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

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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 Жыл бұрын

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@laneclaypool8005 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Lane Claypool or cut it with wire

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

@@danfaller1089 cut with wire? How? Interesting

@arandom1024 Жыл бұрын

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

@tompincuspy81 Жыл бұрын

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

@jeremiahhill6047 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

how do you keep predators from getting to them?

@hanshardt6122 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@seandrake7534 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@robertgraham292 4 жыл бұрын

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

@armstada000 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

adam armstrong they have outside time everyday

@HenrysHere 4 жыл бұрын

SO IN SHORT , NO HE DIDNT THINK OF IT

@geanitsucuneli4791 4 жыл бұрын

corect!!! Sun is life!

@candacekuhn8589 4 жыл бұрын

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

@gigiontube 4 жыл бұрын

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

@m.hughes6672 5 жыл бұрын

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

@mikewilson8265 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@truepatriot2404 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@leecaffey 2 жыл бұрын

solar electric fence!

@sarahgardner7671 2 жыл бұрын

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

@georgeseagrave3088 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@georgeseagrave3088 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@StingerSecSol 4 жыл бұрын

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 жыл бұрын

lol welcome to the channel!

@moviemakerwannabe 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@workphone4210 2 жыл бұрын

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

@wamblipaytah1600 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@wamblipaytah1600 6 жыл бұрын

@@hihoney1122x-D

@Vbluevital 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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@Davyydable 5 жыл бұрын

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

@LatinDanceVideos 2 жыл бұрын

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 жыл бұрын

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 !

@deadacrats6281 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@530eman 2 жыл бұрын

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

@blueheronfarm3818 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@AAaa-pd4sb 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@adamm2909 2 жыл бұрын

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

@backyardfarmerpat 2 жыл бұрын

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

@beaneesrotties420 4 жыл бұрын

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 🦠..

@donlatimer5114 6 жыл бұрын

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 ..

@1MohrFarm 2 жыл бұрын

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@AndyFetisov 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

They love wet feed. They will run for it.

@rosecoward3292 2 жыл бұрын

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

@prairiewoman2054 2 жыл бұрын

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

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

Good idea! Or use old brake pads.

@AllExprexxRestoration1972 5 жыл бұрын

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

@gileshanover1539 6 жыл бұрын

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

@annemiekevaneijkeren4486 2 жыл бұрын

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

@journeyfortwo5211 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mickeypritchard475 4 жыл бұрын

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

@micraman42 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@themaverickprepper8690 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@ParttimePilgrim 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 ?

@c.j.rogers2422 6 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

C.J. Rogers n,

@truthseeker9688 5 жыл бұрын

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

@gregmikulewicz7423 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@peggyrogers7012 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@SimpleEarthSelfReliance 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheSmagzilla 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@millerscorner2 6 жыл бұрын

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

@lakebum6211 6 жыл бұрын

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

@601salsa 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@knivesoutdoorsbytotoco.6114 2 жыл бұрын

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

@lucyrouleau1805 4 жыл бұрын

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

@hotpawvlog9408 2 жыл бұрын

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

@korishan 6 жыл бұрын

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 ;)

@kevinmanning4880 2 жыл бұрын

You got great ideas! Thanks for your great videos!

@dnayf6323 Жыл бұрын

I love it and love meyers too!

@Debbiesnc 3 жыл бұрын

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!

@RoadhogRNA 6 жыл бұрын

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

@mrs.garcia6978 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@louannad1 Жыл бұрын

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer Жыл бұрын

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

@davidbreeden9070 5 жыл бұрын

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

@TheRainHarvester Жыл бұрын

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

@martinmaddox5315 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@johnmcclelland3204 2 жыл бұрын

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

@nickwit21 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jkhenderson1 6 жыл бұрын

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

@jfokim1 6 жыл бұрын

moringa feed

@whitehorseducharme4428 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Good thinkun

@e75mark 4 жыл бұрын

Was thinking that I made pvc Drip system 👍

@pano-rific8838 4 жыл бұрын

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

@donaldtaylorceoofmorningst2617 4 жыл бұрын

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

@donaldtaylorceoofmorningst2617 4 жыл бұрын

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

@maymelden 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@jamesroyal1739 5 жыл бұрын

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

@capitaldd5840 4 жыл бұрын

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

@davidsherbert6896 6 жыл бұрын

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

@xFace021x 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@B711HD 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I seen this been watching your videos since yesterday and always wonder how u made the PVC house for chicken thanks so much going do that for my chicks when they get older

@musiquefrique 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic it’s going to be a project for our therapeutic farm!!! Thanks for the awesome content and newbie friendly explanations!

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not so sure I'd recommend meat birds for therapy lol...they're not around for very long 6-8 weeks and you're done and ready to process to the freezer

@xanderfarm2860 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@onewaylaine 4 жыл бұрын

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

@pmchamlee 5 жыл бұрын

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, !

@juliaarnold1813 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the battery info on top of the rest

@nsainah 4 жыл бұрын

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

@geanitsucuneli4791 4 жыл бұрын

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

@smokymountainoutdoorsman1991 6 жыл бұрын

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

@SimpleRanch 4 жыл бұрын

I love it! When we kick off our ranch, this will be one of the first things that I will be doing. I am so excited. Thanks for sharing bro.

@ToddLarsen 6 жыл бұрын

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👍

@jobaccamasakado 6 жыл бұрын

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

@brianduguay2024 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@robertboukhari1519 4 жыл бұрын

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SteArnsSteArns 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@Tonyinmemphis 5 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@countryhomestead4002 4 жыл бұрын

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

@justinamusyoka4986 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ricktantlinger7016 2 жыл бұрын

Nice - Going to build this today !!! Thank You!

@geribrandon7057 4 жыл бұрын

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

@davidrush8283 4 жыл бұрын

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

@drizzle335 6 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq and on your farm. Keep it up brother

@billearnshaw1074 2 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@chuckpage3890 5 жыл бұрын

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

@margiechambers8975 3 жыл бұрын

Boder collies are the best

@johnfrancis4809 4 жыл бұрын

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

@wilbertbirdner1303 6 жыл бұрын

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

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@edro757 5 жыл бұрын

Yup. ..hahaha

@alexamunoz7943 4 жыл бұрын

Some people say crazy, I say clever!

@raremedium4091 5 жыл бұрын

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.😁🕊

@tellitlikeitis1828 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@michaelripperger5674 6 жыл бұрын

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

@paulcondie2520 6 жыл бұрын

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

@korishan 6 жыл бұрын

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)

@rc3291 6 жыл бұрын

I used the gray electrical pvc on my hoop coop. UV resistant.

@korishan 6 жыл бұрын

rc3291: Oooo, good point! Hadn't thought of the electrical grade pvc.

@prime0591 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah but the paint would melt and the chooks with peck it and get sick but good idea

@smellinlady6618 6 жыл бұрын

Extreme slow motion lawn mowing

@jacquessoubliere5826 4 жыл бұрын

Lawn mowing lol slow motion lol

@martinpike803 5 жыл бұрын

Use your outer pvc as a pipe for a couple of hinges if you had a couple of pieces of pvc that slide on to your coop pipe then fasten your top to the slider pipe then you just flip top step in do what you do then flip lid back over to lock top down use cotter pin post like on hoods of race cars

@chiefestilette9572 5 жыл бұрын

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

@ChickenHues 6 жыл бұрын

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

@denisegraeff8644 6 жыл бұрын

Looks really nice

@Craigscabin 3 жыл бұрын

Was sent here to check you out by lazy dayz ahead (jessie and lisa) thanks for sharing

@StoneyRidgeFarmer 3 жыл бұрын

very cool

@AAaa-pd4sb 6 жыл бұрын

Another saweet idea. Good job from Kentucky :)

@ahmedtouqeer8553 5 жыл бұрын

Good work. Respect from Pakistan. Thumbs up

@genevievegreene1595 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted to do something like this for my rabbits and I am glad I saw this because it cuts my amount of pipe in half. I was going to make 6 frames, cover them in wire and wire them together. My framing idea didn't involve T's. I will draw out one of these and see if I can come up with a better option.