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  • Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
  • This is our DIY Backyard Chicken Coop with building plans. In this video we explain how to build it, why we built it the way we did and how it fits in to our over all system.
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  • @MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving
    @MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving  Год назад +46

    Here are our plans geni.us/ChickenCoopPans

    • @wawantok3847
      @wawantok3847 Год назад

      Sudah lama tak melihat..mbak johson.

    • @reitR8
      @reitR8 11 месяцев назад +3

      Ordered the plans, but it doesn't include list of parts/supplies.

    • @user-jg1hb7ps3r
      @user-jg1hb7ps3r 10 месяцев назад

      Morning sher,morning moom,morning server morning Sarah.😮😮😮😮😮
      I'M from Indonesia,Gosh three bear monster who wants to eat chicken does America bear like to eat chicken

  • @admorse77
    @admorse77 Год назад +6

    I built my own version of this coop last spring. Works great!

  • @699hazard
    @699hazard Год назад +11

    You should have a small solar panel of the roof of the chicken coup so you can keep the battery for the door charged and maybe get a water heater to keep their water from freezing in winter.

  • @heimdall4148
    @heimdall4148 8 месяцев назад +4

    A good lock for your coop is one of those latches with holes for a padlock but instead you use a carabiner. Also, I would for sure hang netting above the coop. Birds like haws are really good in flying, spotting and killing through trees.

  • @brandsimo4898
    @brandsimo4898 6 месяцев назад +2

    Used your design. We are super happy with it.
    A few mods…Texas, not as cold, we put in a wire mesh floor, spray to clean out, no hay. And an egg collector, slanted floor attached to the laying boxes.
    Thanks for all the camera coverage on your video!

  • @LivingTheDreamHomestead.
    @LivingTheDreamHomestead. Год назад +1

    That coop is so awesome!
    I need that door for sure!

  • @buckinjb
    @buckinjb Год назад +61

    Get a goose and have him live with the chickens in the fenced in area. No cats or birds will mess with your chickens.

    • @SunfireWoods
      @SunfireWoods Год назад +2

      If only that were true. I have a goose in my flock; yesterday I lost a duckling and gosling to a predator attack in the run. I have no idea what could've done it, but the necks were shredded and they were eviscerated.

    • @reelmatthewswinslow
      @reelmatthewswinslow 11 месяцев назад

      We had a duck, it was protective of one of our few chickens but constantly attacked the others and plucked out neck feathers

  • @davestarcelt5661
    @davestarcelt5661 Год назад +7

    Electric current contracts muscles. Test electric fences with the BACK of your hand, (or a tester). By using the back of your hands/fingers, the shock will throw your fingers away from the current instead of grabbing and wrapping your hands around the wires.

  • @genewileyopa
    @genewileyopa Год назад +1

    Looks like a nice set up. That fencing is good to work with.

  • @mariesheppard3750
    @mariesheppard3750 Год назад +2

    Nice coop, My chickens I got to lock up at night and open in the morning , make s me get up and walk LOL So many things have changed in the 70 years I have had chickens

  • @ronneyrendon
    @ronneyrendon 6 месяцев назад

    This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Y'all are the best! Happy Holidays!

  • @loucinci3922
    @loucinci3922 Год назад +1

    Looks great. You seem to have all the angles covered. Good luck with the new run. Thanks for sharing

  • @martinnavarro3241
    @martinnavarro3241 Месяц назад

    Brilliant guys!! My wife and I are planning a homestead and we already have an urban chicken run nd have gone through two of the cheap coop kits from Murdocks and are done with those. This looks A+! Thanks a million from CO!!!

  • @Sean-xl6yg
    @Sean-xl6yg 20 дней назад

    Thank you for posting this video. I've built this coop and it was a fun build process. In total it cost around $1000 to build. Overall it's a very sturdy coop.

  • @danfitzpatrick4112
    @danfitzpatrick4112 Год назад +1

    Nice setup, Good idea having a the "Coop Cam" 😀

  • @barbscarrow7300
    @barbscarrow7300 Год назад

    Nice chicken coop they should love being in the trees❤️🇨🇦

  • @randy2283
    @randy2283 Год назад +1

    Great video good to see y'all

  • @AbangLili-sv1cb
    @AbangLili-sv1cb Год назад

    Sederhana tapi mewah keliatannya konten bagus sekali untuk di tonton

  • @sylhunt8230
    @sylhunt8230 5 месяцев назад

    Because of you guys i built one of these at my last house worked great!!! I didnt have the auto door though.

  • @shadowdemon13
    @shadowdemon13 Год назад +6

    Nice work. Fairly cheap and easy to build.
    The lower side of your roof is at a very dangerous level.
    Recommendation: You may want to, using metal sheets, round the roof corners and put a small piece of foam on it. An injury to the face is far worse to deal with.

  • @GadderInd
    @GadderInd Год назад

    Bagus sekali kebunnya ❤

  • @TheGeordieClan
    @TheGeordieClan Год назад +3

    Great set up. I have bear, cougar, coyote and all the rest including the hawks and eagles We have Livestock Guardian dogs. The electric fence won't stop the bears or thick coated dogs.

  • @stevehornshaw4478
    @stevehornshaw4478 6 месяцев назад

    Woooa super super. Huge thnx for sharing this. Tough job to get things how they r now I assume. It's a model I'll aim to use here in rural Romania's Carpathian Mountains. ❤❤

  • @robinjohnston8180
    @robinjohnston8180 Год назад +1

    Your chicken coop looks good! We do not have a home stead! Just a home!

  • @MechsWorld
    @MechsWorld Год назад

    Finally some thing new.

  • @802louis
    @802louis 2 месяца назад

    Great job 👏

  • @diddyKite2010
    @diddyKite2010 7 месяцев назад

    You could almost let that out as a tiny home lol. Nice build!

  • @GerardVaughan-qe7ml
    @GerardVaughan-qe7ml 11 месяцев назад

    For winter heating if there is not many trees around paint sides black and fit glass airtight about 1/2" away ? Large eaves and shiny or white roof for cool in Summer.

  • @yan..yoyon_
    @yan..yoyon_ 6 месяцев назад

    terima kasih videonya pak martin ❤

  • @flo2col127
    @flo2col127 5 месяцев назад

    I like ur coup, and ur auto door. I live in the mountains with high winds. That over hang, with the pitch of the roof wouldnt last one wind event up here.

  • @roberto.peterson9917
    @roberto.peterson9917 Год назад +3

    Suggestion to use overhead netting protection from skilled birds of prey even owls as they will drop in inside and enter coop if you not use an auto closing door on coop

  • @BryanKilbourne007
    @BryanKilbourne007 Год назад +3

    Now try to hold hands 🙌 and see who gets sock next. A nother good test

  • @bobcole3852
    @bobcole3852 Год назад +6

    Very nice, you should have some happy hens!
    When I built mine, I bought a piece of sheet vinyl flooring for inside, made cleaning MUCH easier.

  • @thor777mx
    @thor777mx 10 месяцев назад +8

    Just bought your plans, was hoping it had a material list all the the boards I need. Kinda bummed it wasn’t on there.

    • @Earthalien89
      @Earthalien89 7 месяцев назад +1

      Wait did they ever send you the materials list? I wanna buy the plans but that list is essential for me as a beginner!

    • @thor777mx
      @thor777mx 7 месяцев назад +1

      ⁠@@Earthalien89just a detailed blue print. And step by step for the most part. Just wish it had a list of all the materials you need. I ended up not even using them unfortunately. Found a premade one for a good price

  • @darkwhitedirewolf
    @darkwhitedirewolf Год назад

    nice set up, greetings from Boise

  • @dianakuntz227
    @dianakuntz227 3 месяца назад

    great helpful video ! Thanks for your helpful tips,n it helps me to know the why not just the how. Question: Approx how many chickens would your coop as shown hold?

  • @frama2023
    @frama2023 Год назад

    Wow, Seth sudah besar, he looks bigger now. Long time not seeing your videos, what an amazing family,

  • @ariofsouthdakota
    @ariofsouthdakota Год назад +7

    Hawks and eagles will still be able to fly in and get to the chickens. Even full grown ones. Seen chicken runs in thicker wooded area and the birds still got in freaquently. Id honestly recommend a netting that can hang over the run in the trees. The birds have great eye sight and usually see the netting, but every great once in awhile, one may get caught in the netting and need rescuing.

    • @wendybarnes4930
      @wendybarnes4930 11 месяцев назад +1

      As a falconer and chicken lover, this net idea is great. For safe removal of a bird of prey caught in the mesh, take care not to be “footed” during the rescue, their talons are lightning fast. First cover the bird’s head a towel or equivalent so they can’t see you, this will help calm them.

  • @karenriggle5435
    @karenriggle5435 Год назад +1

    My chicken run is open during the day so they can free range all I've ever caught in it are wild turkeys and 1 pronghorn antelope

  • @GreyfyreShelties
    @GreyfyreShelties Год назад +6

    Interesting set up. Looks great and Very functional. I'm not much of a egg person, so don't raise chickens, but if I built a chicken coup I'd keep both sides of the roof above my head level because I'd end up some day stupidly whacking my head on the lower end. I'd build a A frame type of roof so I could gather eggs in peace away from wind driven rain and not have to stand in any snow...I'd build a 6' fence around the chicken area and utilize chicken netting over the top. Lastlly I'd definitely build the chicken boxes on a slope so the eggs would gently roll to the back for easy and clean collection. I still remember poopy eggs from the chickens my parents raised on the farm. :)

  • @101egals
    @101egals Год назад +1

    The company that sent you the electric fencing also has a run cover for chickens.

  • @nvwilderness6902
    @nvwilderness6902 Год назад +1

    Your weather is similar to ours - are you not worried about the eggs freezing with the exterior nest box? I'm planning my coop for a little storage area attached and access the nesting box from there so it's a little better protected from the wind/snow/cold. This past winter we went 5 months without the temps getting out of the low 20s.

  • @russellwatters5891
    @russellwatters5891 Год назад

    I hadnt thought about closing off the nesting boxes to the young birds, great thought! 😂😅

  • @littlefarmer_32
    @littlefarmer_32 2 месяца назад

    My wife and I just moved onto some land in Barrhead county, been looking into building a coop in North Central Alberta

  • @timf6916
    @timf6916 Год назад +1

    Nice

  • @offgridrooster
    @offgridrooster 10 месяцев назад +2

    This is fantastic! Is it movable? I live in the Texas desert and the heat can get above 115 degrees. I hope there are heat tolerance chickens. The height, automatic door and feeder outside is a great idea. We have have javelinas, coyotes, badgers, bobcats and a whole lot of other animals including mice, rats, rabbits and reptiles like rattlesnakesss. Hopefully I can protect my chickens as soon as I build this. Thank you for this video. Keep them coming.

    • @DryRoastedNutz
      @DryRoastedNutz 8 месяцев назад

      So glad you posted this. I almost bought the plans.

  • @aitp
    @aitp Год назад +1

    Even with the overhang at the top, with moderate rain and some wind in that direction its going to get sopping wet inside.

  • @lizregan1949
    @lizregan1949 Год назад +3

    That is a great chicken coup. You guys are amazing. Using your child to test out your electric fence is not recommended. Lol

  • @Tommy-K4BWN
    @Tommy-K4BWN Год назад +2

    Most people put tar paper or roofing paper on their floor to put their sawdust or savings on all they do just pull out out roll it up and then put in fresh makes it easier to clean

  • @bolonggrear9122
    @bolonggrear9122 Год назад +1

    Can you give more info on type of camera you pointed out that sends a notification? I'm assuming you have cell service where you are for the notifications to work?

  • @jjchap9574
    @jjchap9574 Год назад +1

    Salut. So are you saying when you started on the property you were relaxed or it was intense (in tents) ? I couldn't hep mesef. Thanks for the vid and update. You haven't said too much about Collin, I hope things are going well.

  • @suemee1328
    @suemee1328 Год назад

    How do you manage coop security in winter when the snow nullifies the electric fence?

  • @mtnshooter2487
    @mtnshooter2487 Год назад +1

    Any update on the solar power set up.?

  • @JamesCouch777
    @JamesCouch777 Год назад +1

    Just wondering what will you do in the winter? Won't the snow short out the fence?

  • @herusumarli5297
    @herusumarli5297 6 месяцев назад

    Compared to few years ago your Indonesian is already quite rusty, Pak. But it's still understandable. Saya setuju Pak Martin membuat lagi video tentang rumah Bapak. I can't forget your channel, you, Bu Julie Sarah and Seth because it was the only time that my name got mentioned in a published video which is one of your MAIL TIME (was it the very first MAIL TIME?). I was the one who sent you the KOPI AROMA. God bless you and your family, Pak Martin.

  • @dang3554
    @dang3554 7 месяцев назад

    I like your shirt dude

  • @prepper1013
    @prepper1013 Год назад +1

    how will you keep their waterer from freezing in the winter?

  • @simesaid
    @simesaid 4 месяца назад

    One good latch, one carabiner. Racoons are the only predator dextrous enough to unclip them, but they can't understand how they work. Simple, no locks, only cost a dollar. Done.

  • @karlojoki6314
    @karlojoki6314 10 месяцев назад

    I really like how reasonable and smart you are. Today that is a rarity, especially for Western people. For example, firstly, you realistically say that cats are predators and should be kept away from chickens. Second, instead of philosophizing, you realistically say that you should simply take breeds that live in colder conditions... Respect

  • @robinjohnston8180
    @robinjohnston8180 Год назад +1

    A couple of years ago we had major issues with racoons!

  • @petertomas3665
    @petertomas3665 Год назад +2

    I think foxes or any predetors like that can easily jump above this fence.

  • @wolfgangank8851
    @wolfgangank8851 7 месяцев назад

    How often do you replace the bedding and how many birds do you keep?

  • @crystalzevon8929
    @crystalzevon8929 11 месяцев назад +2

    Is there a materials list with the plans?

  • @eriansyah939
    @eriansyah939 Год назад

    Hi uncle Martin 👋
    Salam dari Indonesia 🥰

  • @robinjohnston8180
    @robinjohnston8180 Год назад

    We have opossum animals in the backyard in a large way!

  • @VeryWarmBear1
    @VeryWarmBear1 Год назад +1

    Have considered bird netting to discourag flying predators?

  • @aryaapriyanto3927
    @aryaapriyanto3927 10 месяцев назад

    I'm from Indonesia java,i like you vlog, kapan pergi ke Indonesia

  • @garyschoonmaker1486
    @garyschoonmaker1486 Год назад +1

    You said you have 3 closures on the door to keep raccoons out. Try using a standard hasp and putting a clip where the lock would be..... I used clips from old dog leashes..... I've seen raccoons open closures before...

  • @FarmLiteUSA
    @FarmLiteUSA 10 месяцев назад

    Hey if you want a FarmLite automatic chicken door ours are fully aluminum! We can send you the door and the solar setup for a complete off grid application! Our doors come with a safety sensor as well to protect your birds!

  • @Memo-nd6fj
    @Memo-nd6fj 2 месяца назад

    How about using the fake grass inside the coup instead of the saw dust? Inexpensive and it could easily be cleaned by pulling it completely out and just washing it off? What would be the drawbacks?

  • @prokennex5g
    @prokennex5g Месяц назад

    @MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving Can two people carry this to move around the yard if needed?

  • @Wistara-Naufal.Rabbani77899
    @Wistara-Naufal.Rabbani77899 11 месяцев назад

    Lombok hadir..

  • @cherylpresleigh6403
    @cherylpresleigh6403 Год назад +1

    This may be an odd question but does anyone who has used the poultry netting know if the smaller squares on the bottom are small enough that if mice tried to go through it they’d get a zap?

  • @tamo902
    @tamo902 Год назад +3

    Pak martin kebunnya luas sekali, membeli tanah seluas itu berapa pak ??

  • @CreachterZ
    @CreachterZ Год назад +2

    The first line of the fence?

  • @gabrielthompson3853
    @gabrielthompson3853 3 месяца назад

    Haven't watched he entire video yet but I plan on using this design based on its simplicity. Just out of curiosity, what was your overall cost for materials?

  • @LatchkeyKidX
    @LatchkeyKidX Год назад +1

    I would imagine keeping it that high helps keep down on the rodents as well. Chickens dont actually have a sphincter like mammals so they will poop in their sleep. They have no way to control it so dont get too frustrated if your still having a lot of poo in the coop. Miss you guys.

  • @clarencewiles963
    @clarencewiles963 Год назад +2

    Summer shocked don’t touch the wire 😂

  • @debbyvancenbrock2100
    @debbyvancenbrock2100 Год назад +1

    A good leason in grounding!

  • @annewade4228
    @annewade4228 Год назад +5

    Hi Martin. I was raised a catholic and wasn’t really introduced to a bible. I want to purchase a bible , but there are so many versions that I’m not sure which version is considered to be the most accurate. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

  • @bobcole3852
    @bobcole3852 Год назад +2

    Security camera info please? My brother needs one like that, remote, solar, wifi connected.
    Thanx!

  • @edwardhine9224
    @edwardhine9224 Год назад +4

    You need protection from the air also from chicken hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey. You can buy a net to cover your chicken yard.

    • @carlapierle8623
      @carlapierle8623 Год назад

      That's why he specifically stated they placed the chickens under a bunch of trees, hoping to avoid arial predators.

  • @richiezuniga7967
    @richiezuniga7967 7 месяцев назад

    Probably should have extra latches/locks in the brooding boxes.

  • @jimfrazee
    @jimfrazee Год назад +3

    Why do so many videos/movies play the call of a Red-tailed Hawk when they show a Bald Eagle? ;-)

    • @trishc3741
      @trishc3741 11 месяцев назад +1

      Because those bald eagles sound so wimpy!

  • @terrancesnyder9323
    @terrancesnyder9323 Год назад +2

    Good afternoon

  • @paulperkins8453
    @paulperkins8453 2 месяца назад

    This is really a great looking and very useable coop. However, the plans (if you purchase them) are not very good unfortunately. You have to either be an engineer or (and I grew up building homes and built the home I live in now) you have to keep going back and forth looking at pictures to figure out dimensions. If the measurements were added to the current pictures in the plans I bought, it would go so much easier, especially for a first time project builder. A buy list, cut list etc. would really help. The coop is certainly buildable from the plans, I just think it could have been faster and smoother with more details/measurements given.

  • @AlaskaWild
    @AlaskaWild 11 месяцев назад +1

    I live in North Idaho, and I still don’t get why people here say “Acrossed” and not “Across”. It’s not a word! :-)

  • @DMDOGG
    @DMDOGG 6 месяцев назад

    I thought she was gonna put the cat on the fence hahah

  • @victoranggiatparlindungan7749
    @victoranggiatparlindungan7749 Год назад

    pak martin salam dari Indonesia

  • @barrywood5357
    @barrywood5357 Год назад +2

    😁😁😁😁😁

  • @neil2809
    @neil2809 Год назад

    May be put a few latched on the rooting part. Won't hurt TAKE CARE

  • @omsonny21
    @omsonny21 Год назад +2

    Itu sarah lagi dirumah ya pak de...?

  • @bellashealingartistry8934
    @bellashealingartistry8934 9 месяцев назад

    What state are you in?

  • @ALUMOTA372
    @ALUMOTA372 10 месяцев назад

    HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE SNAKES?

  • @nwflboy007powell8
    @nwflboy007powell8 Год назад

    Martin, 1 guinea will keep hawks, eagle's, snakes, rats, wasps, etc.

  • @LionKhanate
    @LionKhanate 7 месяцев назад

    ❤🐔🐔🐔🐓

  • @SkepticCyclist
    @SkepticCyclist Год назад

    Everytime you wear that demolition shirt I first think it is a Red Hot Chili Peppers shirt

  • @connyscheringa6106
    @connyscheringa6106 Год назад +2

    ✌❤❤🤗

  • @danielpatrick3606
    @danielpatrick3606 6 месяцев назад

    How many chicken do you have?

  • @GerardVaughan-qe7ml
    @GerardVaughan-qe7ml 11 месяцев назад

    Why the extreme slope of the Roof ?