CHEAP AND EASY DIY CHICKEN COOP!

Lets build a cheap and easy diy chicken coop!! We needed a bigger coop and I wasn't about to spend thousands of dollars on a large coop. This is what we came up with!

Here is a video on the ventilation we added to this coop!
If you'd like to see how we made the sliding chicken door, you can watch that here!

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[Leona]

My Dutch grandfather told me every chicken coop needs an old radio. (We left it low on the classical station) The music soothes the chickens and keeps away predators. A few guinea hens will also help because of the noise they make and they eat the bad bugs. 🐔🐥

[davidgrider]

Disregard cheap price, this is one of the better DIY chicken coop builds on YT.

[MsSweetpea]

The shelf at the door is where the word "threshold" came from. To keep back the straw and threshing from blowing in from outside, very old word and probably going extinct. Your idea actually has a name! You have some good ideas.

[mysticmeadow]

Your turkey is so cute. The way she coos at you and follows you around is adorable.

[antagonizerr]

Great coop idea but here's some advice from an experienced chicken owner. First, if you get, at all, below -5C you're going to want to insulate that shed and bring down the ceiling height. There's too much head space for the heat to rise so your chickens will freeze in winter. Coops look tall, but they're usually raised off the ground to allow air below and keep the ceiling low. Also your run has no shade. Find some old roofing tin. People tend to give the old stuff away, and put that over the top. Honestly, you could have made it half as high as you did, but it's fine. Just cover the top so the chickens have shade in the hot summers. Other than that, looks great.

[ronibinshtock]

I just did something similar- but I found an old grandpa built children’s playhouse and rebuilt it! Came out so cute! Love your run- I don’t see any ventilation in the coop.. I’d cut some hopes and wire cloth them Ip near the roofline so all the gassed can escape. Well done!

[bdigz]

Looking back at when i started and all my own mistakes and learning, this video is probably one of the best pieces of advice i've seen out there. The things i'd do differently now is night and day.

[vtmielfgirl]

You did an excellent job showing what it takes to do a chicken coop and chicken run for new folks wanting to get started. I shared it with a friend who plans to turn an old shed in their yard into a combo chicken coop and garden shed by petitioning the two off with a wall. They only need enough room for 6 chickens, so it can be easily done.

[Deezbustednutz]

Nice coop. One thing I see a lot in these videos (from all new chicken owners) are big watering systems. Fresh water is a huge deal when it comes to egg quality. If you’re only adding fresh water to old stagnant water the water quality sucks and the eggs aren’t anywhere near as good. An aerator is necessary for big watering systems to keep the water from going stagnant. Just a thought before you add the 55gal drum for 15 chickens.

[brendanelson]

Great find! Good job on the roosting ladder & other chicken accessories! Be sure to close off that hole you drilled for the power cord with hardware cloth. Rodents, snakes & weasels could all easily get into your coop through the hole.

[townrurallife]

This is the perfect guide for anyone wanting to start raising chickens without breaking the bank. The coop looks great, and the chickens are going to love it!

[execbum]

This is exactly what I'm just doing. We inherited 6 sheds and are repurposing one to become our new coop. Our idea for the run is exactly the same as yours too. I'm happy to see this works!

[christywhitley]

I highly recommend covering least a portion of the run with a tarp or some type of cover. Of course it provides shade & weather protection, but it also helps chickens feel safe from overhead predators like hawks. Chickens are easily frightened by overhead movements. Happy hens lay the best eggs!

[farwoodfarm]

I did the same thing! When I purchased my house there were 2 7x7 plastic sheds on the property. I converted one into a coop. Took the plexiglass out in the windows and replaced them with hardware cloth for more ventilation, cut a hole in the side for an omlet automatic door. I'd recommend putting more ventilation in your coop.

Since then I purchased a $400 10X12 Metal shed, I'll post a video of that soon.

[CarbageMan]

Love what people like you post. It reminds me of my medicinal growing days. It's great what you can do with some ingenuity and a few bucks (and of course a considerable effort.)

[Susileedean]

I love the way you designed a door that slides vertically instead of swinging open, allowing you to staple the fence onto the coop to protect the chickens from predators.

[yancyjarquin]

My dude said i built everything inside and there only a ladder

[tylerdarrell]

When I built our run, I actually used metal sides from an old metal shed and put (2 panels 2ft x 8ft ) as a partial roof because here in Wisconsin we range from -5 °F in winter with snow and up to 100°F in summer so a little bit of cover helps our birds alot . Other wise excellent ideas and keep learning I like that you say "I'm not much of a builder" but you are trying !

[AlldrinksonmegasonE]

Yo man, thank you for making this video and bringing to life exactly what I was thinking and wondering.
Why go out and spend thousands of dollars on a chicken coop when I can probably reuse something that I already have in my yard to make a chicken coop. So thank you for taking the time to show me the newbie, that it's possible.

[jaredmende]

This is the most helpful video I've seen for chicken coops, thank you.