Always that one guy. Anyway,you are aware Chickens have hierarchical Societies and one of those ways of displaying dominance is "who can get highest?" Well by putting your nesting boxes as the highest bar so to speak,they'll fight over who gets in and where each lay. Actually it could & probably has interfered in egg laying. If I was you I'd put the next roost bar higher then the nesting boxes and away. Just my theory as a Chicken Keeper.
We need to introduce you guys to bailing wire...everyone of you I've seen uses ties on the panels. Ties will bake and in the sun and break in no time. Bailing wire is cheaper, and will last for years...
If i build another, i thought about going for hog clips, but not sure if its cheaper than bailing wire. Im always up for tweaking my approach for a better outcomr
@@GritandGrace Hey...the hog clips would work great also. Yes, they're more costly, but more heavy duty then bailing wire is. I love your idea and have saved your video to build one just like it.
Hog clips work but just so you know, the zip ties are way faster. Bailing twine would be good but the wire is always going to leave sharp points. That makes holes in the tarp
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What an encouraging comment. I appreciate you taking the time to voice your opinion. Posting anything on any Internet forum opens you up to both good and bad comments.
This is my very 1st post / comment / reply since RU-vid started and, I own 4 E-commerce stores. The comment Zog made was so rude and couldn't have been further from the truth!! I would hire you to build one of these for me in a half of heart beat and I would recommend you to anyone with farm animals. The improvements / changes you made from version 1 to version 2 were well thought out and made what I thought was already awesome to AMAZING. My chickens are spoiled brats here in Mass. We built a heated coop with a large run that looks like a tiny home a family could live in, but there is no way to move it around the yard, so we are going to build this one so my chickens can free range without being swooped up by a hawk during the day. Thank you so much for taking the time to help!! PS: As a business owner with a marketing mind, this would be a very profitable business for you. Farm animals have become so popular everywhere, not just in the boonies anymore. If they could only eliminate all the negatived people here. I didn't see where Grit and Grace posted this video to Zog!!! If you don't like it, then DON'T watch it and move on. Also, have you ever heard the phrase " If you can't say something nice, THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHING AT ALL".
Well thank you very much for taking time to post such a detailed comment. Funnily enough we also spoil our birds more than they should be, although not quite to the extent that you have lol. We actually do have a Suncast shed that is secured to a wood decking frame, perches on each side, a caged storage space for feed and bedding, as well as power to provide just a little heat and a water deicer. We utilize this in the winter months and bring them out to the stationary hoop houses during the day. Our methodology for this was to leave the hoop houses in positions where we are putting new garden beds. That’s over the course of the winter the birds could scratch and fertilize those areas so that the grass and weeds are dead come spring time. As far as your comments on business opportunity in marketing I appreciate that thought, and may give it consideration for later. I admit that these videos aren’t to the highest caliber possible, and honestly I make them utilitarian as its more about the info than perfect presentation. When it comes to business marketing content, wedding videography, studio format education/ interview work, i put more precise controls into the final product. If you ever need video content help or editing, reach out at focusedinmedia.com
Thank you so much for making a how to video that is straight to the point instead of 30 minutes of talking and explaining things repeatedly before doing them. REALLY appreciate that. Very nice hoop coop - looking forward to trying it.
That's a beautiful design and so well described. You ought to produce a good drawing an exact material list with written instructions on assembly and sell them for $10. I'd definitely buy one.
I know this is an older video but that is a great looking hoop coop! I am looking to do something similar, mainly for my ducks to start, than build others. Any feedback on how well it has held up? I heard the wind in the video and was wondering if that is normal for your area? I am in West Central, OK, always wind here. Also, with the panels trimmed, how tall is it overall? I'm 5'4, but I want a little headroom 😊
Great video. A few upgrades I am going to do on the one I am building is - 1. Roll away chicken nest box so I don't have to disturb the chickens. I can access the eggs from outside the cage and nest box. 2. Put wheels on it so I can move it around with no issues. 3. Extend this exact build to 16' long x 10' wide. 4. Use billboard vinyl to cover the coop 5. To keep coop from blowing over in gust of wind when it rains.....fill 4 five gallen buckets with concrete and put eye bolt in concrete then put one on each corner and tie coop down. Easy to disconnect and move when you move coop and only has to be done when storm is approaching. ........ Keep up the great work. Enjoyed the video.
I have to have it taller I was thinking put a Wood brace across and use 4 cattle panels 2 on each side Like a half circle. That way it can be used for anything
Exactly what I have been searching for. i wanted to incorporate cattle panels BUT I wanted a layer coop area inside. Here in Maine it gets extremely cold in the winter. I will probably put a front wall (1 x 12 pine as well) in front of the nesting box area. Thanks for uploading your project.
@@GritandGrace - Building my coop now (after back surgery) and i have a question about the canvas tarp. Have you had any issues with raccoons shredding the tarp? I have heard some "horror stories" about that.
Hey fellow maineiac Also trying to figure out how to keep chickens toast and protected from fox raccoons owls and have seen a couple bobcats and Fischers recently
An excellent build! I got a lot out of it. It has been my experience that hens like to be as height as possible on their roost, so if you were to either have your nest boxes lower or make your perch higher than the top of your nest boxes, you would eliminate birds handing to sleep on top of the nest boxes. I think you have made very well though out improvement to the traditional hoop house.
Thanks for the response. You are definitely right about the perches being higher than the nest box. These are some of those things you learn overtime. Our birds are very peculiar As they all prefer to lay in an old milk crate with hay, and they all pretty much share the same box. My brother-in-law built a rollaway Egg box in his coupe, and the birds are much more consistent and predictable. We might have incorrectly trained ours by not knowing some of the rules lol
@@GritandGrace it is just a part of the learning process! As long as we learn new stuff. That way there are no mistakes. I like the name of you channel.
good on the hoop chicken coop hey when you use hog panels for putting the half in weld wire you can use rabbit cage j clips use can get the at you home depot of Trator supply store
Good job! I like it. Believe it or not, they make a plastic film that's UV stable. That would make a good outer coating to replace the tarp. It would have an extra benefit - if you wrap it around the 4' dimension of the cattle panel, it would form an insulating layer with the trapped air between the layers. They also make it in clear and black.
I was actually rethinking the design yesterday and how using clear visqueen would allow sunlight on the birds in the winter, trap heat and make these useful as greenhouses in the winter
You’re welcome and I sure hope that it does. I’ll be putting out a video very soon about how I did the wheels as it’s been requested over and over again. You can also see how the house is holding up 1.5 seasons later
Nice Build! To keep digging predators out, do you think putting rocks around the perimeter would work? Or building the coop on a base of gravel that extends beyond the coop frame? I’m thinking about areas with mt lions, bobcats, raccoons.
The easier and cheaper option you can go for is just laying some chicken wire on the ground around your pen. A digging predator will try to dig as close to the fence as they can, the wire will prevent them from breaking ground and getting through which will cause said predator to give up.
I actually ended up putting down a perimeter of gravel and put the skids top. this made it easier to get everything level. Afterwards I spread more gravel around the base. That has kept all predators out and helped with drainage.
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Where can I find the canvas? Or is it just the "heavy purpose canvas drop cloth" found on Amazon? Are those able to protect your chickens dry during rain? Thank you
Hello , i'm french . what kind of grid do you use for the start ? MESH FOR CONCRETE SLAB !!! is it possible to have pictures for the wheels and the mobility of the henhouse? Thank you ... GOOD WORK .
The grid mesh is called hardware cloth here in the states. I used 10” tubeless wheels from the hardware store and 1/2” carriage bolts for the axle. Just drill through the 2x4, add a washer and nut then slip the wheels on and off as needed.
Good video. Easy to understand. I was thinking of doing a hoop house made with pvc and cattle panels, looking at your designs maybe the pvc is not necessary. I like your design better😁. Thanks for taking the time.
Will this type of shelter keep chickens through the winter? I'm in Northern Kentucky and the winter's here are not brutal at all but do sometimes drop below zero.
I just made a similar hoop coop and had some cattle panel overlap, no big deal really. I'm having trouble with your math. 96 inch 2x4's 50 inch cattle panels? Did you cut the height of one of the cattle panels?
I suppose you could. May have to alter the design to leave a vertical mounting face to acre each end of the corrugation to. The canvas tarp is proving to be very nice other than sun fade. It’s dries quickly, is more durable than vinyl tarp and gives a nicer quality look to the finished product
I really like this build. I use cattle panels when making my hoop houses (green houses) so I have some panels already. I just need to know where to get a good quality and strong tarp. Those cheap blue ones sure won't last. Thanks for sharing your build.
Excellent presentation! I'm not a great DIYer, but with a little help, I think I can do this, and then alone, after getting into the "hoop" of things!! Ha!
I love it! I have been intimidated by chickens. But i really need to pull the trigger and get some. A hoop house like this will give me confidence, thanks!
Hey, you've got this! As someone that raises chickens as well, I wish you luck. If it's not prying too much, may I ask why they intimidate you? Chickens can make for wonderfully sweet and goofy pets
@@kimvanhorn1013 won't lie, that it the cutest thing ;) haha, don't worry, as a bloke from the country, you'll get the hang of it before you know it. You may even grow to love said animals too.
I pretty much exactly duplicated this. It's too heavy for what it is. It will need wheels. Might as well make it 12 feet long and use the whole 16 foot cattle panel too for extra height since it's already so heavy. Also, If you make this be prepared to burn through about 400 zip ties. Ill keep it around to use as a nursery coop but I'll have to find a better design than this for a chicken tractor.
Thanks for the input. I admit it is heavier than the first version I Meade because of the chicken nest box inside. Mine has wheels as well. I purchased 10” tires from the hardware store and it moves just fine using a hand truck. I hope your design works well for your needs.
Yes the birds did sleep in there during the warmer months up until just recently when I switch them into an interior shed for the night. In the summer and fall we would let them free range during the day and then button them up secure them at night by putting in a perch. Just in the last few weeks we had power run out to a shed so that we could have them in there with the heat source for the winter. I can do a quick video walk-through of our winter set up if that would interest you. Otherwise you could get canvas fabric and clothes in both ends and maybe even cover the entire thing with a second tarp to provide an insulation layer if you intended on keeping the birds in there throughout the winter. If you were to go that route I would provide for them a Temporary fenced area for the daytime and adding a few bales of hay so that they can keep warm against them
One thing worth mentioning is that you should buy the UV resistant zip ties whenever using them in outdoor applications. Regular zip ties will degrade in sunlight and fail very quickly. UV resistant zip ties can last for years.
is it easy to move it? and do you plan to make a run to it si they can have more room? or do you free range? looked pretty simple to build, my building skills leave much to be desired, lol
That idea about cutting the cattle panel on the end so they fit over the wood. I would of use also metal hog connectors to connect the cattle panels along with the plastic connectors. Since in time those plastic will break.
Building mobile chicken coop’s and a trailer base is actually a great idea. If you haven’t heard of a guy named Joel Salatin You should check him out he deploys some massive trailer coops on his farm
I can understand how that would be something prominent in your thinking. There is definitely always room for improvement. Most of these videos are done off the cuff, rather than with a scripted Teleprompter which would be my preference. That said I will take notes and try to be more consistent and accurate in my presentation in the future. Thanks for the comment
Nice build. I've been looking for something like this to make as a tractor. I have a large chicken coop but want to use a tractor on my orchard for new roosters and hen team.
How is this for being mobile. I have a small lot in town and need a lightweight tractor for moving daily. I like your design but I’m wondering if it will be mobile enough.
Yes, it is pretty mobile.. I have since upgraded the house by putting wheels on all four corners. We also no longer have the heavy layer boxes. Our birds just lay them in a ground nest in the back corner.
Want to ask, I notice you didn’t do the hardware cloth across the entire structure; you haven’t had an issue with predators tearing through the canvas?
Last round we had 26 in there. We move them onto a fresh patch of grass each day, twice a day once you get to the last week. We of course let them roam and range during the day. Rule of thumb I have followed is providing 1.5 or more square feet per bird for their health and wellness
I don't control the background noise. I did the best I could with the gear I had at the time. I continue to upgrade gear and production value as I gain experience and funds
In the winter, I can stretch the canvas to full length. Additionally, you can secure a tarp over the front. We actually house ours in a 10x8 heated shed during the winter.
the cage is covered in steel hardware cloth. During the summer when I regularly move the pens to new grass, I slide slimmer runs of hardware cloth under the perimeter frame to prevent predator digging.
I believe i used the 1/4 inch mesh( hardware cloth). The panels wire would be approximately 1/4 inch as well, so about 6-7mm according to the conversion chart
I did attach 4 old lawn mower wheels by drilling a hole on each corner, pushing a 6" carriage bolt through it, slipping the wheels on and placing nuts and washers on each side. My two children can push it easily now. You can also put wheels on one end, and use a hand truck to slide under and lift the other end. Both methods work
I use a two wheel hand truck. On one end is two 1/2" carriage bolts that I slip two wheels on, on the other I slip the hand truck plate under the frame, use the leverage to hoist it, and then move it.
