A HOOP COOP for our NEW CHICKENS!
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2020
- Today we are starting on our new chicken coop. We are building a hoop style coop using cattle panels and the main structure.
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That structure can be used for a lot of things: chicken coop; greenhouse; crop protection; dog kennel; etc. Heck, it can also be used as a child's playhouse. 😁. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for all the ideas!
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@@DrARSHADVeterinaryClinic hhhii
Using this for a dog kennel 😅
I commented on this but since you said dog kennel - I am needing a cat-pen as some of my cats need to be cooler in the summer and outside and they can't mix with the other cats outside so thought about hard ware (hardwire) cloth with the panels and then some on the outside ground to keep predators from digging in....Please tell me what you think? I need an affordable, easy build for my cats. Thanks
No need to cut panels, just overlap, will make whole structure stronger.
Like!
That’s what I do!
Or do what the $#& you like and make it look nice! :) awesome work!
Oh yeah, you can overlap in the middle
How long are the cow panels
For those who have predators like raccoons, never use chicken wire. We’ve had predators it holes in chicken wire, pull the chicken heads out, and bite the heads off as a snack. Hardware cloth is the way to go.
After reading your comment, I realized that you were absolutely right.
Oh my God. That's not good.
I think they answered your concern in the next video.
I had the same issue although the chicken wire wasn't damaged. I think it was probably a raccoon because they have the most manual dexterity with their hands. Whatever it was though tore the chicken out through the chicken wire in pieces.
@@Xassaw I am very worried about that... So sorry for the loss of your bird.
Apart from seeing this wonderful ideas you show, it's so sweet seeing you working hand in hand as couple, it's so amazing I love your team work....May the good Lord bless you
Bless you both for taking time to do a in depth step by step for ppl who have no ideas how to build a coop but desire to. I love the teamwork!❤️
The first hoops we made, we did 10 feet wide. The next set, we made 8 feet wide. Here in upstate NY, we learned that the taller, narrower hoops will readily shed snow. The older one does not, and I have to go out with a snow shovel or garden rake (I hold the rake tines up!) and pull the snow off the tarp.
Another thing we learned - my husband didn't pay attention to which way the ribs ran, on the cattle panels. You want the ribs that run the long way facing out! At only 8' the panel that runs across the short way will still shed snow, but sometimes it takes longer than the other one.
Cattle panels, if memory serves me right, are 16' by 4 ft, 4 in tall, so the wooden frame could be made an extra foot long if wanted. A few yrs ago, I used 7 panels to make a 30+ foot frame for a quick "greenhouse." (And it's still strong, by the way.)
Built a greenhouse using these methods on a 2"×10" base. Works great and the first year had 18" of snow on top with no issues at all. Cattle panels are a fantastic material.
Thank You for the snow load information
This design would make a good diy greenhouse too!
Exactly what I was thinking just make it whatever size you need for your own property..
They do. And are the hands down best garden trellis.
What would you cover it with for greenhouse effect?
Greenhouse plastic. I think greenhouse mega supply has sheets you can buy.
Good 👍 idea
I enjoy watching the 2 of you working together. You are lucky to have one another. Ive always wanted to live the lifestyle that you guys have but my wife isnt into it and you kind of need 2 people working together to make it successful. awesome videos.
Wish I had a partner to live like that too
husband and I just built this.
My wife works with me some, but I'm too big of an asshole for her to work much. I work better by myself.
Same here, only it's my husband 😢
I copied your hoop coop for my cattle panel green house, the metal straps from the plumbing strapping is the perfect way to go! Thanks for such a great tip Kevin!
Retiring in 2 mths time. This is a perfect model for a beginner like me to copy. Much easier and cheaper to construct. You’re blessed guys. Thanks a lot.
This design will empty your pockets keep looking for a less expensive project🥴
Any ideas? I love this idea because there's an irrigation pipe that runs underneath my chicken run and this technique is all above ground.@@cancelchannel3394
Nice job. We used cattle panels on some chicken hoop houses. We used 4X4’s along the bottom and put folding wheel/axles so they can be towed around. For covering material, we used corrugated galvanized steel sheets.
I built my coop nearly identical to this one. One thing I did differently is to add two support boards, front to back, on the top of the door frame on the inside. It gave a little more front to back stability on the top in the wind and gave me a place to run a light and hang a hook for when I need to feed inside on really rainy, stormy days.
You guys are great! We did our chicken coup in a day! Hahahha! We didn’t cut the cattle panels, just had it overlapped.
Need to support the lumbers with corner bars and the base held on real tight!
Thank you so much for this great idea! ♥️
This was great!! I searched had for the best coop and settled on this, honestly we tweeted it for us and made it bigger but it turned out amazing!!! Thank you for posting this !!
We have built 2 of these. One for our players and one for our meat chickens. I've learned its easier to attach the chicken wire before assembling the hoop.
Player!
@@asymptoticsingularity9281 🤣 the best way to go to win the game!
You two look like a nice couple, both so talented. Neither of you mind getting your hands dirty or doing hard work. Just good people. 👍
Hi, I'm from Trinidad 🇹🇹 and I've been watching your videos for a few days and I enjoy them a whole lot. I admire what you both are doing and I pray the Lord continue to bless you all to keep y'all safe and healthy. Lot of love 💞
Your video was very helpful. My wife and I finished our run in about a day. I love the build and the structure is very sound' Thank you very much.
Sincerely Cobb Mountian Chickens.
I love watching you two build things from scratch, no plans, just an idea of what you want. :)
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That's real close to how I built mine 6 yrs ago. Main change, I found ,needed diagonal braces on inside corners, on 2x, there was little too much flex when moving coop. I did put solid plywood back wall for mounting lay boxes.
thanks for sharing
yes ,if moving it you need those , my door was perfect fit until I moved it once lol ,added braces now and it moves much better( stiffer)
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I really enjoyed this video. What a great idea that could be used for so many things. God Bless!
Looks great guys!!! Love everything you build. Lucky birds have a new home. God bless always 🙏💗😊🌻
Great video. If you add a 12 ft 2 x 4 from end to end, you can hang feeders from it. Keep it up. Very helpful information.
This was the answer to my question! Thank you so much!
I think your coop is pretty perfect!!
Love the way all your structures look so neat and professional!
The quality of the videos you produce is top notch!
Great job on both videos and all the wonderful ideas!
Keep up the good work!
How nice to see a couple spending time together. Sir, you lucked out - she uses a drill and is beautiful! Looking forward to other videos by you both.
🤭, you're right, I didn't notice that. That's so adorable 😍
You two are probably about the age of my oldest daughter. Yet I have learned a lot of new ideas from you. You have my prayers and my thanks !
I built my first hoop coop today.
Thank you for the video you made it look super easy and doable. I also had to work around a lot of rain but I got it done in one day. Just like you suggested I didn't worry about things being very Square. I didn't even use a tape measure for anyting. I built mine 8 foot by 16 foot. Thank you again from Texas.
The learnings from this tutorial will help me a lot in my project. I will apply similar concepts for my greenhouse as well. Kudos for the great video.
Kevin.
Why cut that last pane.? It could have been used in the middle to give you a stronger joint at the overlap ( and when/if you get rid of the chickens at a later date the panels are still whole for reuse. Just a thought.
Excellent idea... I was just thinking I couldn't do it cause I couldn't cut it myself... well John, with your idea I can do this.
You can cut the panels with an angle grinder. Wear safety glasses or face shield and a work coat.
I use small bolt cutters to cut the metal.
John Ahern, I love your idea.
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God blessed you with a
beautiful lady she’s a hard working gal.
So I tried my hand at building this. Really impressed how sturdy it is. Thanks for a great idea!
About how much is a build like this?
We bought ten acres. Back in 2015, God gave me a ‘knowing’. I don’t know how else to explain it. In 2015- I suddenly KNEW we were going to have LAND, grow FOOD, have chickens, provide food for our local church? God was telling me that TROUBLES were coming and he said “you will be a safe haven for the church”. I saw folks sitting on bales of hay, praising God in bible studies. I kept thinking “God, why will we need to hide”? I just knew that God was saying “prepare”. Then he said “Oh, and by the way- I will be your realtor, I will bring the property to you”. I was flabbergasted and my hubby thought I was crazy.
Fast forward to 2020-
My hubby was standing in a grocery store with his father and started complaining about my “knowing” of 2015- he said “Dad, Sara thinks God told her we are going to own land someday and I’ve been looking (remember, God said he’d be the realtor) and there’s NOTHING out there”-
In perfect God FASHION, right at that moment, He and his father heard the cashier talking to her friend (4 people ahead in line)- and she said “Rose, is your property for sale, aren’t you moving to Ohio”? When my hubby got up to the cashier, he inquired and the next day we gave her an offer on the property!!
We have been here since 2020- growing food, raising chickens, and an extension of the church!!! Get ready folks!! Something BIG BIG BIG is coming to America!!!!
I would like that as a lil greenhouse!! ❤️
Good idea.
Thanks for the pipe hanger tip. That is great for disassembling and reuse. 👍
I'd love an update to know how this has held up a year later-
Any changes you would make?
I thought of the same thing. :)
Good job
This is just a really good idea for a material to use! You make it look so simple and the work is done thoroughly and well. Thank you for sharing. Mike
We all have “rules” we live by and yours are different than mine, BUT...... I never cut anything I can leave whole. That way, if time goes on and something needs to be redone I have everything still in whole pieces. I only say this in relation to cutting off 6 inches instead of overlapping.
Love the videos.
Great philosophy!👏👏🤷♀️💞 we just *never* know what's coming down the road...😘
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I thought that too. I would just overlap them for extra (probably unneeded) stability, and by not cutting them they have flexibility later to reconfigure and those panels are seriously are a B to cut anyway! My thoughts exactly.
@@jp-hh9xq Slightly overlapping the cattle panels definitely gives it more strength, which does come in handy if you get any kind of snow load on it in the wintertime.
I would've gotten longer 2x4's
Wow the chickens the place so nice looks like very peaceful there.
I just watched your video today. It's still very refreshing with very useful tips for me to build my first chicken coop this Spring. Cheers from Pennsylvania. ❤🎉👍
I think my wife and I have decided T-posts and combo panels are like the legos of the adult world. I have used the 50" tall panels for fencing, chicken coops, animal pens, and covered garden areas.
T-posts for the fencing, bend rebar to make larger U nails to hold things down and bend the hoops right into the ground, or as extra support with wood frames. and surprisingly affordable
Love watching your videos when ya start some thing new you give us watching ideas that we don’t think about love it
That is the cutest little chopsaw!!!! When I started with fowl I thought I would build one coop and I was good 😂😂😂 apparently when you catch chicken fever one of the symptoms is the need to build multiple coops! Permanent coops, mobile coops, little coops, big coops..... 😂😂😂
Bear River Mama yes! Chicken fever is real! I have it too! Had one small coop that turned into 2 and now a larger one added and starting a new one this week. Good to know I am not alone lol.
coolmintdove nice to know we are not alone in our plight to raise awareness to this highly contagious condition! Awareness is the first step, .... right?
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My husband and I built a hoop coop... Feel great about it. Thank yall for your share , for we built like yours.
It may not be perfect but it looks great to me!
wow, your chickens are gonna be snobs after living in such an elegant coop...I am enjoying all the new animals that you all have added to the homestead. Many thoughts and prayers going up for you all.
Kevin, reference the fencing staples, Big Box stores usually carry smooth fence staples, you may want to check for barbed fence staples. The barbs help keep them from pulling out. Small thing but a game changer.
Ty
Tractor Supply has them if there’s one near you.
Your videos are educational and entertaining 😊
احسنتم المقطع الفيديو احبكم انا من العراق 🇮🇶
You two work together like a well oiled machine. I guess that comes from years of practice. God Bless
Really like following your site.
Good morning. Very interesting build. Thank you for sharing it. Have a great day. God bless
We built a coop for our chickens but we want them out on the compost pile (10’w x 30’l x 6’h…we need a pen that will sit on that without leaving gaps…this has potential! Thanks for your videos. They’re a big help for small farmers.
Thanks for sharing this great idea. It was an awesome project. I'll build it here in Brazil. God bless you!
A great idea! I like it!
What a great team you guys are!! Loved watching you build this. TFS God Bless.
Good morning god bless you guys
I just did this based on your example and I love it ....Thank you.
Y’all are going to have a wonderful chicken home. God bless y’all.
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Like anything with farming, you do the best you can with what you've got. Including weather and time!
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We built a hoop house similar to this and we attached the cattle panels with staples. The way you did it looks sooo much better and easier!
Thanks for the hoop coop idea.
I built one from watching your video.
We are making it a permanent structure.
Before winter we will be covering half of it lap board style going onto top of the tarp...Using 6ft fence pickets to save money.
Good work. I like it when people say "God bless". God bless you too!
That’s the best coop ever, Tim! I’m
amazed at how well you two figure things out. It’s a beautiful harmony between soulmates with a goal in mind. You’re very unique people. ❤️❤️❤️
- KEVIN-
I wish there was a Love button! After watching this, I feel like this a doable project. Thank you!
❤️ In the emojis that is if you are able to get them.
Just started our hoop coop this week. We have the chicken wire on but we have the wire to go over the doors yet to go. There are such shortages we’re having to ovule finding some of the supplies. I’ve ordered J clips and pliers and straps for the tarp from Amazon. We had bad storms (tornadoes & bad winds) here in middle Tennessee yesterday. I’m so excited about this chicken coop and I have you all to thank for it! I am so excited to finish this project and move my little flock into their new home. I have been following you since 2016. I just wanted to “Thank You” for sharing your experiences with us all. Take care and know our love & prayers are with you & your families.
This is the BEST chicken coop!! we made ours a little bigger 10x25 feet and are so pleased. thank you for posting this!
Did you use the 4 gauge cattle panel or the 6 gauge cattle panel?
I really like this chicken hoop house design. With a little tweaking, it could make a nice little greenhouse.
I don’t know if you’ve tried it yet, but it does!
Yes
I was thinking a little cabin or tent for hunting or camping. A green house is a great idea
My thoughts exactly
I was thinking greenhouse too as I watched.
We have had chickens for several years until a fox and others got them all seven in a close time proximity. We have seen several coops I have even considered turning our greenhouse into a chicken coop. We saw a hoop coop but expensive it was. I can make it so will do so. I then will need to build the chicken house with nesting boxes for them.
Just another word. We enjoy the fact that you folk are Bible people who trust God and check with Him and are not afraid on your youtube sessions to speak of Him and honor Him. We watch often. Keep at it.
I am a 74+ year old retired pastor/teacher who continues to teach as a adjunct in our local Bible college. We served in missions in Brazil, Portugal, Guyana and Saipan so had no retirement. God blessed us with a house (livable but needing repairs) on a little over an acre on which we almost immediately planted fruit trees, grapes, then raspberries, gooseberries, kiwi, strawberries and various cultivated plots as well as boxes I have made. We even bought a Formal cub almost as old as I am which we recently sold. We have seen our Lord provide in various ways for our needs. We enjoy watching your youtube because you too are not afraid to seek HIS face for wisdom.
Gene n jjj
Very, very much impressive Exellent working together as one ❤❤💯✅👏
You made it look easy enough for me to do. Thank you for sharing
That is an awesome design. My wife and I are going to use this design for a greenhouse. 👍
Oh my gosh I love this! We always have cattle panels here with our farm and lumber laying around. I think I may see about making two. One for a new chicken pen (always need another one of those) and one for a greenhouse. I've never had a greenhouse before and really want one and have wanted one for years. This looks inexpensive enough to do. Thank you! ~ Ashley
@ Ashley Capps ,
For a greenhouse or a coop , I use 2" X 12" as a base and attach the cattle panel to the top of the base. Using the same kind of attachment that Kevin does. That way I can have much more width and still have enough height for head room. I use 2" X 3" for the other lumber framework. I also have some very strong raccoons so I use 1 /2 " hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. For weather protection of a coop , I only cover one half. I know which way my prevailing wind blows so the open end is facing away from the wind. It does take some figuring but you can collect rainwater from the roof covering to automatically provide water for the chickens. I collect the rain water into a five gallon bucket with water nipples. I hate to carry water at my age. It works very well. Once or twice a week I add a cup of apple cider vinegar. I have enough rain so that I never have to fill the bucket.
I watched this video many times & I sent it to the carpenter to make same , many thanks to you & to your wife. Greetings from Iraq 🇮🇶.
That's exactly how I structure my pole green beans... then I just walk through and pick them... they hang like icicles!!👍💕
Thank you so much for sharing this chicken coop. I can't wait for you folks to finish it out. My daughter will be so excited to see this. Thanks again :)
Love watching y'all work together.
It looks good
Looks good !
Love it. We need to make a new coop. Thanks for the instructions!
Just love the way you 2 wok together, 💜
You guys, your skills are mad. My first video I am excited to see your other videos. Thank you so much. I love your teamwork! Good luck with everything you do. Look forward to seeing y'alls next one.
I really wish I would have watched this before building mine by myself. I went through a lot of unnecessary trouble. Great job!
Aww.... I was hoping for some nerdy chicken coop building math.😊☮
That gate is nice...that metal frame from the old fence definitely worked out well...i need to look for items like that....thank you!
Cuanto es la medida de la malla
Para que de la curva
Good video much love
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AHA! Thanks, Kevin. I have been a fence staple person for years - and yes they do pull out. Thanks for the galvanized pipe hanger/drill tip.
I was just thinking the same thing!
Ditto. So much easier, too.
What's the easiest way to cut the metal tape. Great idea btw.
Tin snips.
Hi guys! Love it. Can’t wait to see the finish product. We just order 15 chicks 🐥 and we need a new chicken coop and this is perfect..... hubby better get ready😂. Thank you for your videos, I enjoy every single one of them . Have a blessed day 🙏🏼
You explain your ideas and I like them. Top notch. Thankyou
This is helpful. Wood prices are out of control right now. Minimal wood builds are perfect
This should be good for green houses. Thank y'all for showing us this. Have a wonderful week.
Nice job! I can see this being used in countless ways. I'll keep this 1 in mind for my own projects when I move.
Great idea. Gonna go make a couple coupes.
اعمالكم كانت نسبة لاعمال غيركم جيدة وأمينة من الحيوانات المفترسة مثل الثعالب وغيرها من المفترسات البسيطة التي تفترس الدواجن . اتمنا لكم الموفقية بعملكم المفيد لصالح حياتكم السعيدة والمثمرة لكم ... تحياتي .
I’m building this immediately. It would make a good greenhouse too
I'm wondering if pool noodles would work to cover the sharp edges if you are using this design for a greenhouse.😁
Beverly Fitch where would there be sharp edges?
What a genius idea!
thank you verry much
Great design. Thank you. Keep smiling.
I hope you all survived the storm ok yesterday! It was CRAZY! I'm hope all is well with you!