But is it Durable?? CHEAP portable Duck Hut / Chicken Tractor Kit from Amazon!

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Today we're assembling a cheap Amazon chicken coop that we plan to use as a portable duck hut for our Khaki Campbell laying ducks. The $200 kit looks super easy to put together, and we might even use this as a budget friendly meat bird tractor!
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Are these Yitahome metal chicken coop kits on Amazon worth it? With the high prices of lumber and building materials this spring, we decided to try out one of these to see if it is durable enough to be a duck hut for our laying ducks. Our main concern is that it might blow away, but hopefully we can secure it well enough for it to be a good home for our water foul, and possibly for meat chickens in the future!
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@HeartwayFarms 29 күн бұрын

Check out this kit on Amazon: amzn.to/4bjQvUW And order our cookbooks here: cookbooks.heartwaymembers.com

@karenfrankland7763 28 күн бұрын

We had one of these for about 2 months. The predators tore through the chicken wire and the tarp literally fell apart and blew off in some 20 to 30 MPH winds. If you keep food and water in the run the rats and mice move right on in. We tossed ours out because we didn't want to give it away to anyone to suffer what we did. Two of the upper bars rusted within 2 months. If we had to do it again we would have just covered it in hardware cloth and put a roof over it and reworked the door area which has way too much space around it to allow predators in. We ended up building a run/coop area with wood and hardware cloth. It also has hardware cloth under ground which is wired to the sides. We also did hardware cloth on the roof and covered with tin roofing panels. Much more expensive but we can sleep at night.

@stephaniedagenais525 28 күн бұрын

“No ducking” 😂 I see what ya did there, Josh!!

@HeartwayFarms 28 күн бұрын

Right!!! Bad dad jokes are a thing :)

@neilwolstenholme6075 27 күн бұрын

we have a few of these. Ours are the flatter roof option rather than the full pitch. The bad, the chicken wire isnt the strongest but its not bad. The cable ties are junk and perish after 6 months so you need to reinforce with metal clips. The tarp is useless and in our climate lasted 6-9 months. We replaced it with a truck tarp and used pallets to keep it down. The good, very sturdy frame. Great to back to back them and join together. We also use one as a dog pound .

@rbljackson 26 күн бұрын

definitly curious to hear how this works over the next year instead of other version. The tie straps will get sun damaged and brittle over time. Id recommend looking at twisted wire, or something else to go back over time and secure the chicken wire.

@AmandaDoll-hi4dr 29 күн бұрын

Hi Josh and annie, I like your ducks and chickens 🐔

@joyarnett6570 27 күн бұрын

Seems like great duck hut ...it is nice...😊

@chrisschiller1163 28 күн бұрын

Good decision. Wood rots and needs to be replaced. You can also hose this down. It will be more sanitary. You can add weights to it if lightweight. Good luck!

@joykids4 28 күн бұрын

I would reinforce the bottom 2 feet of the fencing . I have a larger tractor, like this, the predators over time can work holes in the chicken wire.

@heavymechanic2 13 күн бұрын

These are my thoughts also, 2-3 ft fence wire around the bottom could save your flock. I'm building several pens and was turned off by the cheap poultry wire. I use an 8-10 mil tarp on one side for weather protection. FYI there are metal cable ties (used for chain link fencing and construction) to secure the netting to the frame to last forever.

@chrisschiller1163 28 күн бұрын

Might want to put a tarp over 1/2 for shade/weather protection

@dhansonranch 28 күн бұрын

Looks decent enough for the price. If I could suggest that perhaps screwing some plywood to the bottom foot on all four sides though and maybe a bit higher under the tarp might be a good idea.

@HeartwayFarms 27 күн бұрын

Yes, it may also help with stiffening it up and adding a little weight along with some places for them to duck 🦆 out of the wind :)

@trapperdan2446 28 күн бұрын

Is this the only shelter needed for the ducks 24/7? I was also looking a few khaki campbell ducks and this looks more reasonable than a hard sided coop.

@rebeccafox5041 23 күн бұрын

No they suck. We got one and it collapsed under two inches of snow. And a friend's just blew away with even tho it was staked. And it was just a Michigan normal thunderstorm.

@jillbyrd9949 28 күн бұрын

Well you use this in the winter too?

@MindieGoodwin 27 күн бұрын

I have one of these. My chickens burst a hole in the wiring. It's cheap. Don't waste your money.

@melissabrownlee1545 22 күн бұрын

We have a smaller one and it's really cheaply made. Do not recommend getting one. We ended up not getting chickens because the "chicken wire" is super cheap junk. The topper it came with already tore with the wind. You will be very disappointed as we were.

@christinekruis3203 22 күн бұрын

We got one and pieces were bent and they tried to make us pay $500 to ship it back. We finally decided to pay someone to make it usable. Then it collapsed on the chickens over the winter... don't buy it.

@theresiamerglewski5845 28 күн бұрын

I wanted to get this for our chickens but my husband vetoed me and got a big dog kennel so much for saving money 🫤 but he thought those wouldn’t be Predator proof. So I’ll stay tuned to see how it works for you guys. ☺️

@rebeccafox5041 23 күн бұрын

The dog kennel is good for little predators. But raccoons tore off the top of ours.