of those blocks on the inside too you could place treats for the chickens in them if there is enough space and they can't hurt themselves if course
This is something that I never hear people address regarding hoop houses. I like the little chicken coop structures in this hoop house because I like the idea of the chickens being able to cozy up somewhere. 😀 My question is this: do you bother closing the doors to the small coops at night? I welcome anyone's opinion.
In the old hoop house we did not close them up in the coops. Their coops at the time were so small so we just never did. We have since built a new coop and run about a year ago and its so much better. Now we close them in at night and we feel better knowing they are up off the ground and safe. It adds another level of security that we like. We finally made a video on the new pen and its out on our channel if you'd like to see it. Thanks for posting and viewing!
My husband always says chicken wire is for keeping chickens OUT of areas but not for protecting them. We are in southeast Alaska and ours is wood coop with mink wire yards from two different access directions. We ended up putting hardware cloth over the lower portion of the yard we changed to a quail yard when we discovered Ravens pecked through the mink wire and killed quail who love to sleep along perimeter of yard. We should have enclosed every single spot of that yard with hardware cloth because a year later a tiny baby white ermine squeezed through the mink wire opening and sucked the blood out of every quail. Granddaughter who cared for and loved the quiet little birds was heartbroken but is learning what animal husbandry entails. We never did tell her the extra roosters we raised from babies were in the chicken and dumplings. She is still mad at Poppy for selling them 😏
Thank you for viewing and the story. Very good call on not sharing about the roosters. That's a good point about the chicken wire. Luckily its working well. Fingers crossed.
Man this is the best one I've seen yet great job fella.
Thank you for watching and the very nice comment. Stay tuned for more.
Made one of these a few years ago. Loved it this is the first time I've seen another
Plant marigolds in the block holes...help with pests.
That's a great idea thanks!
I use a fish aquarium heater too keep my water from freezing.. Works Great..You can pick these heaters up at your local Walmart..
You can use heated dog bowls too where temps drop to freezing. I’ve seen some that cut off most of the dog bowl leaving just the flat bottom where the heating element is and then the sit their chicken waters on top of the heating element from the bowl. Either of these options would work I’m sure, or maybe could be used together for areas where temps drop down into the negatives temperatures! Only thing that concerns me is the chances of a fire? But I try to keep everything as safe as possible!
Absolutely..😁
Thanks for watching and the good suggestion. Currently we don't have power anywhere near the coop. I'll let the daughter know to look into other options. Currently we have a couple dog bowls my daughter fills first thing in the morning when it freezes.
A lot of good little ideas to make a really good project turn out perfect. Genius designs, thanks
Thanks Terry that's a really nice comment. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you'll stay tuned for more.
lots of people regret chicken wire for predators and rats. Do you have a smorgasbord for rats at night there? 1/2 inch hardware cloth instead of chicken wire is the best option or a least a rat proof feeder.
Thanks for the idea and taking the time to post. Hardware cloth is a great idea. We haven't had any rats so far and we monitor them with a wildlife camera. Perhaps we will add the hardware cloth this fall. 😁
I've had quail and small chicks pulled through chicken wire. Definitely hardware cloth on the lower parts
Thanks for that suggestion on the hardware cloth. Beautiful coop thanks to both of you
I wanted to add that we have a Great Dane and we walk him all around the yard and chicken pens several times a day...I can't help but wonder if that has helped keep some wildlife away.
Good job and good video. I have built two of these and I like your door and feeder set up better. I used 1/2" hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. It's heavier duty and I believe will hold up longer.
Thanks for watching and the comment. At the time I had a lot of chicken wire laying around and couldn't really afford the hardware cloth. So far so good though. Seems to be lasting very well. Will look into hardware cloth when in need to replace.
I noticed when you opened the door it stuck a little bit, if you put a cross brace across it you will find it works much better really loved your video thank you
Thanks for watching and the tip.
I realize this comment is a year late but just a tip: if you have raccoons in the area, add a couple of feet of hardware cloth around the bottom of the coop/run, including your entry door.
Raccoons will reach through the regular chicken wire and pull the chicken's head through, kill it and eat as much of it as they can. Hardware cloth helps prevent this if it's securely attached. Their paws won't fit through the opening.
Thats a nice build. Thanks for sharing. (PS I posted this before I finished watching so if you mention adding hardware cloth later, apologies in advance 😊)
I'll finish watching now.
We actually had a snake problem! At first we just relocated the snakes because they kept eating the eggs, one got so full she couldn't get back out of the pen. Then one day we found a snake had wrapped itself around one of the hens and it killed her. We couldn't put it off any longer and had to rebuild. We put in the new pen a year ago and they are so much happier and safe. The whole thing is 1/4" hardware cloth and the whole thing is home built and so much better than what they had. There is a review of the pen on our channel that we finally posted showing all the upgrades, many of which came from suggestions like yours! Thank you so much for viewing and posting!
Good job , I'd love that set up
Now I like this idea for a controlled area for raising chickens. We have no chickens (yet) and I'm considering getting some. My concern is that I live in a heavily wooded area with gray fox, coyotes, bobcats, snakes, coons, hawks, etc. So letting my chickens roam freely is not an option b/c I'd loose a lot of chickens in no time flat. Enjoyed a full-watch and am a New Subscriber!! Yay! 😀 Have a fine weekend.
Glad to hear you liked it. I don't have quite the selection of wandering wild animals but I can say I haven't had a single problem with the ones we do have since we built it. Thanks for subscribing. More to come. :)
Great job! I’m not big on editing either! But KineMaster is wonderful. If I can do it, anyone can. Lol Just starting my homestead adventure. I appreciate your tips. I’m not a complete newbie, as I spent a lot of time on my grandparent farm. Many prayers and blessings for you and your family! 💙💛🙏
Thanks for watching and the nice comments. Good luck on your adventure. Stay tuned will be posting more later this year.
The cinder blocks are a good choice...
The feeders and water idea 👌
Nothing should get the 🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔🐔
Good Luck... 👍 ... Nice Job 🤗
Thanks for watching and the kind comments. Yes they have been safe over the last year. Hope to improve on it in the future.
@@TheBakerFarm l used to have over 200 chickens. We had a big shed with alot
of nest ... We had slicks run across the
walls for the chicken to roost on...
In the day time we would let them out
but in the evening they would come
back in the shed to go to roost...
We sold the eggs for $1.50 a dozen
People would come from all over
to buy our eggs...👌
@@debbiedaniels553 Wow that's impressive. These chickens are more my daughters pets than anything. We do love the eggs from them.
@@TheBakerFarm Chickens are alot of company... Like a good friend...👌
On your feeders if you drill a small hole in the side up high in the tube and connect a bolt on the inside with some fishing line and something on the out side you will know how full your feeder is. Just pull the bolt out when filling the tub. And the water use a fishing float on the inside.
Neat idea thanks! Thanks for watching.
Really great run and video. Thankyou for sharing I've sent it to several friends and will be using your great ideas
You could put dirt in the cement blocks and grow flowers 🌸
That is a wonderful idea, Wanda! We are thinking of planting gourds that can climb over the pen for added summer shade.
Muy bonito su gallinero. Gracias por compartir sus experiencias y conocimientos. Saludos desde Guatemala.
Thanks for watching Omar from Guatemala, and for the positive comments!
Great job! You did good work. I love seeing that the Chicks are protected from predator's. On mine I use mesh wire not the chicken fencing but that's just me. I love how you put the blocks all the way around. Great idea and I may have to do that myself...
It looks great, but rats and other predators can EASILY chew through that flimsy chicken wire. Get 16 gauge, 1/2 x 1" mesh wire. I know from experience.
Thanks for watching. Yes lots of suggestions about the hardware cloth. So far so good on the chicken wire. No signs of problems. Will look into hardware cloth when its time to replace.
I’m on the easy coast too. We’ve lost chickens to fox, coon, opossum, but nothing has gone through the chicken wire. It’s all been due to free ranging or leaving the coop door open. Oops.
@@nettiew4267 Yes! So far so good. My daughter does let them out but sits with them while doing so. We have seen fox here before too so she is very careful.
We have had issues with chicken wire and predators too. We use the hardware cloth. I've seen raccoons just shred the chicken wire in no time flat.
I love your setup. I am thinking about doing that. Even better is 1/4” hardware cloth. It keeps out snakes, mice, etc.
I was thinking in regards to the water tube-if you had an extra tube and depending on the difficulty - you could swap tubes out and put the dirty one in a tub of water with bleach or vinegar to clean it. One to wash and one to use.
That is a very nice chicken coop, I’m just sorry I’m so late seeing it. You did a great job.
Thanks for watching and the nice compliment. Did you already build one?
I did, if I had seen your video I would have changed a few things. They are just a hobby for me, but I love looking at ideas. 👍
Those metal flat bars that you used to bring together the framing by the door are called FHA straps. When a pipe is located in a wall the floor plate and top plate has to be cut usually to fit around the pipe. The strap is put on the cut stud after the pipe is installed to protect the usually plastic drain pipe, either PVC or ABS for drains or copper, cpvc or pex for the water lines..The reason they're called FHA is because the FHA loan administration made them a requirement for a loan to be funded. Every code administrative authority has made them a requirement nation wide. They have self nailing protectors that go over a stud where the pipes outside edge falls closer than 1 3/4 " from the face of the stud to also prevent drywall screws from penatration of water or DWV pipes. The true FHA strap always have pre drilled holes to run screws through. I'm a retired Journeymen plumber that's why I'm familiar
Thanks for the information and history.
I like this. I've been looking for exactly this to build this spring. THANYOU!
Glad I could help. Be sure to let me know if you have any questions.
Can you show us how you clean it and how often?
Better than most of the hoop videos. You understand predators are a threat cuz they can dig! 🙂
THanks for watching and the kind words. I've tried to do what ever I could for them. In fact just recently built a better stronger coop/run combination. I think I might have over did it though since the wife calls it Fort Klucks.
It look strong good job thanks. you can use the small runs if you ever have baby chick.
Thanks for watching and the comment. That's a good idea.
Very nice my chicken friend!!🐔🐓🐣
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
I really like this. Hopefully in the next few months I can copy it. Also search for billboard vinyl for your cover on Craigslist you might find some local.
Thanks for commenting and the nice idea. We are a little remote from most areas that have stuff like bill board vinyl but I will keep it in mind for the next one.
Great idea when storms and winter happens!
You have a nice set up.
This makes me want have chickens . A great job
Thank you and thanks for watching. They are fun. You should defiantly get some.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Very detailed and thank you for taking the time to help. Great job! 🌸💜❤️
Thanks for viewing and Glad you found it useful! Be sure to subscribe. We plan on posting more :)
The Baker Farm how many cow panels did you buy?
Sorry you said 4 cowpanels long
@@susanxyz5730 No worries :). If you're planning on building one would live to see it. It was 4 panels long but you'll need a fifth for the front and back.
This is perfect. It’s exactly what i have been trying to describe to my hubby. Except using hardware cloth in place of chicken wire.
How have the two small coops worked? Just wondering because i love this idea.
Next Christmas. ;) they probably want a heated dog bowl.
Nice work !! Thanks for sharing.
Yup been through two winters so far. Luckily it doesn't freeze here very often so we just take a dog bowl full of water when it does.
Great ideas. I love the feeders and built a few, they work perfect.
I am so glad they worked for you!
We just built this its awesome!!!
Wonderful!
Hi,
This coop looks really great! I love how you created the door and the coop itself. It's the kind of coop I wanted to build outside for my quails but instead of I started with a coop inside our shed. You can also see it on my channel.
Thanks a lot for showing! Regards from a new subscriber ☺️👍🏾
That's a great approach!
Thanks Glad you like it. More homesteading like stuff coming so stay tuned .
Good job and great parent/child project!!
Thanks for watch and the nice comment.
Ive been using cow panels for grape arbors.just bend them over like this fellow did ,stake both ends down,and plant grape vines at both ends.
grapes themselves can be trained to hang down through holes in fence.
Thanks for watching and what a great idea. I might have to borrow it. We are wanting to do grapes eventually.
@@TheBakerFarm go right ahead farmer baker.were all in it together.works for pea vines and pole beans too.
Love the ideas. Thank you! I’ll be building one soon.
Looks great, the chooks looks like the love it
That's awesome, very well built 👍🐓
Chicken wire is easily torn open by many predators including raccoons. It would be safer to use hardware cloth. Most use 1/2" which can keep out most predators except for small snakes which would probably end up as chicken snacks anyway.
I wanted to use 1/4" hardware cloth, but it is a lighter gauge so some predators may be able to tear it more easily than 1/2". Now that I realize how hard it is to build anything without 1/4" gaps anywhere, I'd say go with 1/2" instead of 1/4".
Does it freeze where you live? It doesn't usually get super cold where I am, but we have record cold this year. The only real way to keep water from freezing is to either go out many times a day to pour boiling water over it or use a heater. Heaters are easier, but it can be a challenge to figure out how to safely use them.
Thanks for watching and the nice comments. Will be looking into hardward cloth. We are on the coast of South Carolina in the US and it rarely freezes here. On the rare occasions it happens we just fill a dog bowl full of water for the chickens. It usually warms up during the day and the water thaws out.
IT'S NICE.
GIVE THEM THE FOOD FROM YOUR KITCHEN.IF YOU DON'T EAT IT.ANY KIND.MAKE'S TASTY EGG'S.
Thanks for watching and the suggestion. From time to time my daughter will take them some scaps. Most of the leftovers go in the compost bin and I don't have much greens for it currently. However, that will change significantly in the spring when the garden gets going.
Awesome coop
I made two of these one for layers one for meat chicken breeding my grand daughter named them bubble egg factory and she made a sign and painted it looks good
Thanks for watching. That sounds really neat. I'm sure my wife would love to paint a sign for ours.
Good job on the chicken run.
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
This is a really awesome setup!
Thank you for watching and the nice comment. I really appreciate it. Sorry about the delay in answering.
Raising chickens for forty five years the chicken wire of today is worthless. Use the wire that is one inch square. Wise and nice coop.
Thanks for watching and the tip. At the time Chicken wire was all I had. Luckily so far so good. Have gotten many tips about the hardward cloth and will look into that when its time to replace it.
That's how learn ,,by doing & seeing what else can be done,,✔,,I gave it a like,,,
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
You can use apple cider vinegar in there water to keep it from turning green. It’s a table spoon pre gallon .
Very nice and protective for the hens👍👌
Thank you for watching and the nice comment.
My husband and I are trying to do something similar right now
I hate to say this because you have a great looking coop. I may even adapt some of your ideas when the weather warms. Your chicken wire I almost useless when it comes to raccoons especially. Dogs and raccoons can tear chicken wire all to pieces. At least put 1/2" hardwire wire up the sides. I know that's expensive, been there..done it! With cow panels, raccoons possums can tear through chicken wire and grap one of your chickens and eat a good meal
That is very scary but helpful, thank you for your suggestions. We have a wildlife camera set on the pen and haven't seen any raccoons. We did see a fox once but that was before building this pen. I do want to share that we have a Great Dane that we walk around the yard and chickens several times during the day and evening and I can't help but think that this has helped deter some wildlife. Also, it never fails that our chickens go up into their coop every evening like clockwork keeping them away from the fence line at night. With all that being said, your suggestions are appreciated very much!
@@TheBakerFarm and the more that Great Dane walks around and "relieves" himself near that run, the better. ... LOLOL... It would take bigger canine than a fox to tear the wire but any med/lrg dog will sure work on it. LOL I reckon you know all canines will sniff and take note of the height of the "pee" (marking) to assess the size of the canine who has claimed that area. Your dog sounds line it's a good test of that!! LOLOL. Good luck
Thank you very much for sharing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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wow great chicken coop hoop-
Thanks. It served us well. Our chickens needed new coops and I wound up building a new one. Glad you liked the video.
Super helpful video and loved the comments about your daughter ("she hates when I call them that, but that's what they're called!"). What wonderful memories you've made with her. Has the coop lasted well the past few years?
Thanks for watching and the kind comments. It did really well however the hen houses we had inside it didn't fair too well. I decided to build a better coop/run combination and the Chickens are living in it now. I think I over did it for security as my wife calls it Fort Klucks. I hope to be able to do a video on it soon. Just haven't had the time. Currently working on a large back deck for the house. Will likely have a video for that too.