Cleaning once a week will get old. The deep litter method works much much much better. ( no stink, no smell at all )The pine shavings should be at least 6 inch When it’s time to clean the coop. I clean my coop once a year. It also help to keep the inside of the coop warm.
One thing I might suggest, is having a black soldier fly bin at the end of the coop. When the BSFL crawl out they fall into a bin in the coop and the chickens can eat them. You just put food waist into the BSF bin and the maggots eat the food, then become chicken food. For free.
The two in the front are full 8ft, and the two in the back are cut to I believe its about 6ft or so, but they typically dont sell 6ft 4x4s, so you have to buy them as 8ft. Hope that answers your question!
Love the look of this coop. Quick question tho, where in the heck did you get the hen house. I’m about to build your coop but can’t find a hen house that would fit with it
Hi! Im sorry for my delay, so I bought the hen house locally from a carpenter who built these for fun. However any should do, it is just a matter of how high you put it off of the ground, and where you place the mesh wire to block off anything that is not an entrance! It is very customizable :)
Hi Nina, I love your design and am just starting to make a chicken coop and your design sooths me well, please let me have it as a gift. Will show you updates as I complete mine. Thanks
Chickens gonna kick mulch all over 😂. Like design I’m looking to build another pen. Might still some of your ideas. Great vid! Thanks guys. Keep vids coming
Hi there amazing! What software did you use to create a model of your plan? Im doing renovations myself to my old country farm here in Australia and this woud save me so much time and paper! ❤
Will be picking up my chicks in a few weeks. I have a husky as well and I am worried that prey drive will kick in. How is your husky with the chickens?
What is the name of the computer software you were using for your design? We have so many projects coming up, something like this would be super helpful. Thanks!
Hens are attracted to the color red and they lay more eggs. I know it sounds odd but there is truth in it. I love that enclosure.
But is it a vibe tho?😂
I plan on painting the outside white w black trim to match our home. I'm thinking I can paint the inside red❤???
Cleaning once a week will get old. The deep litter method works much much much better. ( no stink, no smell at all )The pine shavings should be at least 6 inch When it’s time to clean the coop. I clean my coop once a year. It also help to keep the inside of the coop warm.
One thing I might suggest, is having a black soldier fly bin at the end of the coop. When the BSFL crawl out they fall into a bin in the coop and the chickens can eat them. You just put food waist into the BSF bin and the maggots eat the food, then become chicken food. For free.
I agree with a previous comment. Deep litter method works great. Your design is awesome.
Thank you very much!
What a great job. The design is amazing
Thank you so much!!
I love my silkies too! Sometimes they can lay decent sized sized eggs. Sometimes they are kinda small.
Great job on the chicken run and your garden design! I'm picking up my new chickens this week.
Good luck!! That’s amazing, I’m happy for you
I bought these plans. Can you please tell me why the base says 4 8ft 4x4s and I see two tall ones and two shorter ones in the back?
The two in the front are full 8ft, and the two in the back are cut to I believe its about 6ft or so, but they typically dont sell 6ft 4x4s, so you have to buy them as 8ft. Hope that answers your question!
Love the look of this coop. Quick question tho, where in the heck did you get the hen house. I’m about to build your coop but can’t find a hen house that would fit with it
Hi! Im sorry for my delay, so I bought the hen house locally from a carpenter who built these for fun. However any should do, it is just a matter of how high you put it off of the ground, and where you place the mesh wire to block off anything that is not an entrance! It is very customizable :)
Concrete in the coop? Wow, I've never seen that before. I have linoleum floor tiles in mine. I LOVE the water detector!!! I will buy one.
Oh no its just gravel! Good for drainage :) thank you so much!!
Theyre referring to the cement in the coop.
The coop ideas look good.
Thank you!!
Cool idea for the floor!
Hi Nina, I love your design and am just starting to make a chicken coop and your design sooths me well, please let me have it as a gift. Will show you updates as I complete mine.
Thanks
Hi the plans are only $10! Thank you!
Love it 🥰 , your ideal will work great for my daughters farm… thanks for sharing KY
So glad to hear that!! Thank you so much
Nice! Good stuff, you guys are set.
This is amazing! Thanks for the full walk-through!
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Beautiful coop and run! But my question is… there are no windows for air ventilation in the warm months of summer?
Hi, there are two windows, one on the left and one on the right, maybe you can't see them in the video but they are lined with mesh wire.
Good thinking about putting the rafter’s beyond the fence.
I did :) The snow falls over the fence!
Very cool. About to start a very similar run myself
Great video and just a awesome build. I went straight to your site and just bought it now . Thanks so much
Thank you so much! I cant wait to see how it turns out for you :)
Just finished tonight . How do I send so you can see it.
Do you mind sharing how much you spent in total building it? And if it was easy to follow instructions?
Hi, Just bought the plans but I stupidly didnt check the files you were going to include - I was expecting the sketchup file... do you have one?
Hey I dont use sketchup but I do have the C4D file, does that help?
Chickens gonna kick mulch all over 😂. Like design I’m looking to build another pen. Might still some of your ideas. Great vid! Thanks guys. Keep vids coming
Hi there amazing! What software did you use to create a model of your plan? Im doing renovations myself to my old country farm here in Australia and this woud save me so much time and paper! ❤
Ah! I used Cinema 4D! I am a CGI Artist
Love your design
Thank you!!
Dude y’all’s backyard design is so on point
Thank you!!!! :’)
Will be picking up my chicks in a few weeks. I have a husky as well and I am worried that prey drive will kick in. How is your husky with the chickens?
She definately wants to play with the chickens! So I just watch her or keep her inside when the chickens roam outside.
What program did you use to design the run that you show at 2:54 ? Great video.
Cinema 4D, I am a CGI artist - www.ninamarievisuals.com
Why did you put the wire on the inside of the run instead of the outside of the run?
It visually looks better from the outside, and does not bother the chickens inside. You can choose to do whatever you like though.
What is the name of the computer software you were using for your design? We have so many projects coming up, something like this would be super helpful. Thanks!
I use cinema 4d! Feel free to reach out if you need help, as it’s a sharp learning curve :)
Two silkies I had were always getting beat up by the other chickens, which made them very skittish. Never buy them again. Nice pen...
Man thats so sad! Ours get along greatly!
Love everything
Awesome video. I just subscribed. Which state are you in?
New Jersey! You? And thank you!
Live in California. Farm in Illinois.
I like the size. Any idea on the dimensions of this build? Cheers
Yes check out my description, I sell the building plans in my link above!! :)
Nice job! How many chickens do you have?
Only 6 for now!
What program is this that you used
Cinema 4d
Ha, you have a husky, we do too and an American Akita.
Akitas are beautiful!!
Nice vid
wonderful!
How proud her daddy must be….
This is hightech chicken coop run
Can you link the lights???
Yes I believe they are also in my building plans but here you are:
amzn.to/3CRtSYI
I was hoping for a real how to video but nice build.
I have building instructions you can purchase in the description:)
A raccoon will climb for a chicken dinner.
Thankfully none have gotten to my chickens yet!
6:09 HAHA
Hahaha I know right, she just wants chicken for dinner!!
Wow,love so much!!that isnt a chicken cop but a chicken hotel.🐓🐣🏙
beutyphooooool chicken for chicken hotel.🤠