You've never seen anything like this! Cool chicken coop ideas for "grass fed" poultry!

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Today's farm vlog takes us out on pasture with our broiler chickens, this video is part of our "Raising Chickens" series to help you find a better way to raise your meat birds. Cool chicken coop ideas for "grass fed" poultry is just a neat little coop idea I put to use on the farm...I hope you enjoy this pleasant little vlog!
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@StoneyRidgeFarmer Год назад

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@laneclaypool8005 5 лет назад

You can cut your own tin by reversing the blade in a circular saw so that the blade is running backwards. It makes a very smooth cut. You must use hearing protection when cutting tin in this manner. It will save you paying someone else to do what you can do yourself.

@danfaller1089 5 лет назад

Lane Claypool or cut it with wire

@TheRainHarvester Год назад

@@danfaller1089 cut with wire? How? Interesting

@arandom1024 Год назад

Or just buy a proper blade for the circular saw that is meant for metal...

@tompincuspy81 Год назад

Yeah, you can buy 4 1/2" or 7" cut off wheels that will fit a circular saw.

@jeremiahhill6047 5 лет назад

Josh, I want to thank you for this video. Back in Late August/Early September, we got our first batch of meat birds ever. We knew that we had to keep them away from our egg layers. I was searching for a cost-effective mobile coop and stumbled across this one. I do have to say that it was super easy to build and fit what we needed perfectly. Ours is 4'x8' and has been slightly modified, but the concept mirrors yours. When we have chickens in there it moves every day and goes around the backyard perfectly. We love the fact that the maintenance on it is virtually zero and the climate has no real effect on it. I look forward to using it 2 times a year for many many years to come.

@terriperry6360 4 года назад

how do you keep predators from getting to them?

@hanshardt6122 4 года назад

As an Ironworker I have plenty of times working with steel sheeting on roofs. I know that galvanized sheeting gets extremely hot in the sun, white sheeting reflex the suns heat much better take my word for it

@andyjones6361 2 года назад

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING!!!!!!!

@seandrake7534 2 года назад

Yep the problem we have seen with the white rubber roofs is they cannot be around rooftop AC units it reflects so much heat it will melt the ac coils in hot areas

@hanshardt6122 2 года назад

@@seandrake7534 who talking about ac units we're talking about a chicken pen

@armstada000 6 лет назад

Hey you may want to reconsider a completely covered roof again Joel Salatin dose 25% mesh on top so the sun can disinfect the birds on a daily basis. Just a quick suggestion

@paradoxchild01 4 года назад

adam armstrong they have outside time everyday

@HenrysHere 4 года назад

SO IN SHORT , NO HE DIDNT THINK OF IT

@geanitsucuneli4791 4 года назад

corect!!! Sun is life!

@candacekuhn8589 4 года назад

FARM GIRL WOULD USE HEAVY DUTY GORILLA TAPE FOR HINGE AND DOLLAR STORE BUNGIE TO CLOSE. ;) BE HAPPY AND PROSPER 🤟

@gigiontube 4 года назад

adam armstrong Completely agree with your suggestion. Those chicken need sun to get vitamin D.

@wamblipaytah1600 6 лет назад

No smell, no flies, free fertilizer, AND my neighbors will think I'm crazy??? Man, so many wins! x-D That's a great design 😀

@hihoney1122 6 лет назад

Lol that's especially why I wan TV it lol lol

@wamblipaytah1600 6 лет назад

@@hihoney1122x-D

@Vbluevital 5 лет назад

Swivel wing closures would be easy. The chickens will be hot with the sun blazing on a tin roof. Love the grasss mowing fertilizer part.

@DyabXl 5 лет назад

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@Davyydable 5 лет назад

I may do this, but add some height for roosting space

@m.hughes6672 5 лет назад

Well presented; love the project. No unnecessary chat; straight to it. Good job man!

@StingerSecSol 4 года назад

"Your neighbors will think you're a crazy person." Love it! I subscribed just because of that statement!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 года назад

lol welcome to the channel!

@robertgraham292 4 года назад

Just made on out of 2" PVC. Turned out great. Thanks for the idea.

@mikewilson8265 5 лет назад

Good one. I really like the PVC frame but don't like the exposed tin around the edge. Looks like a long knife waiting for something to cut. I made a pine framed mobile coop for my cousin's kids and covered it with chicken wire like that. It took about 5 minutes for her poodle to break through it to play with the chickens. (No-one was hurt except for my pride.) I ended up using a couple of galvanized wire (1/4 in) fence panels and they worked well. The dog still tried to get in but never succeeded.

@georgeseagrave3088 6 лет назад

I use 5 gallon buckets with chicken nipples on the bottom for watering. They can't crap in their water. I attached hoses to each bucket running to a manifold on the main line. I just open a valve to refill. A trough heater keeps each one from freezing in the winter. 5 gallon buckets with big enough holes and eyelet bolts serve as great feeders. They peck the bolt and the food falls. It's rodent and weather proof. They can't crap in it. I'm thinking about making A frame tractors as wide as a garden row to let the chickens weed and fertilize my garden but restrict their access to the vegetables. The PVC might be a great addition to my plan.

@duanerichards2070 4 года назад

George Seagrave I would like to see a picture of your freezless watering and garden tractor rig for fertilizing row crop

@georgeseagrave3088 4 года назад

I'm not sure how to attach the plans or pics. For watering, go to a co-op or Tractor Supply and ask for chicken nipples. You screw them into the bottom of the hanging 5 gallon water bucket. I later evolved that to a wire shelf. The handles gave out over time. I cut a hole near the top of the bucket just big enough for the hose and electric line from the trough heater. Don't cut the hole in the lid. Chickens get up there and crap on the lids. I leave a hose attached to a hose baffle to switch on and off which water bucket I'm filling. I do not leave that attached in the winter for freezing reasons. I put on a quick disconnect for that. I never put in the garden. You build a pvc rectangle as wide as your rows are spaced and as long as your rows. In the middle of the short sides, put a T and a vertical post about 3ft. Connect the verticals with a long pvc and 2 90s. Use chicken wire to make a long A frame and close the ends. Rig up a door to get them in and out. Move it from row to row as needed.

@adamm2909 2 года назад

Excellent job I love it 🇵🇸❤️🕊 Respect and love from Palestine 🇵🇸

@donaldtaylorceoofmorningst2617 4 года назад

Who cares what neighbors think, do your thing and allow them to do theirs and life will be Great!!!

@donaldtaylorceoofmorningst2617 4 года назад

I love, love, love the pvc travel coop!!!

@blueheronfarm3818 5 лет назад

I built a pvc tractor about three years ago. It didn’t last more than one season. The sun in Oklahoma is too strong, not to mention the winds here. I now have mine constructed out of 2x2 severe weather pretreated lumber. Not too heavy and I have a corrugated tin roof on them. They are on wooden skids.

@bridgetglass7372 4 года назад

Terri M can you show me your coop? I have 50 broilers and need something lighter than what I have. In north Texas.

@blueheronfarm3818 4 года назад

Bridget Glass mine is a Salatin style tractor. I’m adding a wheel jack on the back end this year to make it even easier to move. The jack in putting on is like the one Sow The Land has on his Suscovich type tractor.

@truepatriot2404 6 лет назад

Good design. I see two points for improvement. First since pvc is hollow and light adding a fill at the top and a drain at the bottom would allow for adding water weight to prevent moving in storms. Second, poultry netting/chicken wire does little to stop predators. Upgrading to 1/2" hardware cloth would be more resistant and only add a couple of pounds to the overall weight.

@saraherwin416 2 года назад

Do you think adding the water weight would prevent raccoons from getting in? Should I put a skirt around the bottom too?

@leecaffey 2 года назад

solar electric fence!

@sarahgardner7671 2 года назад

What if you did Justin Roads moving waterer right in the frame of the coop?! Stacking systems!

@ronham9306 5 лет назад

One point that may interest you,,,, if you put on the primary metal roofing , then add stringers and put another layer of Metal sheeting, the radiated heat will be broken and provide much cooler cover for the area.

@moviemakerwannabe 6 лет назад

I would suggest making the pen a little taller. I've tried both heights and higher was much easier to work the birds. Sometimes you really have to catch one. For your door: might be able to make slots for the sides of the door to fit in and use the ridges of the piece behind for the slides to keep it in place. A slot on the end would be needed so when the door is closed nothing can lift up the door and pull it out of the slots on the sides. Usually we just used hinges and wooden doors but that is much heavier. Our birds like to have perches too.

@LatinDanceVideos 2 года назад

Was thinking similar. Nice knowing I’m not the only one thinking of pvc pipe as framing. Easy to wash.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 года назад

lol....I can't say I've ever thought about washing it lol...stays pretty clean....why would you wash a chicken coop...this is probably the most interesting comment I've had on this vid...thanks so much !

@AndyFetisov 6 лет назад

Things that I would improve upon. To add weight use 10 lbs dumbbell disks as wheels at the corners. Use electric fence perimeter wire, space it with vertical 2" PVC pipes at the corners and middle. Keep it charged up with a solar panel. Use latch hinges and rivet them on. Run a water hose for the automatic chicken waterer and a mister nozzle in a corner on a timer. Soak the feed overnight and just dump it on the grass in a line, saves about 25% more $ vs dry.

@gregmikulewicz7423 5 лет назад

They love wet feed. They will run for it.

@rosecoward3292 2 года назад

I hear going a step further and actually sprouting the seeds will make your chickens shine with health. (literally)

@prairiewoman2054 2 года назад

@@rosecoward3292 yes fermented chicken feed is a thing now. As is sprouts. I will be doing that with my layers too!

@TheRainHarvester Год назад

Good idea! Or use old brake pads.

@themaverickprepper8690 5 лет назад

if you're having problems with moving the chicken tractor, try throwing scratch feed down on the leading edge of the tractor. The chickens will go to the leading edge to feed so you can move the tractor forward. Repeat as necessary.

@pano-rific8838 4 года назад

With a grass runway for the ranch. This is a perfect solution for free range chicken grazing while fertilizing the grass. ~ your neighbor

@donlatimer5114 6 лет назад

Josh take a one by three board and put under your metal top where your doors going to be, cut it to fit between the pipe and add couple of flat aluminum plate and fasten it to the one end of one by three and to the top of your PVC pipe. Then take some one by two and make you a door frame that will fit between the pipe and passion your metal roofing material to the frame and put hinges on it, on the inside. PVC pipe screw on the some aluminum angle iron for the door to rest on. Where you are using your hanger hooks put a locking nylon nuts on them, this well innate the need for a double nut ..

@micraman42 6 лет назад

For a door for your mobile coop, I was thinking of just fastening the roofing material to a piece of paneling. You can just lay it on top or use a hinge.

@knivesoutdoorsbytotoco.6114 2 года назад

I was doing it 5 years now i made mine from 1x1 square tube my chicken meat taste great and i have a gas free lawn mower lol I put insulation below my tin roof to stay cool in hot summer days

@millerscorner2 5 лет назад

I am 67 and I built a 20x20x8 pen with coop and it's awesome!

@AllExprexxRestoration1972 5 лет назад

Make the cub higher so you can make a workable, standing area with less stress when cleaning the waterer, I’m old farmer from Jamaica, I know the full hundred

@c.j.rogers2422 6 лет назад

Great looking tractor. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you add another layer of wire siding, but attached to the inside of the 4" pvc. This will give the "walls" depth (stay with the 4" pvc), so a coon or possum or fox cannot reach through and grab a sleeping bird by a leg, wing, neck, etc. AND THEY WILL. Doesn't matter that it hasn't happened yet, the preds will find your delicious birds. I also recommend, for that inner layer, you use something much more stout that chicken wire, like hardware cloth. A determined coon will tear through chicken wire like it was cheese cloth. In the future, i would use the hardware cloth for both inner and outer layers. Yes, I have learned all this the hard way. Great demo!

@marilynwinnington7942 5 лет назад

C.J. Rogers n,

@truthseeker9688 5 лет назад

C.J. Rogers ,those birds are too crowded.

@gregmikulewicz7423 5 лет назад

Remember the one year we had rats. They chewed one leg off several small small chicks. Made them easy targets as they aged. One thing I would add is a way to keep this from going airborne if the wind blows.

@gregmikulewicz7423 5 лет назад

Like the idea of double hard wire cloth. Predators don't give up.

@peggyrogers7012 5 лет назад

I definitely agree about the hardware cloth. We have skunks, racoons, possums, coyotes, bobcats, and many many snakes that can go right through that chicken wire. I would be concerned about critters where we live tunneling under that coop, but it could work well where you live. Clever design.

@workphone4210 2 года назад

I BUILT A 3 FT BY 6 FT 2 IN PVC PORTABLE CHICKEN COUP 🐔. CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT.

@mrs.garcia6978 5 лет назад

I can attest to the explosion of grass, we can still see the green stripes where we ran the birds compared to where we did not. It’s amazing how fast the grass grows back. We run our egg layers now, next year meaties, can’t wait.

@beaneesrotties420 4 года назад

Thank you so much for the information about the quantity of what is recommended for that chicken coop you maid. Cuts down on so much work of counting how much pipe and all that extra stuff we need to build it 🤣🤣🤣... Much love all the way from Las Vegas NV. P.S Hope you and your family are staying save due to this crazy virus 🦠..

@530eman 2 года назад

Great information, thank you…! I personally would just leave the access tin loose and put a stone or brick on it, that’s what I do now; hassle free

@billearnshaw1074 2 года назад

per your request, your tin door is unsupported, so a lightweight frame is needed on top, then design so handle is on the adjoining end over other panel. Simply lift and drag back over the adjoining panel. You may want to use some sort of steel tubing to add weight, if you have wind in the area or design latches so it is secure when the wind comes up. Change screws if necessary on bottom panel with a round head self taping so when sliding the top panel it does not catch....

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 года назад

don't need to add weight buddy...the coop is well over 250lbs....been through 3 NC hurricanes now without issue...I see your other comment...now as for the door..it does need a flap or slider for sure

@billearnshaw1074 2 года назад

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Yeah, I was only speaking of the one panel (as far as weight) but latches would keep your sliding panel secure. Looks like your portable coop is the way to go.. And Well Done.

@ParttimePilgrim 4 года назад

Nice coop! Tin is easy to cut yourself!! Im a girl and i do it. You definitely need ear plugs, eye protection, long sleeve shirt, jeans. I cut it wrong side up on plywood, so ridges are down. I use my old skill saw with a diablo blade. Zip zip

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 года назад

doesn't matter if ur a girl and you can do it...why would I cut my tin when I can order it to the exact size for cheaper and not waste any tin ?

@AAaa-pd4sb 6 лет назад

I made one years ago that was to tall and as the years go by its to heavy for me to move... lol Never thought to make a low profile one. Been trying to catch up on all your videos in my coffee breakfast times in the morning. Fun watching you get things done

@macgregorwiggins1285 6 лет назад

I did the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one.

@601salsa 4 года назад

Use 2" or 1" pipe to create a frame and hinge the frame, you can secure the tin to the pipe as you have done already. That will work just fine. If you had angled the roof an inch you could have collected the rain water reducing chores.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 года назад

Why would I need to angle the roof if the coop is on a hillside?

@johnmcclelland3204 2 года назад

this is fabulous JUST ONE THING .......old car seatbelts make the most amazing outdoors cheap easy hinge, ideas from AUS.

@journeyfortwo5211 2 года назад

Nice to hear original music and not tired old stock songs!

@lakebum6211 6 лет назад

Pretty neat Josh. I'd go with the sliding door. Simple and easy.

@gileshanover1539 6 лет назад

Awesome chicken tractor, Josh. Easy to make and to move should help many people start raising their own food. Thanks. Have a great day!

@backyardfarmerpat 2 года назад

I loved that idea of moving the feeder to the area where you want them

@TheSmagzilla 5 лет назад

nice coop. i did a 4x8 hoop house and lined it with garden wire/chicken wire and a tarp over that. i just lift it up every day and let the chickens out. they return every night.

@martinmaddox5315 2 года назад

Some of my farmer friends have had a taller homemade version of this for 15 years. It is about 4 feet tall x 7 feet long by 3 feet wide. It has 3 raised nest boxes built in one end and I believe they put only 3 chickens per coop. I they had wooden frames and wheels to move them. The wheels barely got them above or even with the ground.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 года назад

seems like a huge waste of time and material for 3 chickens per coop....however this is for meat birds..not layers so we're talking about a totally different setup for sure

@martinmaddox5315 2 года назад

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer it might be a waste of time but they kill the insects on the pasture or lawn and aerate that section of ground. They also fertilize that small section of ground, not as helpful for a large pasture but is good for the smaller lawn. And most importantly the chickens are healthier. Just have to move often so they don’t damage the lawn. A local farmer sells them to the other farmers for the ones that don’t want to make their own. It is best for a mini farm.

@SimpleEarthSelfReliance 4 года назад

Love it man, it's a nice idea to use the pvc piping. I want to do the same, but I want them to tractor out my ground (and hopefully destroy our invasive grasses) in the process, so we can build growspaces where the chickens were. Love the system, keep it up, regards from South Africa.

@SteArnsSteArns 4 года назад

I would measure the tin first and cut PVC to size of tin. Instead of cutting the tin, I would cut the Pvc (i.e. two full pieces of tin). I would also frame one panel of tin with wood and make a door. Also if chickens are hungry enough, I could just pick up the coop and access that way. Like what you are doing. LIke the ingenuity of it all. Good for you.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 года назад

Tin is ordered to the size I specify...so I'm not cutting any metal..it's all done at the store....costs less and no waste. If ya lift the coop up..you risk crushing a bird. The top is a pretty easy problem to handle...I just didn't take the time do do it lol...thanks for the great comment and ideas for sure! Josh

@deadacrats6281 3 года назад

great idea, when i do mine i’ll raise one end higher then the other for rain water run off and i’d utilise a portion of the PVC that is used as the frame but use it as a food feeder buy drilling some holes into it so it’s has a dual use as frame and a feeder.

@RoadhogRNA 6 лет назад

That’s just an outstanding job!!!! Those chickens are living at the Hilton!!!! It will be much easier to move and service.

@onewaylaine 4 года назад

The grass fed label is typically used for grain free ruminants. The word you're looking for is pastured.

@anthonyharper8161 3 года назад

Being a City dweller for most of my life ! I raised quail's in small coop . 5 males , 4 females ! After transitioning To Georgia after 12 years here . Your videos are going to make me Rich $$$$$ . Hope u have a cash app account . Next feed for those Chickens on Me. No Horse Sh-t . Great video Sir .Enjoy raising your own food. Priceless.😎😎😎😎 Love Country living . Born in the City Confused 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Someone lie to me !

@pmchamlee 5 лет назад

The door should be 2x4 welded wire. You have ample weather protection for the birds already, thus you can expose the corner of the 'ark' to sunshine and improve ventilation at the same time. Well done, !

@Debbiesnc 3 года назад

Hi great presentation thanks. I’m hoping that you also raise hens for eggs so we can see how you build a cool coop for the long-living chickies!

@mickeypritchard475 4 года назад

Have used old leather gloves for hinges cut off a finger screw both ends cheep works grate for years

@nickwit21 4 года назад

You can see here, the birds are on pasture, and yeah that's my front yard! Love this.

@1MohrFarm 2 года назад

Great idea with the drain pipe as a frame. I added this to my list of projects

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 года назад

Go for it!

@hotpawvlog9408 2 года назад

Hi, Thanks for showing a coop done with different material! Saw a lot of coops but always done with wood which has its own weight - and gets destroyed through the years! Think I will try it with these kind of pipes too! Regards from your new subscriber from Germany

@xanderfarm2860 5 лет назад

I love the look of this cage, but it would never work here on our farm in NE TX, for several reasons. If we built this cage, the predators would rip through this chicken wire... we have to use heavier hardware cloth. And the wind would blow it away during any storms. We need enough weight to keep it on the ground. And the tin roof would turn our birds into roasted chickens, so we use PVC panels.

@boots7859 3 года назад

Easily remedied: 1 Use hardware cloth as stated. 2. Fill the bottom PVC with sand for weight. 3 Put a layer of the sheet insulation 1" x 4x8 underneath the corrugated sheet metal.

@tellitlikeitis1828 3 года назад

I have an old 18v Milwaukee set...Sawsall, Drill, light, and circular saw. It is over 30 years old and still have 2 of the original batteries. Love cordless stuff. I am going to contact Vannon Batteries and see if they have batteries for me.

@wilbertbirdner1303 6 лет назад

you sold it to me with "your neighbours will think you're a crazy person"

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 6 лет назад

Awesome!

@edro757 5 лет назад

Yup. ..hahaha

@alexamunoz7943 4 года назад

Some people say crazy, I say clever!

@davidsherbert6896 6 лет назад

may I suggest a leaf hinge, and a hook latch to hold the coop door down in wind....maybe a knob for easy opening...

@DeborahAnnSiefer 4 года назад

I like the idea of a slider for your door and make sure you put a handle on it because that aluminum gets sharp on the edge and you it’s just better to have like a handle and then that way I can slide it off and slide it back easier without cutting your hand

@jamesroyal1739 5 лет назад

The slide was my first thought ,but I would slide it back over the tin beside the door , no support needed ,good job by the by

@korishan 6 лет назад

I like the idea of using PVC for the coop. I've been thinking about getting some chicks myself and wanted to make a mobile unit. This is a great idea. For the door, I was thinking of using 1/2" pvc to make the frame. Then use electrical conduit holders to screw them down to the 4" pipe. This would allow you to have a hinge of sorts The advantage of using the 1/2" would allow you to have a ridge in the center to help angle the tin to make the water run off (not that it really matters in this small unit). This would also allow you to make all panels become a door ;)

@xFace021x 3 года назад

I'm thinking about making one of these this year. Been watching these videos over and over. I'm thinking 16 T's for mine. I would have vertical center braises where your cross beam is and then two cross beams going on either side of the center vertical braise. I'm thinking for the door use a slot on the tin and screws on one of the cross beams to keep it down but able to slide. Not sure if it will work the way I'm planning. Great videos, thank you for these.

@raremedium4091 5 лет назад

PVC pens are great, clean looking, and light weight. It's easy to work with. It makes me sad that it is more expensive in Canada. I used to raise doves.😁🕊

@annemiekevaneijkeren4486 2 года назад

Thanks mate, much better than wood. Thanks for the detailed instructions, very useful.

@maymelden 4 года назад

I absolutely love this idea.. I've been playing around with the idea of having chickens.. and I think this would work great for my front yard

@shawnvictorharriman5759 2 года назад

I love this set up man. I’m thinking of attaching a feeder to the side with screws for easy fill. 8x8 nice hangar for waterer…maybe double door hinge with drawer handle on top for door.

@lucyrouleau1805 4 года назад

So smart you will do well cause you look like a super smart person we used to raise our own food but now live in the city

@duecourier160 4 года назад

I really like the pvc chicken coop. Just a suggestion : could you use the bottom pvc pipes as a water trough? You could use the roof to collect rain water and it would add weight for the coop to remain in place. Simply add an overflow, a filler valve and a drain valve ..it would add extra work every day having to drain the system before relocating.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 года назад

easy enough to keep a 5 gallon waterer inside and lift it out when I move..that also draws the birds toward the waterer or feeder so they follow ya. Draining and refilling and all that would be time consuming and heavy and simply would make this harder than it needs to be

@duecourier160 4 года назад

I tend to over think sometimes and forget that simple and effective is the best way.

@smokymountainoutdoorsman1991 6 лет назад

Sweet Jesus those broiler chickens grow fast! Lol. I'd just get me some hinges and make one section of the tin liftable.

@jobaccamasakado 6 лет назад

Awesome! It's great to see these things evolving. Great mods. Great video. Keep up the good work!

@chiefestilette9572 5 лет назад

Like the way you built that chicken coop like that Old Willis Jeep I have a 48 mile Willis Jeep Church Point Louisiana

@ToddLarsen 6 лет назад

Just in case nobody suggested this, I would frame out the opening, and build a door, attach hinges, go to local pick n pull and get some struts from an old station wagon trunk lid and pop those on the new lid👍👍Great video, thanks for sharing and as always Keep Building👍

@jkhenderson1 6 лет назад

I love the idea of the pvc coop. It's got to be way lighter to pull! Great job Josh!

@jfokim1 6 лет назад

moringa feed

@brianduguay2024 5 лет назад

That even looks pretty nice compared to the wood version. I'd keep 4, 5 gal buckets around with some sand to put on the top 4 corners for gusty days.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 5 лет назад

Believe it or not...held up great in the wind ...we had 2 hurricanes blow through this year and it sat right on the ground stable and steady...it weighs about $250lbs ish

@louannad1 Год назад

What a cool idea! Easy peasy cheap and lightweight. I'm going to make myself one of these.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Год назад

lol...well no longer cheap with prices on PVC the way they are nowadays...crazy how much pipe has gone up in price

@FarmFreshIB 2 года назад

Common chicken wire will NOT stop a raccoon or another hungry predator. Either add an electric wire around the base or upgrade to hardware cloth. Another suggestion would be drilling out holes in the corners to add some stakes. The stakes would be easy to lift out for the daily move, but would add stability against the wind or dogs.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 года назад

if a predator wants to get in...it will get in..unless you're using chain link fence. Look at the coop...how much do you think it weighs? It's around 200-300lbs....no predator other than a bear could lift it. So far..not one predator issue in 6 years my friend ...I did put solar motion lights on it though

@FarmFreshIB 2 года назад

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I have been doing this for over 40 years. Your birds, your choices. I have had them come through chain link also. Hardware cloth is a minimum for my coops. It is worth the extra cost for extra security. Also we have had wind lift and throw a 10 x 10 shed over a fence. The shed weighed a LOT more than your 300 pound coop. It is not about weight it is about lift. The amount of air able to blow up and under that roofing is plenty to lift well over 300 pounds.

@johnfrancis4809 4 года назад

maybe make hinges on one side of door panel using rubber straps. such as static straps. maybe 10 per panel edge. An idea.

@davidbreeden9070 5 лет назад

Looks like based on joel salatin idea. seems like a great idea for small sustainable farming. Thanks for the videos!!

@TheRainHarvester Год назад

Joel is using aluminium now because the emisitivity is 1/4 that of steel roofs (too hot).

@cyndiharrington1751 3 года назад

2" pipe sounds great I Have 100 of it and Chicken wire SHOULD work great put the one side on Wheels so it's easier to move

@grinning_owl 5 лет назад

A large animal can dig under the edge after dark and enjoy a nice midnight chicky snack.

@Tonyinmemphis 5 лет назад

You can cut the tin with a Circular Saw Turn the Carbide-tipped blade backwards Use a full face shield go slow it cut like butter.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 5 лет назад

Cool good tip...I gotta cut some for a project here on the farm soon

@countryhomestead4002 4 года назад

Yep, that is how most do it, I think! It also works for the polycarbonate roofing.

@ChickenHues 6 лет назад

"Plus your neighbors will think you're a crazy person"! LOL Love it!

@geribrandon7057 4 года назад

Wow, I love that. I dont have chickens anymore. But I love them. What a great idea that is.

@capitaldd5840 4 года назад

GREAT user friendly idea. I don't even have chickens but I might build one of these...... build it and they will come 🤗

@justinamusyoka4986 4 года назад

I'm starting poultry and teach my grandkids how to do it.

@davidrush8283 4 года назад

jb weld some earth magnets on pvc pipe to hold then just slide back

@chuckpage3890 5 лет назад

Great job. 4 years and I have 3 donkeys and a lab around my coop and not the first critter issue.

@margiechambers8975 3 года назад

Boder collies are the best

@robertboukhari1519 4 года назад

Great idea, I have room to place six wheels on the coop and move around the farm. Thanks for the idea.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 года назад

Wheels become plow points in the mud...don't forget. This skims along wet ground with ease...put wheels on it and you'll be fighting with it. Remember back in the old days...like the movie Old Yeller....folks used drags in the garden for harvesting...because wheels would tear up the land

@smellinlady6618 6 лет назад

Extreme slow motion lawn mowing

@jacquessoubliere5826 4 года назад

Lawn mowing lol slow motion lol

@whitehorseducharme4428 5 лет назад

How about use a PVC pipe that goes all the way across it little drippers on there where you can attach to hose to it and I'll fill it up fill your pan in there with water Hit or Miss down the chickens also

@bullsnutsoz 4 года назад

Good thinkun

@e75mark 4 года назад

Was thinking that I made pvc Drip system 👍

@pierrelanglois5959 2 года назад

An extra centre pipe 24 inches away from the other centre pipe. Roof hatch 23 3/4 by the width of your roofing material surrounded by double j channel 2 back to back. Slip the outside j into the existing roofing material and screw down. Slide the 24 inch panel in and out of the

@anniegaddis5240 5 лет назад

Don't worry about your new drain pipe coop's weight. Anything lighter and raccoons can lift it, get in, and eat your chickens. I WOULD worry about the wire sides though. Raccoons can put their arms though it, grab one, and yank, even large chickens, killing them, and eating whatever they can get through it, sometimes breaking a big hole in it. Make your next one with Hardware Cloth (or, when the CW starts to rust, just replace it with HC).

@drizzle335 6 лет назад

Hey josh been enjoying the videos. I actually live not far from you I’m in tobaccoville. I use to love those dewalt tools also, I suggest when it’s time to get new ones get a Milwaukee set they are in my opinion best bang for the buck. If your going to be building a bunch in the future it will be worth the investment. I also see you going far on RU-vid and on your farm. Keep it up brother

@nsainah 4 года назад

Am in Kenya, just love ur vlog lots of information am learning. I have a farm also.

@geanitsucuneli4791 4 года назад

PVC in Kenya very expensive !!!!Use some bamboo.

@pondacres 5 лет назад

We raise ducks, were thinking to add meat chickens next year. This will be my chicken tractor build. Thanks, man!

@pondacres 5 лет назад

One thing though, we do have predators here, I'm gonna go with hardware cloth instead of chicken wire.

@emiliochervoni9264 2 года назад

With that metal roof that close to the ground all you need is barbecue sauce, cause that heat it would generate wow.

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 года назад

sorry but you are wrong...raised over 200 birds in this coop and never had a heat issue at all...compared to a human this would be the equivalent of a 20 ft tall shed open on all sides...and its shaded with the cool ground for the birds to lay on. Heat is not an issue...although there are 100 comments stating exactly what you are thinking...it's simply not an issue

@AAaa-pd4sb 6 лет назад

Another saweet idea. Good job from Kentucky :)

@michaelripperger5674 6 лет назад

Paint the pvc. It will help prevent the UV prays from making the pvc brittle and break

@paulcondie2520 6 лет назад

Michael Ripperger i thought the same thing! I would of went with schedule 40! A little heavier but 10x more durable!

@korishan 6 лет назад

PVC can handle UV for a loooong time. I've had pvc out in the sun for over 3+ yrs and it's still fine. It hasn't cracked or even flaked. Now, it might not hold 100psi water pressure anymore, but then again, a coop doesn't carry pressure ;) (well, of that sort, anyways)