Use a laser pointer and shine it on the yellow tab they shod go for it and then they will understand

Two eggs in the first day?! You sir have gotten magic chickens.

A chicken dust bath helps to remove excess oil, as well as external parasites like lice and mites. A dirt bath also maintains the water resistance of the outer feathers of a chicken. Dust bathing is an important part of keeping chickens healthy and clean. So they love to rub in dirt. some people put tires out and fill it full so chickens can get into it and rub their bodies. Your chicken coop is the best one I have ever seen before!! You did an excellent job!! WOW!!!! Did your chickens ever figure out that water system you fixed for them??

I can't believe you got eggs already! They must be thrilled with their new home!

Absolute success! They found a luxury new home and moved right in from the joy. Awesome job!

Ahh back when lumber was cheap. Awesome setup man hope y'all stuck with it all these years later ,those were definitely some happy birds

I made a gravity feeder also and had the same problem with having to push the food down. To fix it, I shortened the end with the end cap and put a 45 degree elbow instead of a 90 degree so the food drops when they peck at it. Some food falls around the feeder but then they just scratch at it and it gives them something to dig up.

they are so spoiled!! this chicken coop is so nice !!

I wish, I could build this for my chickens too. But nobody wants to help me and I have absolutely no carpenter skills, or tools knowledge. I am crying, as I have been looking for a coop on the internet. Just can't find one that is right! Yours looks like the girls really love yours. Making eggs is serious business to the girls. Even enough room for little chicks to be hatched. Fantastic job, mate. I wish, you could come and help me, haha, Australia here. 🤗🤗🤗

Probably, they were thinking: "Hey, where are we? Nice condo! Looks at those windows. Hey this is brand new! Smells good. " "Checking out the rooms, a/c, etc. Hey, this landlord really set us up!" "Hey look at the garden!"

Nice setup! One suggestion from someone who has had chickens for a few years: rather than a round roosting pole, your chickens will be more comfortable on a 2x4 with the wide side up. This will cause less stress on their feet and will help them keep their toes warm in the winter. I know that their wild ancestors slept in trees, but our wild ancestors slept in caves and on the ground - unless I am camping I prefer my bed.

Great video- thanks for sharing. Nothing like picking up a warm, freshly laid egg.

Your chicken are safe and happy , I like how you build a stand in their coop is low , easy for them , a lot of people they build really high , I bet your chicken said thx to you , Beautyful and comforting chicken coop , ❤

I like how it's all painted white inside the coop.

Amazing coop and run. I've not yet seen anyone else treat their animals as well as you do. What a skilled and compassionate man! Congrats on winning at life! Haha, enjoy those eggs.

What a gorgeous set up. I watched this one first then found the rest of the series. Heading to the beginning, thanks for sharing!

Awesome home for the girls!! Well done to you and your dad!

Eggcellent! You know how to coop. I'm very impressed by how diligent you've been with keeping your flock safe. I loved the lady who came in and started singing the egg song for the camera. Enjoy! Chickens are lovely pets - breakfast and entertainment.

What a life 💜 Thanks for sharing! Glad your chickens were comfortable enough to give you a couple eggs on their first day with you!

Wow that’s the best chicken coop and run I’ve seen!!!!

Awesome!! Excellent work.

Best chicken photobomb EVER! 5:53 😂😂 I rewatched it twice! Great coop and run setup and I’m thankful you included details about the LED solar lights - I was thinking we should use those too.

Those are happy chickens! They love their new coop and gave you eggs to tell you about it👌

I loooove your chicken run

Bags are best and safest way to transport chickens, see how calm they were and didn't run out of bags. Great video and really awesome coop!

Very talented builder your chickens are in an amazing place

It looks great. Well thought out.

They are some very happy girls 🥰

Love your setup! I am on my first week having just moved our baby chickens out to the new coop as well. We don't have a run built yet but they are still just little. Youve given me some great ideas! Thanks!

We bought our first ever chickens just a few weeks ago and we're loving them. We bought a ready-made coop and a small run, but I'm planning to build a large run for them next and that's when I found your great videos. I've really enjoyed watching them all, thanks for all your efforts in documenting it all - very inspiring.

Awesome coop! I love that you added a huge second run great job!

Outstanding! I am having a coop built since I am not as clever as you and your dad. I am inspired by the secondary run and intend to add something similar. Thanks for posting!

I’m currently building my coop and it is modeled off yours. So far I have all the walls and roof framed out. Starting on the roof tomorrow. Thanks for the excellent series of videos. I’ve been looking for a couple months at plans and pictures and for whatever reason after watching your coop videos I went for it on your build ideas.

...just came across this vid... Fantastic...!!!... ...it's been 3 years, and will do a quick binge on the updates...

Wow! That is fantastic!

I just found your channel and subscribed. Your chicken enclosure is awesome. Your new chickens seen happy with their new home as they produced eggs sooner than expected. Looking forward to watching your flock.🐓😀

That is a fine chicken coop right there. It is well-maintained and clean. Your chickens are beautiful

Way cool you finally have your ladies!

Super nice coop. Yours are a lucky bunch of hens. Great job.

Wow, what a great plan. Those chickens are a great breed ,gives you a lot of eggs as you have seen. Looks like you thought of everything . It's like free range chickens, without being out. love it.

Great job, beautiful coop

Fabulous coop!

Great chicken run, coop is awesome

Awesome planning. I bit the chickens would love the secondary run. I think you need a stop at the bottom of the nest boxes to prevent the pine shavings from falling out.

That’s a great life for your chickens! You deserve those first eggs!

Nice setup! Them chickens should love it.

This chicken coop is magnificent

Those sure are some lucky chickens ;) I'd say that's the best run I've seen yet....love the homemade doors.

the verry hapy chicken of the world...congratulations...saludos desde Tamaulipas México...

Nice. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate it!

and I've been following your channel for a while, I like it a lot, today I signed up

Sweet setup!

Great chicken run. A tip is to elevate the roosting bar inside of the coops. Chickens like to sleep at a high location.

Just viewed, your chicken coop is totally Awesome!

Beautiful coop!

Love the coup. Hi from Australia 🇦🇺

Great video, you did a very good job. I got alot of ideas for in the future, thank you so much.

Great Coop !! I have had Birds, All my life...I am a retired zoo keeper... But, I cant build a stick LOL... I have an automatic door opener in the house, I can't figure out how to apply it !! all my birds are healthy and happy Though ! Thanks for sharing.............Ron S. You have covered all the bases, with your coop.....good enough to be in a 5 star Zoo.....!

You did a great job on the run and coop

NICE WORK. INSPIRING. CONGRATULATIONS 👍👍👍

Good job buddy, nice chicken mansion 👍👍💚

Thats a Nice setup!

Wow nice set up. I am impressed. The only thing I can see that may improve the coup is a second or third perch a little higher and further from the wall. I'm sure it's fine as it is, it's just you asked for improvements and that's all that i thought of at first. Oh here's another, maybe you could gather a few good size rocks and put them around the perimeter of the run where the wire is buried. It could be done decoratively as a landscaping feature that also made it harder to get under the wire. I cut a pickup tire to make sort of like a kiddy pool with a big hole in the bottom, then filled it with blow sand (it's finer, chickens didn't seem to like the beach sand I tried first), and mixed in some DE and wood ashes, for a dust bath.

Wow, Im impressed

Fantastic!

awesome coop.

Sure fire way to know your chickens are happy: they're already in the nesting boxes a few hours in 😊🤣they look so happy in there.

great start bro

Very nice build and set up ! We're a week or two away from being first time chicken owners. I'm going to watch your building videos next and see how it all went together. I just got delivery of a prefab coop for this year with a dog fence style run but looking to build my own for next year. Something a little more substantial !

heaven for your chickens.

Looks ace, good job man

im sure they will have a great life.

Very nice!

Ah, yes. The chicken resort and spa. Nice work.

Super love your coop and your set up, especially your forested second run. They are gonna love that! Only thing I see that may prove an issue for you, depending on where you are, is the lack of slope to your clear paneled run roof. I have a similar clear panel cover, but I needed to build mine on a 3:12 slope to avoid snow overload. Those panels do bow over time, so even if snow is not an issue for you, you could end up with pooled rain water or other debris issues.

Nice job!

we have an armpit hen at home and it roars exactly like your shouted one - kokokoko koooo kokokoko koooo kokokoko koo

You're great with animals. But you have a cat so we already know that! Best coop I've ever seen.

This is REALLY nice! 👍

A tip on the inside of your chicken coop wood be to put the roost higher than your nesting boxes because the chickens might sleep inside the nesting boxes

Very nice man

Love your set-up! Raising/having chickens is a very rewarding hobby! One suggestion if I may, your fencing for the secondary run I would highly suggest the same fencing around your coop. I have the same fencing and just lost most of my birds from an Ermine, weasel family, that can fit right through the fence. Hence the reason for watching your video for redesign ideas!! Again I think you did a great job!

aw I'm glad they settled in. they looked a little stressed right out of the bag (mouths open) but they seem to be settling in!

Hello from New Hampshire. Very nice coop design. We are just finishing a new house In the woods and also have bear, bobcat and fisher cats. I'm considering using electrified chicken fencing. I like your hardware cloth and capping your main coop run. Planning to have Barred Rocks and will dry hatch as well. Great to see how considerate your plan is Fresh eggs are the best!

great job. we just did the same thing making are back yard the chicken run. your chickens are super fast at laying eggs

Nice job. I would like to offer some advice. The chicken poop in coop in mostly under the roosting bar. I took plastic lids off of storage containers, wrapped them in newspaper, lined them up under the roosting bar and covered them with 3 to 4 inches of shavings. Once a week I pull them out, dump of shavings and poop into my garden, replace dirty newspaper if needed and cover up with more shavings. It's neat, very clean and easy maintenance in the coop. No ammonia smell and coop stays wonderfully clean. It's time to think about getting yourself a few more hens this spring because I am sure you have fallen in love with chickens!

I live out in the woods and was wanting chickens..now Thanks to your video..I have the idea how to protect them from all these critters in S.C. I will mention one thing my Dad and Grandpa always did.. to help the Hens lay eggs with strong shells, they always had a small bowl of crushed oyster shell for the hens to eat. The Hens will only eat it if they need the minerals.. I bet you already knew this, in case you didn't ..thought I would mention it.. it's an awesome coop and I hope mine turns out half that good !

Bro you're raising your chickens in a chicken country townhouse!!!! Good stuff!

Awwww. They're cute

I like your hammock😁

Very cool!

That is very nice..

Awesome job matey! I did a similar thing but didn't put the wire going outwards from the cage and how have a constant battle with rats burrowoing in. I'll do this with the next one and I'm going to take if out even further because they can tunnel a long way and they're good problem sovlers rats!

Great design and awesome job. I think you have room for way more than 5! I am relocating mine at the moment but won't be anything as cool as yours!

looks good

Thats how I'm building my coop. no plans, just a vison

Exelente video felicitaciones

Stick their beak in the water ... they'll get it. Have a trail cam? Would be interesting to see who's sneaking around at night. Happy girls... giving gifts already.

I'm sure you figured it out, take out the other water sources and they'll find the water cups super fast lol. I need something like this for the nipples. Nice set up.

looks like a nice place for them to live.