What to Look For In A Coop Kit For Backyard Chickens
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Welcome back! RSM has a few clips to tell you about all the things she'd look for when in the market for a coop kit. This is usually for smaller backyard chicken flocks, e.g. people living in an urban neighborhood. With a coop kit you'll pay for convenience and someone else who did all the design and prep work - RSM has owned lots of coop kits over the years, and now she's made you the list of what to look for! There will be a companion article on RealSimpleMama.com in late spring 2023 that you can print out when doing your coop shopping. :) And as always feel free to contact her or leave a comment below!
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Hi! Good to see another video from you!! ♥️
Always enjoy seeing your content! I’ve had chickens for 5 years and always look up your videos for help!!
Great video! Having a roost in a run with hardware cloth caged in... top, bottom floor, and walls, with a tarp roof and walls is great for hotter summers, for ventilation. You can use those bungies with a ball on the end to attach it to the cage. I took a dog run, am caging in the entire run on the inside with hardware cloth. I am using metal hog clips every few inches along the seems to keep my babies safe.
It has been very hot here, 120°F by thermometer in my back yard for a week or two thr last few summers, so I'm looking into building them an ice chest swamp cooler with an ice chest, computer case fans, some plumbing, solar panels, and a controller, to keep them cool when it gets hot. I am a bit concerned about humidity, however, especially with the spaghnum moss as their flooring. I used those kiddy play plats that lock together as under-flooring, as it's inexpensive, and if I get a heavy rain, the water will go under the tiles, and not into the run. Under that is gravel and rock for drainage that was already there.
I like the metal dog run as a frame because we have termites bad in our area. I'm having to replace fence cross-sections because they literally ate the 2x4s!
It's taking my granddaughter and I about 2 hours every afternoon for about a week to build the run. 1 more length of hardware cloth, adding the feeder and waterer, a cup of grit, and I think we are done.
Absolutely wear gloves working with hardware cloth! It may not seem necessary, but it absolutely is necessary. I went without for "just a minute", and snagged my hand yesterday.
I had used chicken wire before, and it's a waste of money. Raccoons and possums can go right through it! Get 1/2" hardware cloth. 1" will allow mice and voles to get into their food, which can contaminate their feed, make it mold, etc.
I bought a bucket feeder with ports, and a waterer with the cross nipples in it, to keep the run cleaner and to minimize waste and contamination of water and food.
I was wondering at what age the chickens can start using these on their own? I also bought some cup feeders to try as well, which might be easier. At this point, I am using them part-time with my chicks, and giving them access to a regular round gravity waterer, to be sure they are able to get water. I have been activating them by hand, so they can drink from them, yet they don't seem to be able to activate them by themselves yet, but I'm training them daily so they know that's their water source. They are about 6 weeks rn.
I was thinking about using that mylar bubble wrap on top of the tarp roof in the summer time, to keep them cooler.
We oomly have a few days of freezing here, down to around 25°, and I can run a heat lamp if it gets chilly. Heat is far more of a concern here in S. California.
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As for keeping the rain, hail, etc. out of your coop temporarily, I'd strongly suggest a heavy tarp. You can but one larger and cut it, and get a rivet kit, fold over the edge, then add rivets so you can attach it with bungee cords, to your hardware cloth, or the frame of your coop. You can customize with tarp gear from Harbor Freight, or a hardware store. I think Ace Hardware & Tractor Supply carry them as well.
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If you have ideas for cooling in an area with no natural shade, please share!
Also, if you have some help on training pullets on the cross nipple waterers, please share! A video would be great! My pullets are going outside probably in the next few days, so I'm hoping to get them trained on that for their run and eventually their hen house, so that would be awesome!
The decomposed granite I'll probably add some into the peat moss in the run for grit as well. I don't want them out of the run until they get older. We have a scrub jay nest in a palm tree, and they're agressive, so until they leave, they'll have to stay in the run.
I'm also adding a DE bath for dust bathing for them as well.
Thanks for your sharing!
Hi! My best guess is to try to teach one or two pullets how to use it, and the rest will learn. You can also have two different water sources next to each other and gradually move the other away.
You have such great information! I also agree on using rivets to hang tarps. Lots of reflective material you can get that you can try to hang across the run, as well as umbrellas and misters. Alternatively you can make shade closer to the ground with things like pallets that can act as shady furniture. Thank you for sharing such great info too! ✌🏻❤️🐓
I was happy to see your video! I love your content! I’ve been watching since your first coop and the 3 original girls!! I would love a prefab coop but our winters in WI are brutal so I bought a homemade one on marketplace. Thanks so much for your great information!
Hey! How have you been?! Oh that’s a goal for me, I’d love one built by someone I know or can talk with about design. I hope you’re loving it! ✌🏻❤️🐓
Kalmbach feed bag wallpaper ? Someone making this video is trying for a kalmbach feed sponsorship! 😂🎉
I love your videos!! I am trying to decide how to go about buying or making a coop. This tour very helpful. Thank you!
Nope, it’s what I had on hand and I like reusing things. 🤷🏻♀️ If it still serves a purpose I don’t see a need to throw it out.
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Oh! If you don’t mind what are they serving?
Ok so I finally picked a coop with lots of thanks again to you. I was getting ready to by pavers and I thinking during the storm we just had, do I have to worry about the coop or more likely the run launching off like Auntie Ema house in Wizard or Oz? So I need to tack this down? 🤔 I am clueless and find info on RUclips videos
What is that above them to keep them safe from Hawks?
Hi! It’s called nylon bird netting. I have a few videos here on my channel and I also wrote about it on RealSimpleMama.com ✌🏻❤️🐓