I like the Buff Orpington and Jersey Giant breeds -- to mention a couple of others. Jersey Giants are very gentle, and beautiful. I had some from Sand Hill Preservation Center before, and they had excellent quality and laid beautiful big dark brown eggs. The Orpington is very commonly offered because they are just all-around great birds. All of these mentioned, on this video, are great birds also; I just wanted to mention these other two as favorites for our family.
Nice to see an older person making a farming journey (like me--67). Info like these videos help me to know these projects can be easily accomplished by a woman at any age!!
An idea I used for my chicken's outdoor run was to screw 4 2x6x4' boards in a square, seed the inside of the box and cover with chicken wire. That way when the grass/weeds grew up through the wire the birds had a good time nibbling at the greenage.
You're right, I've heard not to use chicken wire on the run because here we have rats, weasels, fisher cats, raccoons, foxes, coydogs and black bears plus the arial predators...basically if it's a predator, we have it in our woods here in NH. I've also heard to use pavers or cement blocks (which some use to plant leafy greens in for the chickens) on top of the part of the hardware cloth that you bent over the ground. Great build on the run, strengthening with brackets is a good idea for sure.
@@DianeJarecki i’m with you. We have all the same predators as you in East TN, so after 10 years of dealing with critters, we removed our 2x4 welded wire fencing, and are replacing it with chain link. Yes, you read that right! We also have human predators!
Im building mine as well and the old fellas I've been helping take care of their chickens and they have been giving me advice... the fencing materials at the bottom should be buried under ground raccoons will be able to force those large staple up out of the ground... if you buried it a foot down they won't be able to get under it... just what I have been advised from the older farmers helping me... thank you for sharing
Nice design. In my area, the raccoons are pretty crafty and can climb up and eat through the chicken wire. That would be the only thing that I would change, other than having a windbreak and a rain cover. Great job on the door, too.
I am getting ready to make my chicken coop so this helps.... Also, ALWAYS buy way more nails or screws than you need... You will use them again later. They never go to waste on the farm.
On the door side of your coop. You have a short vertical 2x4 screwed to a horizontal 2x4. What did you use to make the screw holes to attach the vertical to the horizontal? You can see this at 12:51 over your left shoulder. Thank you in advance.
You can tell the temps dropped between the first and second weekend, I see a long sleeved flannel shirt. Must be below 60, or at least that is when I pull out the long sleeves here in Dallas lol. Thank you for making this video when you did and posting it. I am looking to build a chicken coop with a run and I have no building experience at all. This makes it seem so much less intimidating.
Thanks for sharing this awesome build video. I’m in the process of building a run for the 6 hens we purchased and after seeing your video I realized that I have been over complicating my build. Since you built your run and have had it in use are there any recommendations or modifications that you’d suggest? I’m now a new subscriber to your channel and appreciate your knowledge based videos. Thanks again from us here in PA!
@@CountryLivingExperience with the high winds in dallas texas, would you recommend reinforcing more wood bracing at the corners? originally i wanted to do just 6' height but less work if i can just do 8' and not cut as much. the issue would be the crazy strong winds we are getting all the time. thank you in advance!!
I see this was posted 3 years ago and I'm wondering what you might do differently today. For myself, I'd make it much larger because they need more room than that. I'd also put that hardware cloth higher up, and a solid covering on top would help to keep the ground drier plus give them some protection from rain/snow etc. That's just my opinion, so have you changed anything or wished you had done something different? I enjoy your videos, and your easy presentation style and I find your information valuable. Thanks for sharing!
So we got our hens yesterday. After watching this video out of countless ones on youtube , this had to be the easiest one to do. Granted I did not have a building to anchor it to. This plan was the basis for my chicken run. 19 2x4x8 pressure treated wood ( you can swap out 8 of them for 2x4x16), 4 2x2 pressure treated, 8 3 ways simpson brackets, 8 Simpson strong tie brackets, box of 3" exterior deck screws, box of 2" exterior deck screws, 1/2 " wide t50 staples, door bolt latch, hinges and a pad lock latches, 4ft high x 50 ft long chicken wire ( around the run), 3 ft x 50 ft hardware cloth ( predator apron around) and 3ft by 125ft chicken wire (for the top). It was little over $300 with todays lumber prices with shopping between lowe's and home depot. The 3 way braces made everything so easy and quick. Little material cutting was needed.
FYI the link in the description takes you to a connector made for 2x2s instead of the 2x4s listed in the materials sections. That said: thank you so much for this!!!
Great build!! Love those brackets so much! Where I live we have ferret relatives that will savage an entire flock plus bears, cougars, raptors, coyotes, bobcats, wolves etc, so no chicken wire. Lots of predators can quickly dig under just about anything so I'm putting a 19 gauge hardware cloth apron with some chicken wire buried under the run. The ferret type animals can get in any 2" hole! Have you any advice on strengthening your run to at least slow down our large predators? I have only 3 chickens and a retirement income. Electric fencing would probably solve everything but it's quite expensive and can fail with our many power outages here in the PNW North Cascade mountains wilderness. You're so creative and smart about money-saving building that I just had to ask your opinion. Anyone else reading this is more than welcome to add your wisdom to my dilemma, too!!! Thanks again being willing to share so much to help others! 🙏 Namaste
Thank you. My only advice would be to put cattle panel fencing behind the hardware cloth or chicken wire and use timbers as posts instead of the lighter 2x4. That will keep a bear out. Although once you spend money on all of that, you may have been able to buy the electric fencing.
Thank you. Everything I use is listed below the video in the description. Here is a link to the corner brackets...Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9
There is a whole list in the video description. Here is a copy for you: Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9 or @Home Depot tinyurl.com/ycsr7s8f Landscape fabric pins: amzn.to/2J72V75 Materials list: 18 treated 2x4's 50ft roll of chicken wire: amzn.to/3Lh7FoN Roll of 48" hardware cloth: amzn.to/3tB8sL0 electrical staples: amzn.to/3JFz2s2 screws or nails, 6 simpson 3 way corner brackets, 6 simpson corner brackets, 6-2x4 joist hangers: amzn.to/3wEBaN4
We have a materials list in the video description with links. Here it is.... Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9 Landscape fabric pins: amzn.to/2J72V75 Materials list: 18 treated 2x4's 50ft roll of chicken wire: amzn.to/3Lh7FoN Roll of 48" hardware cloth: amzn.to/3tB8sL0 electrical staples: amzn.to/3JFz2s2 screws or nails, 6 simpson 3 way corner brackets, 6 simpson corner brackets, (Home Depot) 6-2x4 joist hangers: amzn.to/3wEBaN4
Has the chicken wire held up this past year? I'm planning to build a run this spring and like the idea of using hardware cloth just at the bottom, but was nervous that the chicken wire wouldn't keep out raccoons, possums, etc.
Yes, no problems at all. The entire enclosure is still strong. I do also have a dog out in the day and the chickens are in a locked coop at night, so no issues with any predators at all.
@@CountryLivingExperience awesome! Thanks for reply. New subscriber here, crazy chicken lady in training for flock coming in April! I have an awesome coop ready...I plan to free range but will have a run also for when they're young. I planned on using automatic door that opens and closes based on sunlight, but I saw your video and now I'm scared to install that.
We have a large garage/shed/shop on our property with a dirt floor, I’m thinking of also putting chickens in there,with an indoor coop and run too, but also an outdoor run, next to it - just right next to it has an asphalt driveway. Do you have any advice for us, can you have a chicken run on that type of ground? It’s next to our garden which id like to have them access some times, but I’m worried about the big job of taking out the asphalt. I’m wondering if adding bedding on top of the driveway would work or not.
Can you add links to the other materials you used? I see the materials list and then you said more links to come and I am not a handy person and I am trying to make this exactly like yours so I want to buy the exact things you got or at least see photos of what I need to get! Thank you so much! This is by far the best video I have seen on how to make a chicken run especially for someone who doesn’t do DIY stuff!
Thank you. Glad our video was helpful for you. Here are the rest of the links: Chicken wire-amzn.to/3Lh7FoN, Hardware cloth: amzn.to/3tB8sL0, Joist hangers: amzn.to/3wEBaN4, Electrical staples: amzn.to/3JFz2s2
Perfect EZ build. I like how you did not just bust out $100,000.00 worth of tools. You built it with normal tools. I'm building a copy this weekend for my wayward hens.
Your border collie is supervisor, surprised she didn't take over the job. We had a rescue aussie who hated power tools, would bite you if you used one around him.
I wanted to be able to stand up in it with no problem. Additionally, I did not want to cut the 2x4's and be left over with small (almost useless) short pieces.
You could grow some viney things like kiwi to make some Shade in summer. I like the overhead, im actually building something like that into my new construction.
I like having it full sun. You will see why when I post the video of my coop build. It is unique and the chickens will have some shade opportunities there. Definitely watching my neighbor struggle with owls made me want that full covering.
So glad I found your channel. I'm new to chickens and am in the process of transforming and old barn into a coop and will be making a run similar to this that attaches to it. Can you give me some guidance on how big of a run I need? I've always heard the bigger the run the less the smell, not to mention we want at least a couple Dominiquers and I've read they like a lot of forage area. I was thinking something like 5x10, is that too small for 5-8 chickens?
Conventional thinking says that each chicken needs 10 square feet per chicken. That is overkill in my opinion. We have about 5 sq ft per chicken and they are totally healthy. The runs really don't smell at all. The coop is the area that usually has a smell to it.
Thank you. We used 18 treated 2x4's, 2-50ft rolls of chicken wire, 1-25ft roll of 48" hardware cloth, electrical staples, screws or nails ( I don't recall how many), 6 simpson 3 way corner brackets, 6 simpson corner brackets, 6-2x4 joist hangers, 8 small joist hangers, fabric pins. I can post more links in the video description shortly.
Always over estimate and buy a little more than what's needed. KEEP RECEIPTS to return unused excess items or store and save excess for other projects.
Hi, i really like the way you build this and i am trying to build a run too. Bur, I can't find that bracket you used for the door? caan you add a link to it so I can buy some too? Thanks
Hello from really cool midwest.😊😅 .Those brakes makes everything easier indeed. We have lots of owls and hawks too. They have no mercy on the poor chickens. My chickens are protected and kind of hidden from them and I still spot them around. Nice job! Thanks for sharing. ❤🙏
Do you ever have any problems with snakes getting in the chicken run through the holes in the chicken wire? We have chicken snakes where we live. May I ask where in Texas you're located? We're in East Texas in Leon county. I'm learning a lot so I'll know what to do when we get chickens. Thanks for all these videos,they are so helpful.
You're welcome. I don't have an issue with snakes getting in. I have a lot of barn cats that patrol for me too though. We are in East Texas too. South of Tyler.
How did you predator proof the bottom of the door? I was going to put metal on the bottom of my coop to prevent digging in. Think that would be good. I'm getting all the heavy sit metal free.
Great tips on the metal brackets, makes this seem WAY easier. But wondered why you built a 3x3' door instead of 3x6' to walk in easier? I see that you added 2nd door or changed it up.
I’m looking through the comments and maybe you said this in the video and I missed it, but what size is this run? TIA again!! (My husband and I were just at Home Depot pricing out everything you talked about in the video but weren’t sure of your size.) LOVE the videos on chickens!
Hello! Love the channel and really appreciate that you respond to nearly every question. Mine is: did you bury the ground contact hardware cloth at all or just lay it on the ground? My buddy did similar around his garden, but just used 2x4 mesh and buried it like 6-12”. Thanks!
Hello and thank you. I just laid the hardware cloth on the ground and used some 9" spikes to hold it down. The grass has grown over it now and if I ever have to remove it I am going to need a tractor ;-)
Hey there buddy, would i need to make it fully enclosed like the bottom too, and if I have it set under a roof already does it need a water proof roof still
Those brackets I'm sure are not cheap. Everything is high. I'm building a chicken coop and got some used fence pickets for free. Are landscape timbers ok to use?
You don't have raccoons in Texas? Fox and weasels climb pretty well too. As a wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience building cages to keep animals in (until they are ready for release), I can tell you, a raccoon, fox, or weasel would get into this enclosure easily.
My ground is not 100% level in a few spots. I am planning on using the skirting for predators. How should I correct this? This will be a free standing run. I will not have it connected to a structure, any advice?
If it is freestanding you will need some sort of anchors. Potentially just some rebar stakes driven into the ground and then secured to the frame. As for the ground, you’ll need to level it by digging out and flattening a spot for the run.
Great Shirt. Ron Paul is brilliant!
Thank you. He absolutely is.
I like the Buff Orpington and Jersey Giant breeds -- to mention a couple of others. Jersey Giants are very gentle, and beautiful. I had some from Sand Hill Preservation Center before, and they had excellent quality and laid beautiful big dark brown eggs. The Orpington is very commonly offered because they are just all-around great birds. All of these mentioned, on this video, are great birds also; I just wanted to mention these other two as favorites for our family.
Great video! Huge help… thank you….
You're welcome
Just got my very first hens at age 68. Your videos are very helpful.
Very cool. Glad we could help.
Nice to see an older person making a farming journey (like me--67). Info like these videos help me to know these projects can be easily accomplished by a woman at any age!!
so lovely to see your cute little girl helping you a filming.
Cool. Thanks
Ya.. that was cute... here i have one little girl, who wanna use hammer while i keep the nail 😬
You are so sweet with your pup. 😍
Thank you!
...the Paul shirt, the flannel on flannel, Yup..liked and subbed!
Welcome to the channel!
Cool Ron Paul shirt!
Instantly subscribed!👍
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video and I love the shirt 😉
Thank you
Thank you for sharing this time information. I was especially thankful to learn about the brackets.
You're very welcome.
Still cant find out where to get the brackets at
An idea I used for my chicken's outdoor run was to screw 4 2x6x4' boards in a square, seed the inside of the box and cover with chicken wire. That way when the grass/weeds grew up through the wire the birds had a good time nibbling at the greenage.
Cool
You're right, I've heard not to use chicken wire on the run because here we have rats, weasels, fisher cats, raccoons, foxes, coydogs and black bears plus the arial predators...basically if it's a predator, we have it in our woods here in NH. I've also heard to use pavers or cement blocks (which some use to plant leafy greens in for the chickens) on top of the part of the hardware cloth that you bent over the ground. Great build on the run, strengthening with brackets is a good idea for sure.
It is solid as a rock with no issues 1.5 years later.
@@DianeJarecki i’m with you. We have all the same predators as you in East TN, so after 10 years of dealing with critters, we removed our 2x4 welded wire fencing, and are replacing it with chain link. Yes, you read that right! We also have human predators!
Thank you! Finally a build I can understand!!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful.
This is great and exactly what I’ve been looking to do. Thank you for posting!
You’re welcome. Glad it was helpful
Great video, gave me several solid ideas for the chicken run I am building. Thanks!
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.
Im building mine as well and the old fellas I've been helping take care of their chickens and they have been giving me advice... the fencing materials at the bottom should be buried under ground raccoons will be able to force those large staple up out of the ground... if you buried it a foot down they won't be able to get under it... just what I have been advised from the older farmers helping me... thank you for sharing
I have never had a problem. That hardware cloth is very stiff and those are 8" staples.
Loved the video. If I ever add a run to my coop I'm working on. Or. I'm definitely using this video as a guide!
Awesome. Glad it was helpful.
Nice design. In my area, the raccoons are pretty crafty and can climb up and eat through the chicken wire. That would be the only thing that I would change, other than having a windbreak and a rain cover. Great job on the door, too.
Thanks
Raccoons bite on metal?! I didn’t know. New here with young chickens 😮
Excellent! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome
❤ I love the Ron Paul T-Shirt
Thank you my friend
i hope you teach you children at home. she's so cool and smart. she's a helper you can see it. i was like her growing up. love ya'll brother.
Thank you so much. I do. She loves learning about everything I build.
Thank you so much for sharing these awesome videos❣️❣️❣️
You're welcome
Best Of Luck With It! 👍👍
I didn't know about that special corner bracket. Good tip. Thanks.
You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.
Country Living Experience: A Homesteading Journey where did you get the bracket
@@typeaque1911 This is the bracket....amzn.to/2JtDmNP. You can also find them at home depot.
I hear ya brother! Any project I've ever taken on I always come up short on something. Great video BTW. 👍
Thanks
I have a border collie and an Aussie I feel you!
I am getting ready to make my chicken coop so this helps....
Also, ALWAYS buy way more nails or screws than you need... You will use them again later. They never go to waste on the farm.
Good call
On the door side of your coop. You have a short vertical 2x4 screwed to a horizontal 2x4. What did you use to make the screw holes to attach the vertical to the horizontal? You can see this at 12:51 over your left shoulder. Thank you in advance.
I used a Kreg pocket hole jig to drill those holes. A great little tool to have.
Please show how to make that run door, I may have missed you making it!!! Enjoyed your video!!!
Thank you very much. I followed the basic concept and the chickens love their new home!
You're welcome! That's awesome.
You can tell the temps dropped between the first and second weekend, I see a long sleeved flannel shirt. Must be below 60, or at least that is when I pull out the long sleeves here in Dallas lol. Thank you for making this video when you did and posting it. I am looking to build a chicken coop with a run and I have no building experience at all. This makes it seem so much less intimidating.
You're welcome.
Amazing job.
Thank you
@@CountryLivingExperience very welcome
Love your shirt.
Awesome! Thanks.
Love the Ron Paul shirt!
Awes! Welcome to the channel.
You should put up clear plastic roofing on top prevent rain and making the inside ground muddy mess.
Thank you for this video. I am in the process of building one and this helps a lot!
You’re welcome
Thanks for sharing this awesome build video. I’m in the process of building a run for the 6 hens we purchased and after seeing your video I realized that I have been over complicating my build.
Since you built your run and have had it in use are there any recommendations or modifications that you’d suggest?
I’m now a new subscriber to your channel and appreciate your knowledge based videos. Thanks again from us here in PA!
You're welcome and welcome to the channel. I wouldn't change anything. It has worked perfectly.
@@CountryLivingExperience with the high winds in dallas texas, would you recommend reinforcing more wood bracing at the corners? originally i wanted to do just 6' height but less work if i can just do 8' and not cut as much. the issue would be the crazy strong winds we are getting all the time. thank you in advance!!
@@samuraioodon I am not that far from Dallas and we don't really have high winds here. That said, more reinforcement is always better.
Hi there, do you have a list of materials for the door part of the gate? Or was that included in your list.
I think I put everything in the video description.
I like this run. It's easy enough for me to try and do.
Awesome! Glad we could help.
One year later & im sure this run is at least double the price😉
Helpful Video, Thank You
Unfortunately you are correct. Glad it was helpful.
Nicely done!
Thank you
I see this was posted 3 years ago and I'm wondering what you might do differently today. For myself, I'd make it much larger because they need more room than that. I'd also put that hardware cloth higher up, and a solid covering on top would help to keep the ground drier plus give them some protection from rain/snow etc. That's just my opinion, so have you changed anything or wished you had done something different? I enjoy your videos, and your easy presentation style and I find your information valuable. Thanks for sharing!
My design worked perfectly for me at the time. When I got more chickens, I wished it was a slightly bigger.
@@CountryLivingExperience good to know, thanks.
So we got our hens yesterday. After watching this video out of countless ones on youtube , this had to be the easiest one to do. Granted I did not have a building to anchor it to. This plan was the basis for my chicken run. 19 2x4x8 pressure treated wood ( you can swap out 8 of them for 2x4x16), 4 2x2 pressure treated, 8 3 ways simpson brackets, 8 Simpson strong tie brackets, box of 3" exterior deck screws, box of 2" exterior deck screws, 1/2 " wide t50 staples, door bolt latch, hinges and a pad lock latches, 4ft high x 50 ft long chicken wire ( around the run), 3 ft x 50 ft hardware cloth ( predator apron around) and 3ft by 125ft chicken wire (for the top). It was little over $300 with todays lumber prices with shopping between lowe's and home depot.
The 3 way braces made everything so easy and quick. Little material cutting was needed.
Very cool. Glad it helped.
FYI the link in the description takes you to a connector made for 2x2s instead of the 2x4s listed in the materials sections. That said: thank you so much for this!!!
You're welcome! Thanks for the heads up. I will check the link.
Love the Ron Paul shirt. Subbing just for that :)
Awesome! Thank you!
LOVE your Ron Paul Shirt !!!
Thank you. Glad to have you here!
Great video
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Great build!! Love those brackets so much! Where I live we have ferret relatives that will savage an entire flock plus bears, cougars, raptors, coyotes, bobcats, wolves etc, so no chicken wire. Lots of predators can quickly dig under just about anything so I'm putting a 19 gauge hardware cloth apron with some chicken wire buried under the run. The ferret type animals can get in any 2" hole! Have you any advice on strengthening your run to at least slow down our large predators? I have only 3 chickens and a retirement income. Electric fencing would probably solve everything but it's quite expensive and can fail with our many power outages here in the PNW North Cascade mountains wilderness.
You're so creative and smart about money-saving building that I just had to ask your opinion. Anyone else reading this is more than welcome to add your wisdom to my dilemma, too!!! Thanks again being willing to share so much to help others! 🙏 Namaste
Thank you. My only advice would be to put cattle panel fencing behind the hardware cloth or chicken wire and use timbers as posts instead of the lighter 2x4. That will keep a bear out. Although once you spend money on all of that, you may have been able to buy the electric fencing.
Good point! Thank you again!! Your homesteading videos are Master classes!
What an awesome channel. II'll be building my coop and run in Old East Dallas. I'm new to youtube and can't find the corner bracket info.
Thank you. Everything I use is listed below the video in the description. Here is a link to the corner brackets...Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9
thank you for the interesting video. Will you be breeding your border collie? Can you recommend where one could get one?
You're welcome.
He is a rescue from out area and is fixed.
very nice vid with great explanations.
Thank you
Greenhouse build for $300? Woot. Going to watch now
Nice shirt!!
Thank you
I found the 3-way joist brackets, but can’t determine the 3 way bottom corner brackets. Do have part # for those? You didn’t have a limo on your list.
Here is the one we use....Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9
Awesome build!
Thank you
Awesome shirt! I’m going to try brackets for my run. Thanks for tips.
Thank you and you're welcome. Glad you found it helpful!
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Thank you, very helpful. We will be starting our chicken journey soon!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your chickens.
Did you use the same brackets on top as you did on the bottom? In the corners (The 3 way connector)
I did.
Where did you buy the brackets to hold your fra ing at
There is a whole list in the video description. Here is a copy for you: Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9 or @Home Depot tinyurl.com/ycsr7s8f
Landscape fabric pins: amzn.to/2J72V75
Materials list:
18 treated 2x4's
50ft roll of chicken wire: amzn.to/3Lh7FoN
Roll of 48" hardware cloth: amzn.to/3tB8sL0
electrical staples: amzn.to/3JFz2s2
screws or nails, 6 simpson 3 way corner brackets, 6 simpson corner brackets,
6-2x4 joist hangers: amzn.to/3wEBaN4
Where did you find all different metal brackets for the door/frame? I’m having a hard time finding them is there a more specific name for them?
We have a materials list in the video description with links.
Here it is....
Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9
Landscape fabric pins: amzn.to/2J72V75
Materials list:
18 treated 2x4's
50ft roll of chicken wire: amzn.to/3Lh7FoN
Roll of 48" hardware cloth: amzn.to/3tB8sL0
electrical staples: amzn.to/3JFz2s2
screws or nails, 6 simpson 3 way corner brackets, 6 simpson corner brackets, (Home Depot)
6-2x4 joist hangers: amzn.to/3wEBaN4
Love the Ron Paul shirt. He sure was right huh?
Absolutely. He was spot on.
Has the chicken wire held up this past year? I'm planning to build a run this spring and like the idea of using hardware cloth just at the bottom, but was nervous that the chicken wire wouldn't keep out raccoons, possums, etc.
Yes, no problems at all. The entire enclosure is still strong. I do also have a dog out in the day and the chickens are in a locked coop at night, so no issues with any predators at all.
@@CountryLivingExperience awesome! Thanks for reply. New subscriber here, crazy chicken lady in training for flock coming in April! I have an awesome coop ready...I plan to free range but will have a run also for when they're young. I planned on using automatic door that opens and closes based on sunlight, but I saw your video and now I'm scared to install that.
@@joolzbohr I installed a different auto door with a pull string. I haven't had any issues with that one.
We have a large garage/shed/shop on our property with a dirt floor, I’m thinking of also putting chickens in there,with an indoor coop and run too, but also an outdoor run, next to it - just right next to it has an asphalt driveway. Do you have any advice for us, can you have a chicken run on that type of ground? It’s next to our garden which id like to have them access some times, but I’m worried about the big job of taking out the asphalt. I’m wondering if adding bedding on top of the driveway would work or not.
Chickens wouldn't do well on an asphalt surface at all.
@@CountryLivingExperience ya, I was worried about that. I’m not sure how to work around it, unless we do need to pull it up.
Hi could you tell me where you buy those brackets for wood
Sure. These are the ones we used...Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9
Where do you get all those brackets for the chicken run
Here....Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9 or @Home Depot tinyurl.com/ycsr7s8f
Can you add links to the other materials you used? I see the materials list and then you said more links to come and I am not a handy person and I am trying to make this exactly like yours so I want to buy the exact things you got or at least see photos of what I need to get! Thank you so much! This is by far the best video I have seen on how to make a chicken run especially for someone who doesn’t do DIY stuff!
Thank you. Glad our video was helpful for you. Here are the rest of the links: Chicken wire-amzn.to/3Lh7FoN, Hardware cloth: amzn.to/3tB8sL0, Joist hangers: amzn.to/3wEBaN4, Electrical staples: amzn.to/3JFz2s2
where can I find the framing brackets used for connecting the 2 x 4 bottom frame and vertical posts?
These are the ones we used...Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9 or tinyurl.com/ycsr7s8f
Perfect EZ build. I like how you did not just bust out $100,000.00 worth of tools. You built it with normal tools. I'm building a copy this weekend for my wayward hens.
Thanks. It sure would be nice to have $100k worth of tools...lol.
Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!
Where do you find the cool corner brackets and braces?
Got some on Amazon and some at Lowes. The links are in the video description.
I’m sorry, I still don’t find it.
Found them(should say my son did) thank you
Your border collie is supervisor, surprised she didn't take over the job. We had a rescue aussie who hated power tools, would bite you if you used one around him.
He sure is. He tries to heard my chickens by running around the coop all day long too.
Just curious, why did you want it 8’ tall? We’re thinking ahead to what we’ll be building soon. Thanks!
I wanted to be able to stand up in it with no problem. Additionally, I did not want to cut the 2x4's and be left over with small (almost useless) short pieces.
You could grow some viney things like kiwi to make some
Shade in summer. I like the overhead, im actually building something like that into my new construction.
I like having it full sun. You will see why when I post the video of my coop build. It is unique and the chickens will have some shade opportunities there. Definitely watching my neighbor struggle with owls made me want that full covering.
lol Really cold???? -35 in central BC Canada right now!!!! fun fact -40F and -40C are the same temp
Link to those corner brackets? Oh wait, I clicked show on the description and see it all now!
Cool
How did you do the door?
So glad I found your channel. I'm new to chickens and am in the process of transforming and old barn into a coop and will be making a run similar to this that attaches to it. Can you give me some guidance on how big of a run I need? I've always heard the bigger the run the less the smell, not to mention we want at least a couple Dominiquers and I've read they like a lot of forage area. I was thinking something like 5x10, is that too small for 5-8 chickens?
Conventional thinking says that each chicken needs 10 square feet per chicken. That is overkill in my opinion. We have about 5 sq ft per chicken and they are totally healthy. The runs really don't smell at all. The coop is the area that usually has a smell to it.
Thank you I didn’t know about an easier way to build one. We getting ready to do another one.
Cool. Have fun building the next one.
Sir..! Where did you get those brackets??
I need to build a chicken coop also. Thx for sharing.
You're welcome. You can find them in these two places: Simpson Corner Connectors: amzn.to/2VKcvE9 or @Home Depot tinyurl.com/ycsr7s8f
Great video. What's the materials list.? Like how many 2 by 4's (2 boxes of 6 X nails I'll have to rewind) and how many simpson brackets?
Thank you. We used 18 treated 2x4's, 2-50ft rolls of chicken wire, 1-25ft roll of 48" hardware cloth, electrical staples, screws or nails ( I don't recall how many), 6 simpson 3 way corner brackets, 6 simpson corner brackets, 6-2x4 joist hangers, 8 small joist hangers, fabric pins. I can post more links in the video description shortly.
@@CountryLivingExperience You're awesome! Thanks again. This video is just wanted I needed!
Always over estimate and buy a little more than what's needed.
KEEP RECEIPTS to return unused excess items or store and save excess for other projects.
Hi, i really like the way you build this and i am trying to build a run too. Bur, I can't find that bracket you used for the door? caan you add a link to it so I can buy some too?
Thanks
Thank you. Here you go: amzn.to/31UVsRY. This is the contractors pack. I am not sure how many you need.
Nice!
Thanks
Hello from really cool midwest.😊😅 .Those brakes makes everything easier indeed.
We have lots of owls and hawks too. They have no mercy on the poor chickens. My chickens are protected and kind of hidden from them and I still spot them around.
Nice job! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you. Hopefully we won't have to worry about any predators now.
Do you ever have any problems with snakes getting in the chicken run through the holes in the chicken wire? We have chicken snakes where we live. May I ask where in Texas you're located? We're in East Texas in Leon county. I'm learning a lot so I'll know what to do when we get chickens. Thanks for all these videos,they are so helpful.
You're welcome. I don't have an issue with snakes getting in. I have a lot of barn cats that patrol for me too though. We are in East Texas too. South of Tyler.
Where did you buy the metal framing clips from?
We put the link in the description for you.
How did you predator proof the bottom of the door? I was going to put metal on the bottom of my coop to prevent digging in. Think that would be good. I'm getting all the heavy sit metal free.
I just wrapped that hardware cloth around the bottom of the entire thing including the door.
Great tips on the metal brackets, makes this seem WAY easier. But wondered why you built a 3x3' door instead of 3x6' to walk in easier? I see that you added 2nd door or changed it up.
The brackets make it easy for sure. I built a 3'x6' door.
I think the lower gutter is to take the impact of rain so a trench isn’t carved into a moat around your barn
Ah, yes. Probably.
I’m looking through the comments and maybe you said this in the video and I missed it, but what size is this run? TIA again!! (My husband and I were just at Home Depot pricing out everything you talked about in the video but weren’t sure of your size.) LOVE the videos on chickens!
Thanks. It is 8x8 on this side of the metal wall. There is more space on the inside of the stable where the coop is.
Hello! Love the channel and really appreciate that you respond to nearly every question. Mine is: did you bury the ground contact hardware cloth at all or just lay it on the ground? My buddy did similar around his garden, but just used 2x4 mesh and buried it like 6-12”. Thanks!
Hello and thank you. I just laid the hardware cloth on the ground and used some 9" spikes to hold it down. The grass has grown over it now and if I ever have to remove it I am going to need a tractor ;-)
Hey there buddy, would i need to make it fully enclosed like the bottom too, and if I have it set under a roof already does it need a water proof roof still
If you already have it under a roofed structure, no need to spend more money on another roof. Use your best judgement in securing the bottom.
@@CountryLivingExperience perfect thank you
That was really helpful but surprised you used treated pine. Is that ok for chickens?
It is fine. No issues for chickens.
Those brackets I'm sure are not cheap. Everything is high. I'm building a chicken coop and got some used fence pickets for free. Are landscape timbers ok to use?
They were cheap when I made this video.
You can use landscape timbers if you like.
@@CountryLivingExperience can landscape timbers be buried? II wanted to get 8ft timbers and put 2 ft in the ground
@@dbluehorsedeboe5567 yes, absolutely...as long as they are treated.
@@CountryLivingExperience ok thanks
What part of Texas are you in? I'm about an hour north of Houston@@CountryLivingExperience
We are building our 12x12 chicken run. Would we need to add support 2X4s along the walls or would the corner vertical 2X4s hold the top boards?
Not sure I understand. If your design is different than mine, I would have to see it to make any suggestions.
Did you build your run door with 2x4s ??
I did
Wish you would of showed where you used the different brackets
You don't have raccoons in Texas? Fox and weasels climb pretty well too. As a wildlife rehabilitator with 20 years of experience building cages to keep animals in (until they are ready for release), I can tell you, a raccoon, fox, or weasel would get into this enclosure easily.
How? It’s fully enclosed with wire.....top too.
My ground is not 100% level in a few spots. I am planning on using the skirting for predators. How should I correct this? This will be a free standing run. I will not have it connected to a structure, any advice?
If it is freestanding you will need some sort of anchors. Potentially just some rebar stakes driven into the ground and then secured to the frame. As for the ground, you’ll need to level it by digging out and flattening a spot for the run.
where else can i get corner brackets for 3 2x4? the 1's you had amazon link to are no longer available
Home Depot has them also.