A lifetime of never hearing the words "chicken tunnel", now it's all over the place. It's almost as if TH-cam has an algorithm to send you to videos based on what you watched.
My husband and I just binge watched ideas on how to expand our coop area. I've seen this before but didn't know how to make it or explain it to my husband. Great video! We really appreciate it!
I connected a 50 ft pallet fence to my chicken run this year to extend my yard then white washed it.Its beautiful! Now my yard is bigger and 3 sides of my chicken run can be protected by my dogs.The other side faces my house. Next spring I plan on attaching chicken tunnels to the pallet fence (on the inside) Connecting the tunnels to the inside of the fence hides them from public view, makes them stronger and better protects them from predators.Nothing can get on top on the chicken tunnels and crush them because the top of the tunnel is connected to the side of the fence.Out of sight out of mind.No one is able to see the tunnels in your yard (as long as they're up against the fence) If you planted shrubbery in front of the tunnels you can't see them from your house either.
Great job. I made a chicken run like this one but I left the ground open so the birds could scratch without the fence under foot. I used metal post across th bottom edges of the fence every 8 ft or so. The birds love to scratch. Love your video. From Greensboro NC
Oh, Hey from Rockingham County (Ruffin) I would also like to see yours. Ours ended up a square shape, I haven’t seen any drawbacks so far, except that I need to step wise to get over it or you will fall down and crush it twice consecutively 😂.
I’m seriously going to borrow your idea for my cats! All the other tunnels I’ve seen have an open bottom which would be a problem with one of my cats. Knowing his determination, he would dig out under the tunnel even if it had a million stakes to hold it down. Your tunnel makes it impossible for him to do that. Eventually I plan to get chickens, so I would love to also do tunnels around the edge of my garden for them.
Great job, I really like the way you made it with enough height and width for them to still fit there when they get bigger, I've seen some other videos of chicken tunnels and they are small, short and really no space for them to move around comfortably. Thanks for sharing.👍
I spent like two weeks building a chicken coop bought a run, now they been in there about a week and they grew overnight lol now I need more space 😩 and I'm so happy I found this because I have an entire roll of that exact fencing going to make today.
I really need to do a follow up and even more detailed. It has held up really well even with the grandkids bouncing off it 🤣. I really don’t think I would do anything differently ❤️
you could always drill a hole through the top split 2X4 and continue on through the plywood door into the other half of the 2X4. You could then stick a dowel or pencil through there, ensuring that nothing could lift that door.
This is very ingenious! I am not a chicken farmer... not even close! I do live in a small town, however; I appreciate all that is associated with farming! Thank you for sharing!
This was an easy project thanks to you and your ideas/tips. I made a 12 feet long and a 9 feet long L shape attached to my coop. My girls ❤️ going out into the chicken run and enjoying the sun. No more escaping under the fence or making a mess on the backyard side walk. Thank you again. H
They tear up lawns, & irrigation. No one ever tells you that. Just like they don't tell you that cats puke, poop, pee, scratch...destroy your house. Just the obvious litter smell, common sense shedding. 😡 Sorry, off topic. The tunnel will help with my chickens & cats...then repairs begin.
great little job I especially like the fact that you can move it around and keep them free to range without completely destroying on particular area and letting the iold path re grow... love it..
I like the idea, like a HabiTrail for chickens. There may also be a way to move the unit laterally to take advantage of even more yard area. Thank you.
New chicken farmer here...great chicken tunnel idea...definitely a safe way for the chickens to travel safely and the nice part the tunnel moves around at your direction...
Great video and I like your construction method. I’m going to use this but was trying to figure out a way for easy bends in the tunnel of 90 degrees to go around a garden.
Thx, I like the neat clean look of your chix tunnel. My 1st year raising chix. Learning something new every day. I live by the river & we have lots of "birds of prey". This is going to work great w my "Chix Tractor", I'm planning on building...I will be using the tunnel to get the chix in the chix tractor.
I watched this with the sound off, no cc, because I was listening to a different show on another device. Seemed pretty detailed, will do in the future for chicken tunnel or catio tunnel/walkway. I knew this is what I wanted, but not very good at putting things together, just see the finished product in my head, so this is awesome. I'm going to watch it again with sound. Hopefully, I can get my kid to watch so she'll help me build. Thanks for the video.
You are most welcome!❤️ your comments are the main reason I made this video ! I love building stuff and making things as easy as possible. I’ve been helped by so many people on TH-cam with instructional videos I just wanted to share a little of my knowledge and ingenuity!
Great research mate resulting in a great simple design and construction! Very effective! Thanks for taking the time to do the video and sharing. Good on ya! Warm regards from Australia 🇦🇺!
Made one of these today after watching this video. I went with 100 feet of wire and it took a few hours but it worked perfectly and the chickens love it! My entrance is just attached to their current foraging area (which has its own door) without any wooden doorway or anything like that but it all turned out wonderfully. Thank you for the video!
Great idea mate just what I have been looking for. I needed something that was simple to build, and easy enough to move around my back garden that is full of fruit trees. My young chickens and ducklings will love it. Thanks for a great idea man. All the best from Perth Western Australia
the welded wire fencing has open spaces which are too large IMHO. I use 1/4" hardware cloth b/c desperate predators can reach through the fencing you are using in this video. Animals that can 'grab' will reach through and pull and eat on whichever part of your feathered babies they can reach. Your video is great and you do an awesome job explaining everything well. I'd just use something with smaller spaces between the wire.
Well thought-out build. Hammer tip - great! I like the suggestion for cutting the wire and using the leftovers to tie it all together - perhaps every second one would be enough. It's given me some ideas - and you could square it off using the board and hammer if you wanted straight sides and a straight roof. Thanks for uploading, much appreciated.
Chickens like to seriously dig around, so I think it would be so much better for them to have the tunnel floor free of wire and totally exposed so that they are better able to scratch the earth without the cumbersome wire barrier which greatly inhibits that activity, likely frustrating to them as well as possibly feeling real uncomfortable to their little soft feet pads, maybe even with the potential to cause a foot injury
I would love to be able to do that but, I move it around and rotate the position to give them fresh ground all the time! Honestly they pay that wire no attention at all. And I’ve never had one injure their feet. The wire is there for their protection without out it dogs that roam our neighborhood would make short work of them❤️
I love this innovative Chicken tunnel to protect your flock of chickens. When humans show how much they care and love their fowl to keep them safe is wonderful. No free lunch here you predators! Good job!!
My husband made a short chicken tunnel a few years ago so they can go from inside their coop to the run outside keeping them safe from predators. I live in city limits so our predators is mostly cats next door or occasional opossum. We have outside dogs but the chickens are in my vegetable garden fenced off from the dogs. I like your idea though to give them a little more roaming space
You could also unhook from the door after they are inside and use it like a chicken tractor for different areas. It would be light weight e cough to pull thru garden rows for big control
This is a great idea and you've got my wheels turning now. I've got a garden area that I've been wanting to give our chickens access to but it's not as secure as their main area. This seems like it will be exactly what I need. Thanks!
First of all I like to congratulate you ❤️ great idea and that shows the love and care for your beautiful chickens! I think it can be even better if you could cut the bottom part in the middle and bend it outward and fin a secure way to hold it down and wild animal proof so there is no way they could sneak under. That'll give your precious chickens a chance to scratch the ground and grab some nutritious bugs! Thank you and God bless you 🙏🙏
I like this very much. Are you worried about the plywood door warping? I'm looking for a more . . . . shall we call it discreet? . . . . way to extend my run. I overbuilt my coop and made it look like a very attractive she-shed, but between chicken math and an eye to current world events I'm keeping a few (ha-ha) more girls than my city suggests.
Lol I love your reply! As far as the door warping I not had that problem,(2 years) another reply mentioned using grey duct tape on the top edge to keep water from getting in.
If you are concerned about the plywood warping, you can seal it with stain or paint. If you are in a really humid or rainy location, look for marine grade paint used on boats and wooden docks. Or, you could use a piece of UV treated acrylic/plastic or a sheet of metal.
I'm planning on building one. I think your idea is better but your land is flat and mine is a hill so I'm figuring out what I can do that I can move easily and will curve with the land. Awesome job. I like yours. Seems sturdy!
I did this twenty years ago but I attached the wire to the edges of the plank, makes a natural arch. Much easier on their feet to walk on wood. I also could make it go over obstacles, I called it the sky bridge😂
Not sure anything is simpler than a nice sized chicken tractor on wheels that can be put where needed instead of a dedicated area that will become unkempt.
Nice tunnel first one I saw that I think I truly like. Had thought of making a three way on end of first length before going on lawn. Three slide gates with mating pinned square transition so you can go left right or straight. Maybe easier to add flex tube at three way point.
Hog ring pliers have a single groove on each side the wire(s) have to be inside to replace no it successfully, as long as you do that, they are amazing.
You earned them. New subscriber. Look forward to more videos. Just added some "Mystic Onyx" chicks to my flock today. I mostly have light brahma and barred Rock.
True but since I’ve did the video I’ve placed smaller wire all around the bottom and… just to make sure I close them up every single nite in the coupe which it bullet proof ❤️
1/4” hardware cloth is the only material that will protect your chickens. Atleast a foot skirted at the bottom all the way to the top. Just doing the bottom will not suffice. Predators will climb and get in the larger holes. Very expensive unfortunately but many of us have learned the hard way. Milk, measles, rats etc can fit through extremely small holes. Just don’t want people getting the wrong idea that their chickens will be safe with this type of enclosure 😢
I don't have chickens yet but I am trying to get informed on building a coop, a run, and a chicken "chunnel" extension. I love that you didn't need to use any lumber for the tunnel part. I've seen where people build a wood or pvc frame then cover it with hardware cloth or fence. I'm just wondering if having the wire at the bottom will make it hard for the chickens to scratch around for insects? I'm new to all of this so I am genuinely asking. The ones I've seen mostly use ½ hardware cloth. But I see this one here is a fence with wider openings.
It’s very solid even not having a wood frame and less expensive! They are able to scratch and peck pretty good with the wire bottom but it’s there mostly to protect them from stray dogs in the neighborhood!❤️
nice! great ideas. Are your chickens able to scratch up the ground enough? I would like to incorporate something like this in my garden. I do want my girls to access my soil. Suggestions?
Yes they are able to scratch to their hearts content! After several months dirt, debris, grass will accumulate above the wire allowing them to scratch and peck all they like 😊. Thanks for the sub. My next video tutorial will be a chicken tractor that will have another door at the end of the tunnel!
A lifetime of never hearing the words "chicken tunnel", now it's all over the place. It's almost as if TH-cam has an algorithm to send you to videos based on what you watched.
I got "chicken tunnel"-ed too.
@@sjp6341 😅
Lol!
@@tailgatecarpenter26 Daaaaaaaaamn!
I also thought they could hear what you say too
I could watch them in that tunnel for hours! What a great idea and very masterfully executed. Thank you so much for sharing!
Tyvm I live in the city and prefer they free range but that’s not possible with all the stray dogs 😊
My husband and I just binge watched ideas on how to expand our coop area. I've seen this before but didn't know how to make it or explain it to my husband. Great video! We really appreciate it!
You are most welcome ❤️ and ty for the kind words!
I connected a 50 ft pallet fence to my chicken run this year to extend my yard then white washed it.Its beautiful! Now my yard is bigger and 3 sides of my chicken run can be protected by my dogs.The other side faces my house. Next spring I plan on attaching chicken tunnels to the pallet fence (on the inside) Connecting the tunnels to the inside of the fence hides them from public view, makes them stronger and better protects them from predators.Nothing can get on top on the chicken tunnels and crush them because the top of the tunnel is connected to the side of the fence.Out of sight out of mind.No one is able to see the tunnels in your yard (as long as they're up against the fence) If you planted shrubbery in front of the tunnels you can't see them from your house either.
Are you able to make a video of your chicken run and share it with us?
I’ve been looking for a good design for a chicken tunnel and this is the best one I’ve seen that fits my needs. Thanks for doing a video on this.
Awesome! You are most welcome and thanks so much for the kind words!❤️❤️❤️
Great job. I made a chicken run like this one but I left the ground open so the birds could scratch without the fence under foot. I used metal post across th bottom edges of the fence every 8 ft or so. The birds love to scratch. Love your video. From Greensboro NC
Ty very much! I would love to see pictures of yours! Good ideal with the metal fence posts ! ❤️😊
Oh, Hey from Rockingham County (Ruffin)
I would also like to see yours. Ours ended up a square shape, I haven’t seen any drawbacks so far, except that I need to step wise to get over it or you will fall down and crush it twice consecutively 😂.
I think that's a great idea. I am making one too and will try to leave the bottom opened.
I’m seriously going to borrow your idea for my cats! All the other tunnels I’ve seen have an open bottom which would be a problem with one of my cats. Knowing his determination, he would dig out under the tunnel even if it had a million stakes to hold it down. Your tunnel makes it impossible for him to do that. Eventually I plan to get chickens, so I would love to also do tunnels around the edge of my garden for them.
Good idea! Post pictures!
Great job, I really like the way you made it with enough height and width for them to still fit there when they get bigger, I've seen some other videos of chicken tunnels and they are small, short and really no space for them to move around comfortably.
Thanks for sharing.👍
Ty! I wish I could let them free range but I live in the city lol. This is the best option for them
I spent like two weeks building a chicken coop bought a run, now they been in there about a week and they grew overnight lol now I need more space 😩 and I'm so happy I found this because I have an entire roll of that exact fencing going to make today.
Thanks for the kind words!❤️ good luck with your build!
This is a great idea! Our yard is very uneven, but with your idea we wouldn’t have to worry about the chickens getting out or something getting in
Ty for the kind comments ❤️
I would sever the tunnel at, say, 5’ intervals and loop them back together. This would make it bendable, to a degree, for more coverage of your yard.
Great idea ty ❤️
I'd love a follow up on this video to see how it's held up over the past 2 years and if there's anything you'd do different in a future build?
I really need to do a follow up and even more detailed. It has held up really well even with the grandkids bouncing off it 🤣. I really don’t think I would do anything differently ❤️
Great job man you did exactly what 80% of us would love to do, and you have a beautiful yard looks very peaceful there
Ty very much ! We like it here but we would love to move to the mountains!❤️
you could always drill a hole through the top split 2X4 and continue on through the plywood door into the other half of the 2X4. You could then stick a dowel or pencil through there, ensuring that nothing could lift that door.
Good idea ❤️❤️❤️! Thanks for the suggestion!
This is very ingenious! I am not a chicken farmer... not even close! I do live in a small town, however; I appreciate all that is associated with farming! Thank you for sharing!
Why tyvm Sue Bell ! You are most welcome!❤️😊
This was an easy project thanks to you and your ideas/tips. I made a 12 feet long and a 9 feet long L shape attached to my coop. My girls ❤️ going out into the chicken run and enjoying the sun. No more escaping under the fence or making a mess on the backyard side walk. Thank you again. H
Awesome!
They tear up lawns, & irrigation. No one ever tells you that. Just like they don't tell you that cats puke, poop, pee, scratch...destroy your house. Just the obvious litter smell, common sense shedding. 😡 Sorry, off topic. The tunnel will help with my chickens & cats...then repairs begin.
great little job I especially like the fact that you can move it around and keep them free to range without completely destroying on particular area and letting the iold path re grow... love it..
Ty for the kind words❤️… I want to build a sled next 😁
I like the idea, like a HabiTrail for chickens. There may also be a way to move the unit laterally to take advantage of even more yard area. Thank you.
Thanks for the reply. Very soon I’m going to utilize that tunnel with another door to attach to a chicken tractor stay tuned 😊
New chicken farmer here...great chicken tunnel idea...definitely a safe way for the chickens to travel safely and the nice part the tunnel moves around at your direction...
Thank you for sharing the idea!
Thank you very much!
Great video and I like your construction method. I’m going to use this but was trying to figure out a way for easy bends in the tunnel of 90 degrees to go around a garden.
Ty very much!
Try putting in a 3foot section of poultry wire this will let you turn to any angle
Thx, I like the neat clean look of your chix tunnel. My 1st year raising chix. Learning something new every day. I live by the river & we have lots of "birds of prey". This is going to work great w my "Chix Tractor", I'm planning on building...I will be using the tunnel to get the chix in the chix tractor.
Thanks for the kind words!❤️
I watched this with the sound off, no cc, because I was listening to a different show on another device. Seemed pretty detailed, will do in the future for chicken tunnel or catio tunnel/walkway. I knew this is what I wanted, but not very good at putting things together, just see the finished product in my head, so this is awesome. I'm going to watch it again with sound. Hopefully, I can get my kid to watch so she'll help me build. Thanks for the video.
You are most welcome!❤️ your comments are the main reason I made this video ! I love building stuff and making things as easy as possible. I’ve been helped by so many people on TH-cam with instructional videos I just wanted to share a little of my knowledge and ingenuity!
Great research mate resulting in a great simple design and construction! Very effective! Thanks for taking the time to do the video and sharing. Good on ya! Warm regards from Australia 🇦🇺!
Ty my brother from down under ❤️!
I think I can adapt this for a cat tunnel to my cattery. Genius. Thankyou.😻🙏
Awesome ideal post it pictures if you can! I’d love to see that ! Oh wow that’s an awesome idea for my 2 cat’s!!!
They won't scratch up your yard, because they won't scratch on that wire for sure - just peck through it. Neat idea to make it somewhat moveable.
Made one of these today after watching this video. I went with 100 feet of wire and it took a few hours but it worked perfectly and the chickens love it! My entrance is just attached to their current foraging area (which has its own door) without any wooden doorway or anything like that but it all turned out wonderfully. Thank you for the video!
That’s awesome so happy my video helped!
Great job Mr Da Chickenman.
Tyvm for the kind words ❤️
Great idea mate just what I have been looking for. I needed something that was simple to build, and easy enough to move around my back garden that is full of fruit trees. My young chickens and ducklings will love it. Thanks for a great idea man. All the best from Perth Western Australia
Thank you my brother from down under !❤️❤️❤️
What a great project. And you're a nice guy too. Lucky chickens!
Tyvm!
the welded wire fencing has open spaces which are too large IMHO. I use 1/4" hardware cloth b/c desperate predators can reach through the fencing you are using in this video. Animals that can 'grab' will reach through and pull and eat on whichever part of your feathered babies they can reach. Your video is great and you do an awesome job explaining everything well. I'd just use something with smaller spaces between the wire.
I really liked your tunnel! One of the best ones I have seen on the internet!! Good job!
Tyvm!
Well thought-out build. Hammer tip - great! I like the suggestion for cutting the wire and using the leftovers to tie it all together - perhaps every second one would be enough. It's given me some ideas - and you could square it off using the board and hammer if you wanted straight sides and a straight roof.
Thanks for uploading, much appreciated.
You are most welcome!
Very good instructions! Thanks for the video!
You are welcome! Thanks for the kind words ❤️❤️
This is my dream Chicken Tunnel! Thank you for the tutorial!!! I liked the clean look those weird pliers gave.
Tyvm! Hope it helps and Ty so much for the kind words ❤️😊
Great idea - Can't wait to get my garden established, then build a chicken tunnel around the edges!
Best of luck in your build ❤️!
You could also branch off of it to go in different directions. All kinds of very cool stuff you can do that design. For sharing!
Ty you are absolutely correct! I plan on connecting a chicken tractor to it and moving them around
Chickens like to seriously dig around, so I think it would be so much better for them to have the tunnel floor free of wire and totally exposed so that they are better able to scratch the earth without the cumbersome wire barrier which greatly inhibits that activity, likely frustrating to them as well as possibly feeling real uncomfortable to their little soft feet pads, maybe even with the potential to cause a foot injury
I would love to be able to do that but, I move it around and rotate the position to give them fresh ground all the time! Honestly they pay that wire no attention at all. And I’ve never had one injure their feet. The wire is there for their protection without out it dogs that roam our neighborhood would make short work of them❤️
I love this innovative Chicken tunnel to protect your flock of chickens. When humans show how much they care and love their fowl to keep them safe is wonderful. No free lunch here you predators! Good job!!
Thank you for your kind words ❤️❤️❤️!!!
Good morning Sir from Oregon ILLINOIS March 27, I love it soo much, now I need to convince my husband to let me do this. Have a beautiful day
Really nice, very good idea. I shared this video...good for prepping. Thx for sharing! 🙏🏽🇨🇦
Ty for the share and the kind words !❤️❤️❤️
My husband made a short chicken tunnel a few years ago so they can go from inside their coop to the run outside keeping them safe from predators. I live in city limits so our predators is mostly cats next door or occasional opossum. We have outside dogs but the chickens are in my vegetable garden fenced off from the dogs. I like your idea though to give them a little more roaming space
I would love nothing more than to let them free range however..... I know in a week I wouldn’t have any chickens. And thanks for the kind words!❤️
You could also unhook from the door after they are inside and use it like a chicken tractor for different areas. It would be light weight e cough to pull thru garden rows for big control
Good idea ty!❤️. I do plan on making a chicken tractor with a door and another door at the end of the tunnel and just slide them all over the place 😍
This is a great idea and you've got my wheels turning now. I've got a garden area that I've been wanting to give our chickens access to but it's not as secure as their main area. This seems like it will be exactly what I need. Thanks!
You are most welcome! If you have any questions drop a comment… I try to answer everyone!
Great tutorial- I’ll use this method to build our chicken tunnel!
Glad I was able to give you some ideas 😊
Watching from Fiji..really affordable and easy to make..loved it.
Yes it was easy ...I did it by myself And it took about 3 hours to complete...thanks for your comment!
Such a great idea! I may try something like this as I am just starting out!✊🏼
Ty very much! If you have any questions in your building just drop it here I’d be happy to help!
First of all I like to congratulate you ❤️ great idea and that shows the love and care for your beautiful chickens! I think it can be even better if you could cut the bottom part in the middle and bend it outward and fin a secure way to hold it down and wild animal proof so there is no way they could sneak under. That'll give your precious chickens a chance to scratch the ground and grab some nutritious bugs! Thank you and God bless you 🙏🙏
Thanks for the kind words! ❤️😊
I’ll be doing this with my chickens next year! Thanks so much for this!!!
Awesome they will love it! And thank you for the kind words!❤️
Looks like a nice setup. Thanks
It works like a charm ! Thanks for view !❤️
Very cool. Thank you for sharing!!!
You just earned a new subscriber, I am taking this idea to the youth in Africa that I'm trying to help feed themselves. God bless you.
That is so awesome! This makes doing this video so worth while and meaningful to me I truly hope it helps!❤️❤️❤️
@Da ChickenMan they don't do chicken tunnels but this is a start. I have been searching for even used wchicken or cattle wire on Craig's list.
@@MissAfricaFoundation I hope in some way in helps ❤️
Very helpful! I'm going to try this this weekend.
Good luck ! And ty for the kind words ❤️
Awesome build thanks for the video !
Ty very much!
Nicely done! It looks so easy!
Tyvm!
To make it slide even easier, put boards on the side of that sliding door...it will keep it all tracked up and down, too.
Awesome idea! Ty❤️
I like it! Great idea 💡
Excellent run thanks for posting
You are most certainly welcome! Thanks for the kind words ❤️
Great video! I would like to see an additional video with ideas how to form this around a garden!
I may just include that in my next video!❤️
Thanks for the idea....a chicken hawk got one of our chickens just this week....gonna have to make this for them to stay safe!
Use netting on the top to keep the hawks away!
What an awesome tunnel. You are such a great teacher. Thanks for sharing.
Ty for the kind words! ❤️❤️❤️
@@dachickenman281 absolutely. Best TH-cam video I've watched. Have you put the right angle in? 🙂
@@lizwatson3876 not yet … that is good idea for the next video 😊
Nice, my back can't last to make my own. Love the tunnel door.
This is the first "How to Build a Chicken Tunnel" video that I've watched. I've seen enough. This is how I'm going to make it!
Why Ty very very much!❤️
I don’t know how I ended up here but I’m glad I did. I don’t have anything to do with farming, however, I do appreciate ingenious building projects.
Wow thanks for the compliment mighty kind of you !❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for a great idea. Looking for more chicken videos from you.
Ty I’ve got another in the works 😊❤️
Thank you , Looks good , I will give that a try ☺️
You are most welcome! And thanks for the kind words ❤️
Great Job man, and thanks for the ideas!
Ty sir!
Great idea, I love that the wire goes all the way around!
Ty❤️!
excellent video, with plenty details. thankyou very much for your time and effort.
And thank you for the kind words sir ! ❤️❤️❤️
Would like to have seen the chickens in the tunnel in the yard. Great idea!
Ty so much!❤️
Thanks for the information been slow to start pondering design. No longer pondering.
Awesome!
Great idea. Will try the same in my farm house.
Thank you. This was very helpful.
You are most welcome ❤️!
I like this very much. Are you worried about the plywood door warping? I'm looking for a more . . . . shall we call it discreet? . . . . way to extend my run. I overbuilt my coop and made it look like a very attractive she-shed, but between chicken math and an eye to current world events I'm keeping a few (ha-ha) more girls than my city suggests.
Lol I love your reply! As far as the door warping I not had that problem,(2 years) another reply mentioned using grey duct tape on the top edge to keep water from getting in.
If you are concerned about the plywood warping, you can seal it with stain or paint. If you are in a really humid or rainy location, look for marine grade paint used on boats and wooden docks. Or, you could use a piece of UV treated acrylic/plastic or a sheet of metal.
I'm planning on building one. I think your idea is better but your land is flat and mine is a hill so I'm figuring out what I can do that I can move easily and will curve with the land. Awesome job. I like yours. Seems sturdy!
Ty!
I did this twenty years ago but I attached the wire to the edges of the plank, makes a natural arch. Much easier on their feet to walk on wood. I also could make it go over obstacles, I called it the sky bridge😂
lol that’s awesome
Thanks for the great idea!
No problem!
Not sure anything is simpler than a nice sized chicken tractor on wheels that can be put where needed instead of a dedicated area that will become unkempt.
You are absolutely correct!❤️
Lovely man truly cares and loves his girls! 👍👍👍❤️🙏
Happy hens more eggs ! ❤️ thank you! ❤️❤️❤️
Looks great nice job, think its gonna work out great.
Tyvvm!❤️
Great tips, cool idea! Thanks!
Ty you are most welcome ❤️!
Solid video chicken man. Greetings from Virginia
Greetings sir!
Awesome build!
Ty very much!❤️
Enjoyed your video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. It did help. Hope you are doing well these days.
Thank you 😊
What a great video. We are going to copycat your fantastic 🐔 tunnel. Thank you so much for sharing!
Awesome!!! If you have any questions drop another comment I’d be glad to help!❤️
Nice tunnel first one I saw that I think I truly like. Had thought of making a three way on end of first length before going on lawn. Three slide gates with mating pinned square transition so you can go left right or straight. Maybe easier to add flex tube at three way point.
That would be awesome!
Saved! Thank you!
Ty hope it helps you !❤️
Hog ring pliers have a single groove on each side the wire(s) have to be inside to replace no it successfully, as long as you do that, they are amazing.
If I were to do it again I think I would use metal zip ties as one of commenters suggested ! ❤️
Cool project. I'm sure your birds love it too. Happy chickens are productive chickens.
Yes they !❤️ thanks for the kind words!❤️
You earned them. New subscriber. Look forward to more videos. Just added some "Mystic Onyx" chicks to my flock today. I mostly have light brahma and barred Rock.
@@randomcuriosities8441 tyvm!❤️
@@randomcuriosities8441 tyvm!
Very informative. Thanks for sharing.
The pleasure was mine!❤️ thanks!
I saw a chicken tunnel on chip and Joanna Gaines show, in their personal vegetable garden.
They can definitely help with pest control if you place the tunnel close to your garden !
I absolutely agree with the name of your video. Thank you Da Chicken Man. I am going to do this with my girls
Thank you very much! Best of luck to you on your build If I can help in any way drop a comment here ! ❤️❤️❤️
Haha you made a sturdy door but the hog wire fencing has to wide squares , weasels ,cats and small Racoon can squeeze through the wire squares.
True but since I’ve did the video I’ve placed smaller wire all around the bottom and… just to make sure I close them up every single nite in the coupe which it bullet proof ❤️
1/4” hardware cloth is the only material that will protect your chickens. Atleast a foot skirted at the bottom all the way to the top. Just doing the bottom will not suffice. Predators will climb and get in the larger holes. Very expensive unfortunately but many of us have learned the hard way. Milk, measles, rats etc can fit through extremely small holes. Just don’t want people getting the wrong idea that their chickens will be safe with this type of enclosure 😢
great ideas! Thanks
Ty for the kind words ❤️
Good design, very good video. Way to watch. I like the no music. Music ruins so many videos, distracting, this is good,
Ty kindly!❤️
Great job!
Thank you very much!❤️
I don't have chickens yet but I am trying to get informed on building a coop, a run, and a chicken "chunnel" extension. I love that you didn't need to use any lumber for the tunnel part. I've seen where people build a wood or pvc frame then cover it with hardware cloth or fence. I'm just wondering if having the wire at the bottom will make it hard for the chickens to scratch around for insects? I'm new to all of this so I am genuinely asking. The ones I've seen mostly use ½ hardware cloth. But I see this one here is a fence with wider openings.
It’s very solid even not having a wood frame and less expensive! They are able to scratch and peck pretty good with the wire bottom but it’s there mostly to protect them from stray dogs in the neighborhood!❤️
I really enjoyed the video.
Ty very much! ❤️
It is a great tunnel, however my tunnels do not have wire on the floor/bottom, so that the chickens can scratch some.
That’s awesome! Wire being on the bottom of mine is mainly there to protect and the ability to move it around more
Awesome Bro !!! great job :)
Ty sir!
nice! great ideas. Are your chickens able to scratch up the ground enough? I would like to incorporate something like this in my garden. I do want my girls to access my soil. Suggestions?
Yes they are able to scratch to their hearts content! After several months dirt, debris, grass will accumulate above the wire allowing them to scratch and peck all they like 😊. Thanks for the sub. My next video tutorial will be a chicken tractor that will have another door at the end of the tunnel!
@@dachickenman281 I was wondering the same, yes! Your explanation covers it...thank you! Fantastic idea.