DIY Backyard Chicken Coop - Our Tips and Tricks - ONE YEAR LATER!

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[jasonbrooks]

A coop/run you can walk in is the best! Much more enjoyable and easier to manage. Also the chickens will get more used to your presence. Great job. My problem would be that the chickens would keep multiplying!

[dawndotson]

This is my favorite coop by far and I’ve looked at hundreds. I love everything about it including the waterers and feeders plus the nesting boxes.

[OneNvrKnoz]

“They don’t save you money when it comes to eggs” … 2023: “hold my beer”

[promansplainor]

You might want to sell your plans. Also, a baby monitor in the hen house, plugged up to power, with the listening part in your bedroom is very soothing and alerts if a predator gets in there, so you can go out and let the air out of that fox or coon.

[dalewolver]

My neighbor figures his eggs are about $10 Each so far, due to costs to build, add power (Canadian winters) and feed. But he's having a blast with them and those initial costs will amortize .

[hkd]

The best backyard coop I have ever seen

[phuongvo]

This is the best chicken coop, the vinyl help their poop won’t damage the wood, great idea, I love your channel,

[credenza]

Great coop. The "water in the nest boxes" is a common issue. By putting a strip of vinyl on the wall above the lid and coming down over the lid the water will run off before entering the nest at all.

[CoushattaL]

I love that you actually talk in this video. I keep looking for videos of people's chicken coops but it's all just time lapse and no one talking. Your coop is so cute! The toys idea is great, I definitely am going to do that.

[janicem]

I love that!
Most of the backyard coops have such a tiny chicken run, but that one is the perfect size, for a decent amount of chickens, especially if you have the space to move it into different areas of your yard, if you're in a high predator area, and can't let them free roam too often.

[krisjordan]

Just stopping by to say thank you for sharing this. It inspired me to build mine very similarly. Not much experience here, so the guidance you gave in this video was enough to get me started.

[paulsherwood]

That's the way family is to be caring and sharing.

[connieroddy]

LOVED the video especially you explaining everything you did...you gave your reasons "why" and the "solutions".

[tordlindgren]

Ey, this is a good example of working smarter. Its a good setup.

[angelaforsyth]

I love your coop. I have been doing youtube research lol, as I would love to have some chickens. The one thing I learned that you may not have seen is that chickens like round roosts as their feet naturally curve. so possibly tree branches may be comfier for them.

[timothyadams]

Very nice! I'm part way through my build and you have simple yet very clever solutions to problems.

[larag]

Nice coop!
I'm building a new one and love to see what others do. I used construction sand (aka river sand-not play sand) inside the coop and in the run. It would dry the poop quick so it never stunk. Then I could scoop out poop kitty litter style and never had to replace the sand. It also helps keep their nails filed down and their feet exfoliated. And since chickens are more sensitive to heat than cold, in the summer (110+), I'd wet down a corner and they loved to lay there to cool off. In the winter, the cold sand never bothered them and they had roosting spots to get out of it if they needed it but never did.
Then I like to use a shredder and run junk mail through it for nesting material. Never run out of that. 🤣

[izabelaorlowska]

Beautiful coop. All looks clean and tidy. Hens well looked after and they have lots of space. Well done.

[teresaburnette]

Love how you did your chicken coop you use common sense and that's very rare today

[realthoughts]

I am an absolute neat freak! I was so nervous that the chickens would destroy my beautiful backyard! But I see you still have your grass and it looks great! Thank you for showing us how you can be clean with chickens! I guess I have to get busy building a coop now!