Building an awesome chicken coop-Part 1. Hen house. Chicks in the mail, and meeting our dogs. 

Thank you Paul!😊

Thanks Dennis! It’s nice to hear from you all too!😊👍

Hi Sami! Sorry it’s been so long. We’ve been catching up on a few things and working on planting our garden. We will post another video Friday. Thanks for watching! Take care😊👍

Exactly! 🤣😂He doesn’t give up easily 😜🐕🐕

Yes it is!😊Thanks for watching!👍

Thanks Liam. We will try to post part two on Friday. 😊👍

You will enjoy it! Have fun😊👍

Thanks Armida! 😊🌷

That’s for sure! We had them in the storage building with a big pile of wood on them🤣🤣It was too much trouble to dig them out😁

@@natureartgirl 🤣🤣🤣

Thank you! 😊💕

Yes, they are definitely tamer and friendlier too. We have been enjoying them 😊

Thanks Gary! We’ve just been trying to catch up on all the things we didn’t do while we were building the cabin😂Hope you are doing well!👍

Thanks Deb! I’ve been thinking wanting to get some chickens again for quite a while, but we had too many other projects going😂😁

Thanks Fred! Having fun building this one😊

Thanks for subscribing!👍👍Be sure and check out our log cabin building videos too. Hope you have a great weekend and stay warm😊

Thank you Rosa! Part 2 is done this morning. Hope you enjoy it😊🌷

Thanks!😊👍

Thanks Jim! We had chickens years ago when we lived in town. Been missing it. The store eggs just aren’t the same. Thanks for watching. It’s nice to hear from you again!😊👍

Thank you sir! We appreciate you watching!😊👍

Well come

Thank you Simon!😊🐕

Thanks Margaret! Glad to share it with you!😊💕

Thanks James. We always appreciate your comments! Hope you are doing good. Take care!😊

Thank you Terry! 😊👍

Thank you Terry! 😊👍

Thanks Conrad! We do enjoy working together!😊👍

Thanks Paul. I hope your project is going good. It’s been nice getting a few days without rain so we can get some work done. I hope all is well with you and your family. Take care. 😊

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Thanks Josef. Nice to hear from you! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!😊👍💕

You are very welcome! You are right, we love working outside and growing as much of our own food as possible. Thank you for watching!😊

Great! Glad you like it. It was a pretty easy design to build!😊👍👍

Thanks Mary Jane. Brody is definitely not lacking in focus😂😂 Indy taught him to chase squirrels, but he takes it to a whole new level🤣😜Hope you have a wonderful day💕

@@natureartgirl Thanks! The same to you! 👍❤️👌

Thank you! I t gets a little harder each year😁👍

Thanks Mark! We won’t make you all wait so long in this one! The chicks are really growing fast, they need more room😁

🤣🤣Yes if he had some thumbs he would probably give it a try. He sure doesn’t give up easily 😁Good to hear from you Stevan! Take care😊👍

🤣🤣Yes if he had some thumbs he would probably give it a try. He sure doesn’t give up easily 😁Good to hear from you Stevan! Take care😊👍

Hi Mira. We are having fun on this project. It shouldn’t take long to finish. The chicks are really growing fast and need more room😁💕Hope you have a wonderful weekend 💕😊💕

So true! I hope you have fun building it, we sure did. And there is something very relaxing about watching your chicks😊💕

@@natureartgirl I am taking notes and sharing with husband Only thing different I want to incorporate is a mulch bin on the end the chickens can climb up onto to find bugs

Good idea! We have been throwing weeds and stuff in and they definitely love scratching around in it and eating. Greens and bugs are really good for them!

Thanks! Good to hear from you! Hope you have a good weekend 😊🐕

Thanks Steve!😊

Thanks for the info Victor! It’s been many years since we have raised chickens! Having to basically start over and it’s really nice to have access to other’s experience so we can hopefully avoid mistakes. It helps other chicken newbie’s too!😊👍👍

Sounds like a good idea. Have you tried it? Do you have to seal the cracks? We used a sheet of linoleum over the treated plywood and up the sides. Some others recommended that. We will see how it goes. Thanks for the idea!!😊👍

@@natureartgirl l did flooring and coustom shower's all my life. And it's what you put on your walls to glue tile to. As well as flooring. Being a contractor I'm sure you know you end up with lots of leftover's. I had some Hardie backer laid out for I don't know how many years. And it got wet everytime it rained. I picked it up and looked at it. It looked brand new. Still had its strength. Yea you need to seal joints. It would seem to me when you're chicks scratch it would tear vinyl and once you get a hole started? I put it in mine and throw pine shavings on it. And it does what I knew it would do.

@@samsam-nb4yf thanks Sam Sam! That’s good to know. We may have to get some. It’s not very expensive. 😊👍👍

@@samsam-nb4yfvinyl not recommended…linoleum less toxic

Thank you!!😊

Hi Brandon. Sorry about the late reply! We didn’t keep a materials list since we cut some on our mill as we needed them. We have been crazy busy this week, but I will try to get a rough list together and let you know. Have fun with your build!😊👍👍

Hi Hans! Hope you are doing good 😊Nice to hear from you😊🍺👍😁

@@natureartgirl Unfortunately not Lance, I tore all the tendons in my right upper arm. Has not been operated on for over 60 years. 🍻

@@johannperaus6890 Yikes! That’s not good. You did it 60 years ago?

@@natureartgirl It happened 3 months ago. If you are over 60 years old, it is no longer operated on. I'm almost 64 years old, Lance.

Oh ok I understand. That’s not good. That takes a long time to heal. 😬😬Cinda tore all the tendons in her right foot years ago and it still gives her trouble. I am going to a physical therapist for my shoulder… trying to avoid surgery if I can. Stuff sure gets harder as we get older😬😬Thinking of you sir!! Take it easy if you can👍

Thanks so much! We do tend to save stuff, sometimes a little too much!😂But it does come in handy. The old shed has now been torn down and the view is much improved. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊💕

Yes, it was a long day!😊👍

The hen house part is 4’ x8’ full sheet of plywood for the bottom. The entire coop is 8’ deep by 18’ long. It would be just as easy to make it 20’ long, but that wouldn’t fit in the space we had available. (we wouldn’t be able to get the boat out of the garage.🤣) we don’t have any plans drawn up at this time. We really need to do that😊

It seems like 10 years to us too! Been trying to get caught up on everything. Plus we have had a crazy amount of rain this year! Hope you are doing well! Thanks for sticking with us all this time🤣😁

In Alabama we use to say the chicken crossed the road to prove to the armadillo it could be done.....

Hi Micky! Thanks so much for subscribing! Seven chickens should give you a nice supply of eggs! We are really looking forward to ours beginning to lay. Should be in a few weeks I hope! It’s hard to beat farm fresh eggs😊👍

And a hammock!😂

Thanks so much for subscribing!😊

Right!🤣😂The brain glitches are becoming more frequent lately 😁🤣

Yeah I know the feeling 😁

Hi Tom, yes definitely a lot easier 🤣 that was one day, plus some time sawing the wood. I think it will take about a week’s worth of work to finish. The rock is the corner post for our garden fence. You just drive a metal post into the ground, then cut a length of fence and make it into a cylinder around the post. Then you just gradually fill it up with rock. Good way to use up random shaped rocks and pretty easy to do.

Yes! We liked their clean out door and deep litter method. Ours is a little different, no peaked roof for one thing. But they make some awesome coops!

@Lance & Cinda Serafin you guys did a great job!!! 👍

Thanks!😊👍

Yes, we both love animals! We like to give them the best life we can. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! Hope you have a good week!😊👍

Some of them are our corner posts for the garden fence. The ones in the garden are for our muscadine vines. They are so heavy that they pull normal posts over when they are loaded with fruit.

We used true 2”x4” lumber that we milled ourselves, but purchased 2x4’s would work fine. If you live in a heavy snow load area you might want larger lumber for the rafters. The front boards are 8’ tall and the back are 6’8” tall. If you want a steeper roof you could go shorter on the back. The hutch part has 4x4’s for the corner posts. 😊👍

We don’t have plans available, but it shouldn’t be too hard to build one just from the video. The measurements would be a little different because we used our own lumber that we milled. So the boards are true 2x4’s. But purchased ones would work fine. We would be happy to answer any questions as you go. 😊👍👍

@@natureartgirl thank you for getting back to me ❤️

It is a wood preservative and stain. Outlast Q8 log oil. You can get it online at westernloghomesupply.com. It is really good stuff and easy to use.

Hi! We don’t have plans for it right now, but it isn’t too hard to figure out from just watching the videos. Most of the measurements aren’t too critical. Just basically a big box with a roof. If we get plans drawn up, we will be sure to let you know 😊

At woods or any farm supply will have them and the bulbs. They are not expensive 😊👍

We haven’t drawn out any detailed plans. We’ve been crazy busy lately. But it’s not too hard to figure out. Your dimensions would be somewhat different than ours since we used our own rough cut wood. It’s actual 2”x4” boards. If we get some time we will try to draw up some. We’ve had a lot of requests for them. 😊

So true! Our sawhorses were busy holding up up pile of lumber that we milled. But it definitely would have made the job easier if we had taken the time to build a couple more😂👍👍

Yes, for sure! We learned that from another you tube video. Very good suggestion!😊👍👍

Not right now. We haven’t had time to draw them up. But if you are fairly handy, it is not hard to figure out by the videos. We tried to make it pretty detailed. We will try to get some plans drawn up whenever we get some time😊

Yes, doing ok. We’ve just had a lot of neglected work to catch up on since we finished the cabin. And we’ve had a record year for rain! Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great weekend 😊👍

Yes we are😊

8 feet wide by 18 feet long. You could easily make it 20 feet long instead, but it would have been in the way for our garage. 😊

Thanks Jon! We may do that when we get some time. Been super busy!😊👍

Hi! It is 8’ wide by 18’ long. It would actually be easier to make it 20’ long but that would not work in the space we had. 😊👍

Hoovers hatchery online. Not too many places have the sapphire gems. The black australorps are pretty common though. We have been really happy with both kinds 😊

So true! We only really wanted 8 or 10, but the minimum order for specialty chicks we wanted was 15!😂😂So far though, it has been worth it. We are currently getting 10 or 11 eggs a day from our 14 hens. Super happy with that since they are still very young and we are in the low light season of the year. They are also very sweet natured birds😊

@@natureartgirl yeah you are worth it. I have more eggs than I can use for sure. I even have my dog eating boiled eggs. My cat wants no part of it. Oh well I tried. Tip: mix grind up egg shells with fermented chicken feed. It’s a way to give the chicken back calcium. They love it.

So true! We did get some of these trees from a local tree service, so it was less work than normal. But it still is a lot of work milling the lumber. We have more time than money though, so it is cost effective for us. We also like being able to make whatever size we need😊

Yeah, so sad when you lose one🥲

It’s the only way to get certain types. There are no hatcheries near here. Other than buying from individuals. Even if you hatch them yourself, there can be losses due to them crowding together or other factors. Just facts of life.

😂😂Turns out it was a good thing we built a fort…we just had a tremendous hail storm. We will post video next Friday 😬

Yes, it is sad to lose one for sure! But this kind of chicks are not available anywhere around here. We wanted to try them because they are supposed to be good layers and friendly. We had chickens years ago and the white leghorns we had were really stupid and did not get along very well. They picked on each other all the time. These girls are super sweet natured and will even let us pick them up and pet them. Great layers too!

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