CHICKEN COOP FOR $50 AND 1 HOUR TO BUILD
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- OFF GRID with DOUG and STACY: This chicken coop was $50 and took only 1 hour to build. This is the most viewed chicken coop video on youtube. Thanks for watching and share it with your friends. This is a great coop for meat birds, turkeys or what ever type of bird or any animal you need housed.
This build is so easy even someone with zero skills could pull it off =)
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I built this and it worked for about 2 months. The corners in the front pulled apart. I would use some metal corner braces or prebend the cattle panel so there isn't so much outward pressure. It's a good, cheap design otherwise.
What is your base for predator proof?
Just apply some glue before assembly. Glue is so underrated.
If someone else built it once, just build it back...better ;)
Use welded wire instead of panels that’s what I’m gonna do
When I open the door my birds are running out of the coop.
You'll never need to worry about cutting the wrong size, spin in circles or waste time trying to figure out what goes where... With ryan's detailed shed plans czcams.com/users/postUgkxT9ExVpR-3A-9rpRqx8vzXKZ3BMMTg_KH , it makes building sheds a breeze - just like putting lego bricks together! You'll be able to create the kind of shed, your neighbors and other woodworkers will secretly envy (while mumbling nice job under their breath).
You do make it look easy peasy. Not sure how you secured the initial hoop panels so I’ll just watch again. It’s jawdropping how much time you put into recording videos just to help humanity. God bless you and Stacy and Grant and all your family, animals and friends
They look like cattle panels. I've seen them used as a high tunnel frame and we use them as a trellis for tomatoes & cucumbers.
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I'd recommend putting the tarp on before the chicken mesh to protect the tarp from wind.
The only thing about it is the rain can pool up in the larger squares the looser the tarp gets.
@@janebadon3988 Add a hardware cloth instead of the tarp, it'll last a lot longer.
Your old videos are like priceless archives! Whatever we need to know regarding homesteading we can find with you guys! You’re awesome Doug & Stacy! It’s funny seeing your beard color change to grey over time Doug! 😄
Their older vids are better than their recent vids.
Thanks for doing these videos, for us that don't have the funds to build permanent structures yet. Thank you and God bless you and your family.
Doug I like the rooster and the cat checking everything out. Looks like they approved.
I've looked at hundreds of video's on how to build a chicken tractor but this is what I'll be making because its easy to build,roomy and cheap! Thanks!
Folks I cannot tell you how much Doug and Stacy have helped my husband and I. Fom chickens to feed to storage to gardening to well y'all gat the point. A great big THANK YOU, to both of these wonderful people for sharing their knowledge that I couldn't gain in any school in a million years! Thanks Doug. Thanks Stacy. God bless you both. 🙏
Thank you for this!! I've been seriously over thinking a grow out pen for my brahmas, they get too big for a normal brooder, and in texas it's HOT, so shed's are out. LOVE THIS!! i have all that on hand right now and i'm gonna do this with a few changes for our local predators.
We've been way over thinking it too! What changes did you make for predators?
It would keep hawks and owls out but maybe not the neighbor’s dogs or coyotes. We also have raccoons. What helps to keep them out?
1/4 inch mesh instead of chicken wire and extended flap all the way around a little a foot and a half to prevent digging
I built this and put plywood in the front corners on each side, one for the water, one for the food. Put a rack in the back for them to sleep on and put three milk crates in the back with small holes in the chicken wire for my wife to get the eggs. Put some old lawn mower wheels that are adjustable in each corner. And we roll it around the chickens love it and actually eat a lot of grass and bugs and very little feed.
Can you please pm a detailed pic of your setup? I need something simple but logical.
Thank you
Would love to see a pic of what you did.
We do not have chickens but might use the idea and cover with clear plastic and use for mini greenhouses to extend life of greens etc into fall weather.
Fast, cheap, and easy! Perfect for this poor homesteader. Doug you had a good point about having an extra space, you just never know when you might need it.
Thank you, Doug, and Stacy for actually sharing valuable information with people. Y'all are teaching us useful skills and giving us useful and meaningful knowledge. It's much appreciated.
I hope everyone is sharing this information. Thanks Doug&Stacy
Best one I’ve seen. Suggestion to prevent tarp ripping. When attaching it, instead of screwing it down, place a baton strip along the whole side edge and nail the baton in place.
"I gotta make it easy cause when Stacy uses it, there can't be a bunch of drama." OMG That's hysterical. I fuss at my old man too :). Howdie from the cowboy capital of the world (so they say).
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Doug, you had mentioned in one of your videos about building a $50.00 chicken coop. I found it!!! This would make a great second coop for many reasons! First, I need to build a permanent coop for the chickens I am going to get this year. I can't wait! I have never had chickens before, or a homestead before. What an incredible blessing, and I am doubly blessed to have found you and Stacy to guide me through the thousands of things that make up a homestead. Thank you both so much! God Bless!
The chicken eating the mosquito was the best! I like this idea for a Catio! Gonna build one or two for my cats.
You two are an inspiration for us who are new to this farming stuff. Keep up the great work, and I will keep learning from you.
Brilliantly done Doug.....thank you this is amazing, and even though it's an old video....I love that we can go back and view as though we are going to our library to do research....thank you!
“Where we gonna put em???” Oh man that’s a real spring homestead mood
Great idea for a quick solution to housing. I have no carpentry skills, but I'm pretty sure I can do this! I am going to use this idea for adding new chicks to my flock without having the larger ones pick on the smaller when you try to add them too quickly
Thanks for all your help got my done today for our 8 little ones. I truly appreciate all the things you guy's have taught me ☺️ thanks 👍
THANK YOU! You just made my day! I just finished a large chicken tractor that I cannot move by myself and now I can get the rest of my birds our on pasture and move then myself! TODAY! Thank you!!!!!
How do you protect against predators from digging under the tractor?
My thoughts exactly...in our yard, those things would be fox food tonight!
Joel Salatin theory is that daily movement messes with predators brain. Good sod is hard to dig through.
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Wire on floor would not let chicken till & thatch!
Use slats with rabbits! For digging.
Rope handle would make it lighter. Also I put my panels on the outside of the wood frame so the tarp is flush with it. I also put the door on top of the cage, that way I can reach in to hang waterers or feeders
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Excellent improvements! Only other thing I would add is to brace the corners.
Great idea! Over many years several farm buildings have fallen (before we bought the farm) and we have parted up the old ruins and reused the lumber for several animal shelters. I think the best ideas come from what is on hand! This is a great example.
idea for the chicken coop door. Leave the hog panel spokes long and drill holes in the
board to match up and then just line up the wire to the holes and drop the panel in the holes
Handy set up. We would have to use hardware cloth for the fencing though. It's the only stuff small enough to keep weasels from getting the chicks. They get through the smaller size chicken wire. I assume wiry little weasels with an appetite for noisy chicks aren't a problem in your area, unlike here in upstate NY. Of course they can't get the bodies out, so they kill, drag the bodies to one pile and leave them. That's their modus operandi.
Same here in Maine:-(
Super helpful I’ve been searching for hours for an easy build thanks so much !
Great concept, love your channel, and I wish that when you're building these kinds of things, you might consider that there are some people starting from square one who really want to learn but need a little more help with the basics. Even if you just spoke out loud what you're doing/thinking as you're building, it would really help me.
Or a material list in comments or small parts laid out in a.pic we can screenshot. But i get it you are just working your normal day and we are along for the ride. You cant always stop and and ABC it for us kindergardners.
Doug and Stacy, awesome video and great quick build. I have been toying with the idea of open range quail grazing. Thought about taking pipe and welding a frame like you made with the 2x6's and that way I could make it rather large and pull it around the property with a tractor I have. Great food for thought.
Brace the corners!
Stranger in the land channel made nesting boxes out of an old bookshelf. Ingenuity at its finest 😂
What an Awesome and very affordable way to make a chicken coop! We are just starting our first flock so we use you guys' and other homesteading tubers for our info and knowledge lol. We are super excited and have actually started documenting our experience from the beginning in our journey to build our very own homestead too!
Thanks for this video, my hubby finally understands how simple a chicken tractor is to build, hallelujah!!
I like it! One thing I would do differently, is to make it easier to open and close the "door" securely.
I have found when using utility fencing this way, that a few large-headed nails placed strategically works to hold the panel edge in place, when you have to pull it hard to stretch it to hook over the heads. So, it's open in an instant, and closes just as quickly.
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You people rock , easiest chicken coop Ive seen , I need to build one pretty soon .
Gracias amigos , thanks for sharing your knowledge .
Love the Sukoi .
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We added a plank floor and covered it with straw, then put some wire at the bottom. This makes a perfect place to keep the two chicks we get every spring until they're big enough to go in the henhouse!
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That would be easy, actually. Just cut a piece of plywood the right size, and slide it in for a few weeks. At 3 or 4 weeks along, the chicks can live on the grass, and could be moved daily to fresh pasture. I will definitely be using this idea!
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Oh my God Butt Nuggets!!! I have not laughed so hard in a long time, what a cool name to give Eggs :) You guys are living my dream life, i'm busy manifesting all this presently. What an inspiration! I hope to learn lots from you both!! : ) Love from Ireland!!!!!! xxx
That would make a nice cheap option for some pullet for a grow out pen before combining them to an established flock. Thanks
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i love seeing how they react to their new home, their anxiety tarnishes when their feet feel that cool grass
lol (:
Double end dog snaps could be used with eyelet screws for the door, just an easier way for the missus.
I just collected most of what I need to build something like this. Thanks for the tips Doug!
I am so jelous the way you are living , full of calmness and peace, surounded by nature.
I love when the video was in fast speed ahead l watching the chickens playing in the background in the pool.. I got quite a giggle... 🤭
We were just talking how we could transition our layers to a tractor grazing setup this spring. Of all the designs I've seen, we are going to build a few of these. Light enough the kids can help move them and it won't get deep in our pockets to get built. Thanks!
Lol « chicken coop on the fly » I love it!!!
I love this!!! This will be PERFECT for our yard!
@OFF GRID WITH DOUG AND STACY: I JUST NOW CAME ACROSS THIS VIDEO .. late as usual but 6 YEARS is really LATE!!!...Thank you for sharing this. I doubt i can build it in an hour lol but its a great quicker build when in a pinch for time. BUT I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING WHEN I SAW the rooster 🐓come along. He went in like he was inspecting Doug's handyman skills!! Thanks for the knowledge and thank you for the laugh. Take care of yourselves. †
Love the sign, "Farm Fresh Butt Nuggets"! That made my day lol.. may make that for my coop!
lol you can buy it on Amazon
Really tried to pay attention but the ducks were so entertaining, the dog had his nose to the ground and he was on the move, the chicken was inspecting your work and left in disgust when you started hammering, the rooster voiced his opinion and you paid no attention. Ok, now I have to watch it again. LOL
it's been two years and I'm starting to suspect that wasn't a real phone call
Bwhahahahaha
It’s been 3 and I’m not sure..
6.3 mil peeps have seen this and MrPatient and I are just now watching. That’s what I call late to the party! Guess we didn’t need a chicken tractor while on the RV😬😜🤩❤️
Good to see ya!
@@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY Good to been seen! 😂😂
Those building inspectors looked tough, Mr.cat wasnt too bad Mr.rooster was one tough cookie. He watched everything you did but eventually you must've met the code. whew
I was thinking the same thing!
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I’m vegetarian and I’d end up with a flock of pet chickens. Much respect to meat eaters who get their eats from nature instead of the store. I bow to you.
Thank you for this Tutorial. This is the best one I’ve seen so far. Especially for a beginner like me. U guys are awesome.
TOTALLY AGREE
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Yes. There are critters that can dig under it on my property. So what's the answer?
at 6 mins, your rooster was checking it out, he seemed happy. thanks!
I recently found your channel and I'm very excited to learn all the "off grid" lessons you teach! Thank you!
The hen house reminded me of a ''clown car'' at the circus......they just kept on coming out one after another...lol
Great job on the mini coop! It got me thinking of how we need one as an extra. So many uses... Isolation of sick bird, introduction of off the farm additions to the group, mama hen/baby chick safe space, and on, and on. Small investment of time and dollars produces a big return on multi use item. I like it!
I just learned how to cull my own chickens by helping a friend with their fryers. I was looking for an easy way to build a portable pen for my own batch. Great video. Thank so much!
This is what I’ve been trying to find some sort of plan for! Thanks for this. It’s what I want to use for my meat birds.
Doug,
Thanks for the lessons within the lesson ~
“When tillage begins, other arts follow.
How do you protect them against predators that can dig under this? Love this design, just finding you guys after the recent homestead event and am obsessed! You guys are #goals!
You could pin hardware cloth wire elevated a tiny bit at the bottom in some sort of way. A word of caution with this design is Chicken wire is not reliable against predators - we have lost chickens to raccoons trying to pull the chicken through the wire as they can grab them if the chickens/chicks are close to the edge. Use a smaller gapped wire instead if you can afford it.
@@elilondon7073 yup just had to add some to my run at the bottom after a feral cat took 4 of my chicks out
I had to cover my coop with 1/2x1/2" rabbit cage wire to keep the raccoons from reaching in and grabbing birds. I stack concrete blocks around the outside to keep dogs from digging under.
If you have good fences, guard dogs and electric fences around your coop area you might get away with a chickentractor like this.
I made five raised beds out of the blocks side by side that the coop fits into. And I move the coop from bed to bed periodically.
I plant deer forageseed ahead of the chickens and people food behind them.
I may just plant chicken forage in the five beds this year and see how that rotation works out.
I mean designs are always going to need tweeked to deal with dilemmas in your particular area. Some people have low predator pressure and can free range and use next to nothing, others practically need fort Knox. Some have excessive cold others heat. Take what works for you and leave the rest
Thanks for the instructions! I was gifted with 6 Rhode Island Red hens on very short notice. Only thing I could do was throw all the equipment out of my 20ft gooseneck horse trailer and fill it with chicken-keeping stuff. Chickens are still there because of unusually cold weather. This is what I want in a few weeks when it gets warmer.
Greetings from .Bulgaria! Thanks for the great Idea! Deffinately will do this
I love the "Farm Fresh Butt Nuggets" sign! Nice chicken tractor Doug! This was fun to watch. Thanks!
Doug your rod buster skills are showing thru with your plier work.
Building my own today! Best diy chicken tractor video I've found so far
New fan here! I caught that sign, "Farm Fresh Butt Nuggets". Hilarious.
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Dude you just saved me a ton of stress..
Thank you from new subscriber from KILDARE, IRELAND 🍀🐤
This is actually giving me a good base for designing a catio.
I couldn't find the video on my phone but you mentioned how to haul cattle panels in your truck without a trailer. I always needed some but I don't have a trailer. You suggested putting them in the bed of your truck and pushing about five panels forward in an arch to haul them. Great suggestion, thank you!
mmmm when do I come for dinner lol great job Doug keep up the great job
Ah, temporary housing for freezer camp! Love it! Getting straight run chicks and this way, we don't have to build a huge chicken coop with a huge run for the non laying birds.
for a min i thought i had a flash back to the Brady Buch cause the grass reminded me of our old green shad rug and the music was like ... to funny with the sped up of u hammering and stuff
It's great to know i dont have break the bank for a coop. Thank you for dropping gems.
Can't wait to have our own chickens!!
That looks easy and with stuff you already have on hand...good thinking! That’s one thing I love about living on the farm- you get to flex your resourcefulness muscles all the time!
Thanks so much for this video.... I used it in my homeschool lesson today thanks🖒🖒🖒🖒
And for good reason this is one of the most viewed chicken coop videos on You Tube. Meat birds are raised to market size in about seven to nine weeks. Working this like a tractor with about 15 birds one could realize @ 3-5lbs per bird about 45, 60 or 75 lbs of freezer stock. According to the last video I watched, some could be held back from cool school for some hen fruit production and maybe new stock the next spring with incubation beginning about April. With a metal shed I've had for a couple years and haven't assembled, It might have a purpose other than using the material for a roof over the porch. With the three chickens we already have (they identify as dogs) they could help alert to buzzards and such in the woods that surround this place. Sooner or later when you get an itch you will scratch. 🤔
loved this video, simple and economical. Not all things need to look like it came from Martha Stewart!
Stacey Vega Markum lat on commenting, we built our hen house almost entirely out of scrap lumber. Once it was complete it looked kind of sad, but the following year we did an extension and then I painted it. Looks pretty good, but mainly it is completely secure from varmints!
I read the comment about the most viewed. I added to it 6,765,927 Wow guys Congratulations This was fun to just watch, loved the music too. I'll never have a farm but I'm learning a lot, from you both.
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Awesome. I’m building on very similar right now! I’m not as skilled as you are but it will hold chickens and keep out predators!
Cool wanted to order some fryers myself and needed something like this.
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I really like the chicken coop tractor idea. We have alot of chicken hawks and I am worried about loosing my chickens if I free range.
We can't wait to get started with some chickens and this was a pretty cool quick and easy build.
Thank you for all the information and letting us know what's going on. You’re a real blessing. 🙏🏻
I have rubber elastic bands I use for latches
I took 2 old window frames from a previous house. Used some wood and chicken wire and made a chicken run. Keeping a mother hen and her chicks in it currently and building a second one for another mother hen.
Nice!!
You could cut cost by using concrete reinforcing mesh. It would cost 30 cents on the dollar compared to cattle panels
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Aw, the chicken walked up to you while building the coop and was like, "Whattuya doin'?" 🐔
So went back to watch this, amazed how expensive all of the supplies are today compared to back then. Good old Cov-- blessings to the journey.
ps-how do you keep a bear or larger animal from flipping over this coop? And did you ever have something dig under it?
April 14, 2022. Yeah wondering the cost today
You can lay chicken wire along the bottom or about 12 around the inside perimeter to keep things from digging in.
A lot of folk's wanting to build a chicken coup now! That's so much.
You guys are AMAAAAAZING! I wish I had the guts to do this.......how did your story of off grid/home steading start?
Thanks Doug
That looked easy enough for me to do.