Thank you for your purchase and your amazing review of our American Coop. We are so glad you love it and see the value in our coops. This will last forever, make your life keeping chickens easier and the keep the chickens healthy. We appreciate your support and please contact us with any questions or concerns about your coop or chickens any time!
Thanks for posting this - you are quite the spokesman for the company! I ordered my American Coop yesterday. It suits my needs and long-term goals as well as provides a bit of freedom to my schedule. I had neighbors with a tiny chicken coop and it broke my heart to see the birds “cared for” in such a minimal manner. I need to check on that water system and whether food-safe.
Thanks Joan, I appreciate the feedback. The water system the coop comes with is food safe but much like the plastic food storage containers many people use, the plastic of the barrel leaks endocrine-disrupting chemicals into the water. You can learn more about that in this blog post michaelkummer.com/health/xenoestrogens/ and, of course, our water system video: czcams.com/video/Dpf_iJ7DqKc/video.html Cheers, Michael
Thank you for showing the base. My American Duck Coop is on order and I must prepare the ground, which has a slight slope. Can you point me to a good guide for doing that? Appreciate the information regarding the wood that you used.
We had only two roosting bars for our 16 hens. Since we had a lot of smaller breeds, there was no space issue. But we did have to add hemp bedding more frequently to mitigate the higher manure load.
How did you connect your 6x6 for the base? I’m doing the same thing with half lap joints and don’t know what to use to connect the 6x6. Screws, Braces???
Odd question I suppose but would you be interested in selling the water system that came with the coop originally? I live within a hour and a half from you.
Sorry for the late reply, I thought I had replied already. I can definitely sell you the barrel and the pipe with nipples. You might just have to get some of the hoses and connections from Home Depot. Shoot me an email to mike@michaelkummer.com if you're still interested!
Thank you for talking about the plastic barrel. Genius. I will watch that video. Love the barrel and copper pipes.
You're most welcome!
Thank you for your purchase and your amazing review of our American Coop. We are so glad you love it and see the value in our coops. This will last forever, make your life keeping chickens easier and the keep the chickens healthy. We appreciate your support and please contact us with any questions or concerns about your coop or chickens any time!
Thanks guys, we appreciate the comment!
Thanks for posting this - you are quite the spokesman for the company! I ordered my American Coop yesterday. It suits my needs and long-term goals as well as provides a bit of freedom to my schedule. I had neighbors with a tiny chicken coop and it broke my heart to see the birds “cared for” in such a minimal manner. I need to check on that water system and whether food-safe.
Thanks Joan, I appreciate the feedback.
The water system the coop comes with is food safe but much like the plastic food storage containers many people use, the plastic of the barrel leaks endocrine-disrupting chemicals into the water. You can learn more about that in this blog post michaelkummer.com/health/xenoestrogens/ and, of course, our water system video: czcams.com/video/Dpf_iJ7DqKc/video.html
Cheers,
Michael
I mention egg hutch a few times when I meant to say nesting boxes 😜
To learn how we built the automated and plastic-free chicken waterer we mentioned in this video, check out czcams.com/video/Dpf_iJ7DqKc/video.html
Excellent walk around. Thanks for sharing and hope to build from this design. Thank you
You are welcome!
Love the watering system, thank you for the great video
Thanks for watching!
Good review! Thanks
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated!
Thank you for showing the base. My American Duck Coop is on order and I must prepare the ground, which has a slight slope. Can you point me to a good guide for doing that? Appreciate the information regarding the wood that you used.
We used a simple string level and fill dirt.
Thank you , very good Info.
Thanks for watching!
Hello Michael,
Any relation to Ernst Kummer the mathematician? I was wondering about the name...great job on your coop and video.
Thanks,
Matt
Hey Matt!
Nope, not that I'm aware of :)
Thanks for watching our video! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Cheers,
Michael
How did your coop handle the 16 chickens? Did you add the 3rd roosting bar and did the hemp bedding handle come the additional load alright?
We had only two roosting bars for our 16 hens. Since we had a lot of smaller breeds, there was no space issue. But we did have to add hemp bedding more frequently to mitigate the higher manure load.
Hey I am facinated with your overhead wires, is that to protect the chickens from aerial predators attack?
Yep, that's exactly what the netting is for. We'll release a video about that shortly, so stay tuned!
We’re wanting to purchase the American coop. My question is did they charge shipping cost on top of the price if the coop?
Yeah, we paid just over $500 for shipping (we're in Georgia).
How did you connect your 6x6 for the base? I’m doing the same thing with half lap joints and don’t know what to use to connect the 6x6. Screws, Braces???
We used lag screws to attach the coop to the base but considering its weight, I don't know if that was even necessary.
@@kummerhomestead thank you!
What size coop did you get? I know you mentioned the American style but just wanted to know the dimensions. We also want a small flock
We have the 12x6 ft coop.
Odd question I suppose but would you be interested in selling the water system that came with the coop originally? I live within a hour and a half from you.
Sorry for the late reply, I thought I had replied already. I can definitely sell you the barrel and the pipe with nipples. You might just have to get some of the hoses and connections from Home Depot. Shoot me an email to mike@michaelkummer.com if you're still interested!
One word: DADDY.
You read the Carolina Coop propaganda well. There is no truth to surprising the hens when lifting the hatch.
I haven't seen an intervention study on the subject either but CC's argument makes a lot of sense to us.
@@kummerhomestead As I'm over 6 feet tall, I find it more difficult to see into the nest to make sure I have all the eggs.
That deep bedding dosen't look very deep