Building a chicken coop from scratch - part 2 - BREAKING GROUND

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @mohumphries7149
    @mohumphries7149 Час назад

    Dave your doing so well on the hen house it will all fall into place,😊hope to see more of Sophia mum and Sophia I won't like to wash daves clothes 😊messy pup😊

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Час назад

      Thanks so much..... I think these cloths need to be recycled I have more holes then cloths now hahah

  • @piaostgren9844
    @piaostgren9844 День назад +1

    Your plan is great, I think the chickens will do well there🐓🐓👍

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад +1

      Thanks so much I think most people think I'm crazy 🤣🤣🤣

    • @piaostgren9844
      @piaostgren9844 7 часов назад +1

      @ nothing wrong with being a little crazy, then there are two of us😂😂😂😂

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  6 часов назад

      hahaha indeed thankyou so much

  • @legrandeileen4863
    @legrandeileen4863 День назад +1

    What a great Idea to make a Chicken coop out of a barrel, cool. 😮😊❤❤ I would never have thought of it. Love it.

  • @AdventureOnWheels-8888
    @AdventureOnWheels-8888 День назад

    Thats a very different idea sounds good & looking forward to seen this little project finished 😊 definitely concrete them in dude 😀

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Thanks dude will do. You know me... More creativity then sense ha 😂

  • @agostinho_9170
    @agostinho_9170 День назад +1

    Really nice work man! Things are going along well I see!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад +1

      Thanks dude. Bit by bit we will get there 😀

    • @agostinho_9170
      @agostinho_9170 7 часов назад +1

      @@escapetothequinta Rome wasn't built in one day!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  6 часов назад +1

      was it built in 25?

    • @agostinho_9170
      @agostinho_9170 4 часа назад

      @@escapetothequinta Well built I don't know, but Nero burned it in one day so everything is possible 🤣

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  4 часа назад

      Hahahahahaha

  • @michelebushnik2874
    @michelebushnik2874 20 часов назад

    I vote you need the cement for the posts, because the wine barrel is heavy. I think you will need to let it set solid for a few days. I also think that maybe large eye hole screws into posts for a stable rope? You also which I'm sure you have thought through, need good ventilation in the coop to protect chicken from their smells. I'm so curious how you are going to clear out the barrell and construct it! What a fun project! Nice digging in your gorgeous soil today! 🎉

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Thanks so much and yes I agree concrete for the support 😁😁😁

  • @scottie3977
    @scottie3977 День назад +1

    Hi, on other homesteads videos I have seen, the part of the wood below the ground is seared by fire to stop it rotting. Love your vids x

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Yeah that helps massively I need to do that to mine 😁😁😁

  • @pearlcarmichael622
    @pearlcarmichael622 День назад +2

    Dave I'm loving the daily volgs. Sorry i can't advise you about the cement or the rope knot Your doing a great job on the plastering keep up the good work

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  6 часов назад

      Thankyou todays one will be online in about 10 minutes. we had a bit of a disaster haha

  • @reginajordan4454
    @reginajordan4454 День назад +3

    How are you planing on cleaning the chicken coop ,whit that a small opening ?

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Big door on the back and making it have a flat level bottom .... If that makes sense haha

  • @dawnfitzgerald2951
    @dawnfitzgerald2951 День назад +1

    Good work😅

  • @barbarakloise6790
    @barbarakloise6790 День назад +1

    I t9tally understand why you are using those beautiful old wine barrels for the chicken coups but I still cannot believe you are cutting up those gorgeous barrels for chickens! Not that I don't like chickensb. Those would be worth a fortune outside of Portugal. If I cut them up I would make them into some type of storage thing for myself with a door or cut them in half with support to hold them together for shelves. What a conversation piece that would be. Hate to think the barrels will sit outside in the weather getting ruined.
    Just my opinion but I love those barrels. They are so cool!❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      I think the big one could be a brilliant sauna or storage room perhaps. I know what you mean about there value outside of Portugal but I've been offered quite a few for free over here it seems people prefer the space nowadays and use stainless steel ones 🤗🤗🤗

  • @greenearthqueen
    @greenearthqueen День назад +4

    Have you considered how you will gain access to the inside to clean?

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  6 часов назад

      Im going to put a big door on the back so i can sweep it.

  • @evelyngorfram9306
    @evelyngorfram9306 18 часов назад

    I love this creative idea of using an old wine barrel for your chicken coop.🐣
    I don''t quite get your vision with the nautical ropes. If the barrel's meant to be resting on the ropes like in a hammock, will that be stable enough for the chickens to feel comfortable and want to lay eggs?
    & I do think you'll need to use concrete to set your posts. Chocolate cake (just like soft, fertile soil) is wonderful stuff, but it's not the best construction material for long-term structural support.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  13 часов назад +1

      Thankyou. Yes sort of a hammock idea but maybe I'll make a platform now I'm undecided ha 😀

  • @LorraineinAustralia
    @LorraineinAustralia 14 часов назад

    Three weeks to Christmas Dave.. please finish the house.. ❤❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  13 часов назад

      Thanks the plan lots of boring plastering and then painting 🎨

  • @evangelinamunroe6745
    @evangelinamunroe6745 День назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @hettemeinema7152
    @hettemeinema7152 День назад +2

    To far away from the house, to close to the neigborh.

    • @hettemeinema7152
      @hettemeinema7152 День назад +1

      No concrete, just use the soil. Drille a hole trouh the pole and use a rope with knope.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  6 часов назад

      i think the soil may be too weak its a lot of clay

  • @Oregontrailblazin
    @Oregontrailblazin День назад

    WOT!! in again lol

  • @anacarvalho3022
    @anacarvalho3022 День назад +1

    Maybe use some plastic buckets to cement the posts in rather than pouring cement directly into that soil.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      I'll do some research and see if I can use some sort of plastic as a barrier perhaps thankyou 😀

  • @Oregontrailblazin
    @Oregontrailblazin День назад +2

    How many chickens do you plan on having anyways ?

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Depends on the final size but maybe 3-6 dependant on how it turns out 🤗

  • @rosaleezeier2559
    @rosaleezeier2559 День назад +2

    I think you should use the cement

  • @agnesoneal7816
    @agnesoneal7816 День назад +1

    You definitely needs cement to hold that wine bottle

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  6 часов назад

      thankyou i will use some cement as i think the weight will be quite heavy

  • @anniebee2962
    @anniebee2962 22 часа назад

    Pity to use those beautiful barrels on a coop. It'll be great, tho im not sure how easy it'll be to clean,

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Thankyou, I'm planning on a large door at the back and a flat bottom to make it easy to clean so hopefully it should be okay 🐱👍

  • @portugal1969
    @portugal1969 7 часов назад +1

    Do a lean mix, Google it

  •  День назад

    noice!

  • @joseparente7468
    @joseparente7468 21 час назад

    Love your videos but did you considered that chickens Could all die with the intense wine smell? Even if you loose a lot of time Washing the barrel doubt you can get ride of years and years of hundred of litters of wine inside the oak wood. Think of it.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  7 часов назад

      Hmm I haven't considered that it doesnt smell of wine just of wood the wine evaporated a longggg time ago haha I will wash sand and retain though I think first. I will research it though and it will get lots of ventilation 🤗🤗🤗

  • @LorraineinAustralia
    @LorraineinAustralia 13 часов назад

    But you have a lovely wife.. and you don’t have chickens…. 🥰🥰