Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
Thanks for always leaving in your mistakes. The other makers that never make mistakes make me feel like a dummy. Sometimes I think that all I do is to progress with a great deal of planning from stuff up to stuff up. Great build by the way.
Best trick I've ever learned for tin/steel siding/roofing is to pre-drill the screw holes with all the sheets stacked on top of each other after trimming to length.... It guarantees uniform placement and means you don't have to use a chalk line on the roof
I watched these videos a few years ago and have been working on designing a chicken coop for a while. It was gonna be bigger and more complicated, but recently I started scaling it back down and simplifying everything. Without intending to I ended up with almost the same design as you. I should've just started with it. Thanks for sharing :)
This book is Awesome! I love the Lean-To-Shed the most (page 98). The plan ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR is to attach it to the back of my brick house. I also like how they walk you through the many different steps of construction, which is important for the less experienced like me.
Great start to the coop. Just some friendly advice for anyone else tackling a roof project - plywood is rated to be installed perpendicular to the rafters or joists supporting it.
A Ray: true that.... but you’re over thinking it. there was nothing in that coop that was code compliant or even engineered on a prescriptive path - shear value of that roof diaphragm pails to the lack of shear in the walls. Agricultural structures can be built anyway you want
I watched your video like a hundred times, came up with my own measurements and built the thing. Made some tweaks but essentially the same coop. Plans would have made it a bit easier but your video was pretty thorough and it's stood for over a year now, even through 70 mph winds.
2:30 Ahh yes, that first shot of the nailgun after you've oiled it for the day and it sprays you in the face with a fine mist of petrochemicals. My favorite is when I'm sitting there trying to get the angle just right and my mouth is hanging open slightly so that I get a mouthful of filth that I have to then futilely try to rinse out over the next 10 minutes.
Double Dare Fan - Yes, if you have that kind of foresight. You could also just shoot a random test shot to get the initial oil out. The bigger problem is that extra oil, you can Hydro lock the piston and ruin the seals
@@BiggMo Some guns need a couple extra drops regardless of what the manufacturer says. Didn't take me long to learn how to avoid pinched/rolled o-rings.
Hiya Neil, I'm with all those gents that could watch you build anything! Have to say that even for something like a chicken coop, you go all out - no shortcuts! Awesome to see. Regards, Mark
damn, I'm just now realizing how wonderful life could be if only one owned a piece of land where you could build something. Wonderfully inspiring video, but also it makes my heart ache every time as I feel like there is no realistic way to achieve this amount of freedom within my lifetime anymore. Edit: This turned out so beautiful!! Amazing content! It's nice to see this much detail and care put into this henhouse
Slave No. 4028 - You aren't dead yet. I didn't think I would ever have land of mine own. I only have a half acre, but it's mine. I can squeeze 6 chickens and a small coup and 2 8'x8' covered runs on either side of it connected with 2 tunnels from under the hen house located under a big tree. I can't let my future chickens free range or they will be dead in a week with the amount of predators in my area, but 6 with a max expansion of 12 chickens I can do. I Never thought I would be able to do this.... but there you go. "Never" came in my lifetime 7 years ago. I am definitely older than you, friend. What I'm saying, you put it out there, look for opportunities, make plans in your head, think about it, do good for others, believe in the Good Lord, and things like this happen. You are breathing.... almost anything is possible. Blessings over you, friend. May your dream come true.
@@americanpatriot7247 Hello dear stranger! Wow, that sounds amazing though!! Thank you so much for your kind and hopeful words (and that you took the time out of your day to write me this, I appreciate it a lot!) It's very uplifting to read of these unexpected little success stories once in a while, and hear someone say "you can do it!" I don't know the details but I'm very proud of you for hanging on and achieving what you thought wasn't possible!! God bless you!
Quite different from the usual. Really nice to see you tackle an outdoors project. I would say “Yes” to the fascia! Careful the goats don’t take over and the chickens go homeless.
We use sand in the laying box and on all surfaces also put a thin layer of sand. The guano (poop) doesn't stick and it's easy to clean w a dust pan and paint scraper. Sift out the laying pox w kitty litter handled sieve. We live in Florida so part of my property is all sand.
Milujem krásne veci a tento kurín je dokonalý. Škoda že nie je rozpis materiálu a rozmery, ale snáď to zvládnem. Bude to môj aktuálny projekt na túto jar. Ďakujem za inšpiráciu!
I've never thought to paint the boards before hand. That's a brilliant idea, and I just had to stop and give credit where credit's due. Good video too.
Man, I still don't understand why many RUclipsrs, like you, check the square through the diagonals. Equal diagonals do not guarantee a perfect square, because in the case of the trapezoid, for example, its diagonals are also equal, but their angles are different from 90 degrees. A big hug from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Those are some nice and healthy goats, can't believe they weren't nibbling on that frame. Back when I had goats, they would take a bite out of anything, especially something that I had just built.
Great videos. I got a bit nostalgic when I saw that you are in Yandina. My late brother, Bob McGuire was sales director at the Ginger Factory until his death in 1992. I have visited from Scotland a couple of times to visit his family in Mapleton.
Awesome video as always; can’t wait to see part 2. I think yes, add the fascia (on both the top and bottom) as well as a drip edge (on the bottom at least).
Great build as always 👍👍 Also I want to Thank You, bc your tip on making Patterned Veneer was invaluable! After I started mitering the pieces I was finally able to get good clean shavings with little to no tear out. Now I can confidently say that I know how make patterned veneer, so thank you!
great content, what i learnt from tractor coop vds, and I looked at few....., is put wheels at Centre of balance, there was a lot of ideas on wheel raising, but the simplest way i believe is buy two jockey wheels with 10" tyres, remove handle and put a hex head on top and use your electric drill to raise and lower. cheers Gid
Ah Goaties, gotta love 'em. We're in the process of setting up a Goat Dairy down here in Tassie. Coop looks good so far, can't wait for the next video with the nesting boxes. I'm in the middle of rebuilding the Coop and foraging area for our girls, as the original one was tiny, and had holes all over where predators could, and mostly likely have gotten in, plus it was made by someone who didn't have very good building skills. Thanks for sharing Neil.
Nicely done Neil! Me & my son are thinking about building a smaller version of that coop. Thanks for the video & I wish that you had plans available............ 😉😉👍👍
Excellent build and beautiful back garden. Looks very peaceful. Looking forward to the next one. Hi from around the corner in Newfoundland, Canada. LoL.😎
Great watch and i like the color. It would be cool to build in some mouse trap recesses or poison recesses. Never underestimate the critter drive to seek shelter. I wonder what the top critters are in Australia? Birds and snakes? We have birds, coyotes, fox and fox analogs... but the mice make the place gross (and potentially unhealthy to breath in whilst cleaning). Anyway, sweet video!
I just finished building my coup out of pallet wood. I’m still an amateur to woodworking but it came out pretty well. The hardest part was breaking apart the pallet wood in usable pieces and building around the limits of the type of wood I got from the pallets
As someone who's aunt owned chickens, I would recommend that you wrap the roosts with a bit of old carpet as the chickens can develop a condition called "Bumble Foot" from just having plain wood to walk/rest on!!! 🐓
New viewer here, tuned in from an intro from a Scottish neighbor here in Japan. I look forward to going through your back catalog of videos and learning more!
Just a tip for you next chicken cabin, a simple box of like 60cm² to 1m is pretty enough (for 1 ch) if they can go outside , no need to waste as much time and wood, with such large cabin it gonna require more work to clean xS
Awesome and highly instructive video as always. Agree that including mistakes and fixes are extremely helpful. Seeing that land makes me want to return to Australia.
11:10 I think this is what H clips are for. I've heard roofers talk about them. They join 2 pieces of plywood together on your roof so they're not flexing differently or warping differently over time due to moisture. From what I know they look just like they sound - an H shaped clip that holds a piece of plywood in either end of the H shape and keeps the ends of both sheets of ply butted together flush and stops them from moving about. You being handy AF could probably make a few in your metal shop with scraps! ;)
H brackets are used to space the OSB sheets and to minimize warping and flex. I make sure my decking goes down over studs at each seam then draw nail to the studs. 24 on center is the key.
I am from Hungary and decided I build the chicken coop. Because it's excellent. Please write the exact size of the cross section of the pine studs. You show a drawing at 1:05, can I have it? Thanks!
Just my first experience watching your creativity and i dont hesitate to give you one more subscriber.. Very detail work, i believe that i'll get a bunch of knowledge from your videos.. my best regards from Indonesia n forgive for my bad English
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If anyone is interested in coop plans the greatest success that ive ever had was by following the Coop Magic Tactic (just google it) without a doubt the most helpful course i've followed.
Awesome book that gives you step-by-step photos ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt and directions to make every day project. I can see myself making a few of these projects and giving them as housewarming and holiday gifts!
Thanks for always leaving in your mistakes. The other makers that never make mistakes make me feel like a dummy. Sometimes I think that all I do is to progress with a great deal of planning from stuff up to stuff up. Great build by the way.
You learn much more from the mistakes and kudos to Neil for showing these.
Best trick I've ever learned for tin/steel siding/roofing is to pre-drill the screw holes with all the sheets stacked on top of each other after trimming to length.... It guarantees uniform placement and means you don't have to use a chalk line on the roof
I watched these videos a few years ago and have been working on designing a chicken coop for a while. It was gonna be bigger and more complicated, but recently I started scaling it back down and simplifying everything. Without intending to I ended up with almost the same design as you. I should've just started with it. Thanks for sharing :)
Out of all the wood working and carpentry channels I've seen yours has the best video quality and editing.
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This book is Awesome! I love the Lean-To-Shed the most (page 98). The plan ruclips.net/user/postUgkxe9yi0sulKgsp0VJJCIrLWWkvVqcU7LFR is to attach it to the back of my brick house. I also like how they walk you through the many different steps of construction, which is important for the less experienced like me.
Great start to the coop. Just some friendly advice for anyone else tackling a roof project - plywood is rated to be installed perpendicular to the rafters or joists supporting it.
A Ray: true that.... but you’re over thinking it. there was nothing in that coop that was code compliant or even engineered on a prescriptive path - shear value of that roof diaphragm pails to the lack of shear in the walls. Agricultural structures can be built anyway you want
I watched your video like a hundred times, came up with my own measurements and built the thing. Made some tweaks but essentially the same coop. Plans would have made it a bit easier but your video was pretty thorough and it's stood for over a year now, even through 70 mph winds.
Love the idea of painting it before you built it..., much much easier and ALWAYS a better job. Thanks for the easy to follow vid. Cheers
2:30 Ahh yes, that first shot of the nailgun after you've oiled it for the day and it sprays you in the face with a fine mist of petrochemicals. My favorite is when I'm sitting there trying to get the angle just right and my mouth is hanging open slightly so that I get a mouthful of filth that I have to then futilely try to rinse out over the next 10 minutes.
It’s happened to the best of us. Took me a longtime to learn not to over oil my guns.
Would it help to put a rag over wherever the oil cones out?
Double Dare Fan - Yes, if you have that kind of foresight. You could also just shoot a random test shot to get the initial oil out. The bigger problem is that extra oil, you can Hydro lock the piston and ruin the seals
@@BiggMo Some guns need a couple extra drops regardless of what the manufacturer says. Didn't take me long to learn how to avoid pinched/rolled o-rings.
Wear your covid 19 mask! Oops i forgot it cuts off 30% of oxygen to the brain and causes more problems than it solves!!!!!
Hiya Neil, I'm with all those gents that could watch you build anything! Have to say that even for something like a chicken coop, you go all out - no shortcuts! Awesome to see. Regards, Mark
I'd say not 16 on center is a short cut
Oscar Hillier learn metric or shut up fool.
No shortcuts? I’m VERY disappointed this isn’t a scrapwood challenge...
Thanks for going in to such detail! This is a project I need to tackle myself this year.
Man, I could watch you build anything. Great videos and I learn so much!
damn, I'm just now realizing how wonderful life could be if only one owned a piece of land where you could build something. Wonderfully inspiring video, but also it makes my heart ache every time as I feel like there is no realistic way to achieve this amount of freedom within my lifetime anymore.
Edit: This turned out so beautiful!! Amazing content! It's nice to see this much detail and care put into this henhouse
Slave No. 4028 - You aren't dead yet. I didn't think I would ever have land of mine own. I only have a half acre, but it's mine. I can squeeze 6 chickens and a small coup and 2 8'x8' covered runs on either side of it connected with 2 tunnels from under the hen house located under a big tree.
I can't let my future chickens free range or they will be dead in a week with the amount of predators in my area, but 6 with a max expansion of 12 chickens I can do. I Never thought I would be able to do this.... but there you go. "Never" came in my lifetime 7 years ago.
I am definitely older than you, friend. What I'm saying, you put it out there, look for opportunities, make plans in your head, think about it, do good for others, believe in the Good Lord, and things like this happen. You are breathing.... almost anything is possible. Blessings over you, friend. May your dream come true.
@@americanpatriot7247 Hello dear stranger! Wow, that sounds amazing though!! Thank you so much for your kind and hopeful words (and that you took the time out of your day to write me this, I appreciate it a lot!)
It's very uplifting to read of these unexpected little success stories once in a while, and hear someone say "you can do it!"
I don't know the details but I'm very proud of you for hanging on and achieving what you thought wasn't possible!! God bless you!
Quite different from the usual. Really nice to see you tackle an outdoors project. I would say “Yes” to the fascia! Careful the goats don’t take over and the chickens go homeless.
Nice to see both of your shop helpers again.
that miter saw table location is perfect 👌, loved the colour
That’s built well enough for me to have lived in as a kid. I did live in a tac shed (about that size) for a short time as a kid.
I was thinking that I wouldn't mind living in there if it were an alternative airbnb or something
Going to need a new channel called "Pask Paints".
We use sand in the laying box and on all surfaces also put a thin layer of sand. The guano (poop) doesn't stick and it's easy to clean w a dust pan and paint scraper. Sift out the laying pox w kitty litter handled sieve. We live in Florida so part of my property is all sand.
Milujem krásne veci a tento kurín je dokonalý. Škoda že nie je rozpis materiálu a rozmery, ale snáď to zvládnem. Bude to môj aktuálny projekt na túto jar. Ďakujem za inšpiráciu!
I've never thought to paint the boards before hand. That's a brilliant idea, and I just had to stop and give credit where credit's due.
Good video too.
That's typical Aussie made!! Always awesome and built like a fortress!! Even their fish are tuff🤙❤️ love those guys
I spent all weekend working on a chicken coop foundation and a modular run... then this video pops up! Love seeing your projects.
You seem to be able to turn your hand to anything! You must be quite a handy chap to know.
Great job, looking forward to part 2!
Excellent! I like how you painted as you went along. Great work!
Man, I still don't understand why many RUclipsrs, like you, check the square through the diagonals. Equal diagonals do not guarantee a perfect square, because in the case of the trapezoid, for example, its diagonals are also equal, but their angles are different from 90 degrees.
A big hug from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
I appreciate your industriousness. Getting me motivated is good thanks
Those are some nice and healthy goats, can't believe they weren't nibbling on that frame. Back when I had goats, they would take a bite out of anything, especially something that I had just built.
I wonder if they've made it onto the coop roof by now. You know that's where they want to be.
The goats don’t seem to eat anything like wood or fencing, they always take an interest in anything new though. 😊
One of them is a real climber and used to climb onto a duck house we had which was a decent height. 😊
Great videos. I got a bit nostalgic when I saw that you are in Yandina. My late brother, Bob McGuire was sales director at the Ginger Factory until his death in 1992.
I have visited from Scotland a couple of times to visit his family in Mapleton.
Awesome start to building your Chicken Coop !!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome video as always; can’t wait to see part 2.
I think yes, add the fascia (on both the top and bottom) as well as a drip edge (on the bottom at least).
Great build as always 👍👍
Also I want to Thank You, bc your tip on making Patterned Veneer was invaluable! After I started mitering the pieces I was finally able to get good clean shavings with little to no tear out. Now I can confidently say that I know how make patterned veneer, so thank you!
Glad it was helpful! 😊
Nice mitre station! I wasn't here for woodworking ideas but I have been meaning to build myself one so now I'm eyeing up yours!
great content, what i learnt from tractor coop vds, and I looked at few....., is put wheels at Centre of balance, there was a lot of ideas on wheel raising, but the simplest way i believe is buy two jockey wheels with 10" tyres, remove handle and put a hex head on top and use your electric drill to raise and lower. cheers Gid
Ah Goaties, gotta love 'em. We're in the process of setting up a Goat Dairy down here in Tassie. Coop looks good so far, can't wait for the next video with the nesting boxes. I'm in the middle of rebuilding the Coop and foraging area for our girls, as the original one was tiny, and had holes all over where predators could, and mostly likely have gotten in, plus it was made by someone who didn't have very good building skills. Thanks for sharing Neil.
Given the effort you've put into the coop, I think you should add the fascia.
+1 It might prevent water blowing in on the ply a little as well
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Goats, dogs, chickens, you lucky man! Thanks for sharing!
Nicely done Neil! Me & my son are thinking about building a smaller version of that coop. Thanks for the video & I wish that you had plans available............ 😉😉👍👍
Excellent build and beautiful back garden. Looks very peaceful. Looking forward to the next one. Hi from around the corner in Newfoundland, Canada. LoL.😎
Спасибо большое за такое замечательное видео!!! У вас так все чисто и красиво. Очень приятно смотреть и слушать! From Russia with love)!!!
Just showed my dad your channel today because he’s bored in the hospital. He loves your stuff as much as I do
Grab a cold one mate. Great job, looking forward to part II
What a beautiful property you've got!
Thanks very much! 😊
Wonderful comfort for chickens, not everyone has such a Paradise.
Excellent job 🇵🇸❤️🕊
Love and respect from Palestine 🇵🇸
My dad makes sheds for a living, it was awesome to see how you went about stuff!
Looking good! I have to make one of these myself so this is just the thing I needed.
Great job, and your voice is so calm...I kind of needed this today
This is sooo satisfying to watch.
Loved the colour you ended up going with. Just perfect. As always fab job.
Great progress Neil, looking forward to following along! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks for the very detailed hint. I was thinking recently how to make a room for growing tomatoes.
That is beautiful my friend great job the hens will love it ❤️😇🙏
I couldn't dream of having that much space in old England - I sometimes wish my ancestors had been deported too!
Great watch and i like the color. It would be cool to build in some mouse trap recesses or poison recesses. Never underestimate the critter drive to seek shelter. I wonder what the top critters are in Australia? Birds and snakes? We have birds, coyotes, fox and fox analogs... but the mice make the place gross (and potentially unhealthy to breath in whilst cleaning). Anyway, sweet video!
One facia board coming right up! 😏😆🤣
Magnificent job thus far, mate 👍🏽
Hope the chooks love it just as much as the other critters did. lol 😂
I just finished building my coup out of pallet wood. I’m still an amateur to woodworking but it came out pretty well. The hardest part was breaking apart the pallet wood in usable pieces and building around the limits of the type of wood I got from the pallets
I now also got the Bosch Miter Saw, Its fantastic!
As someone who's aunt owned chickens, I would recommend that you wrap the roosts with a bit of old carpet as the chickens can develop a condition called "Bumble Foot" from just having plain wood to walk/rest on!!! 🐓
Excellent color choice. 👍
Nice job Neil... as usual. Also loved your air conditioned boot.
Yes I need some new ones! They only got that way from kicking a football with my boy in an afternoon! 😊
@@PaskMakes Left boot... so a mollydooker... but you are right handed. Or just very talented.
@@rossmckenzie9446 "A good footballer can kick equally well with either foot." Wisdom from my father...
What your'e gonna use for flooring? Ceramic tiles or laminate? Will the chickens have air condition?
Your big Bosch saw is great! I have one just like it and the table saw that goes with it. They are both great tools.
Add the facia board, for sure. Nice job Neil!
Great looking chicken run. We are looking for ideas, thank you for the video.
I look forward to new videos from you. I especially like you show when you have made a mistake and how to fix it. Thank you for sharing.
New viewer here, tuned in from an intro from a Scottish neighbor here in Japan. I look forward to going through your back catalog of videos and learning more!
Great looking build...chicks are gonna love it.
Just a tip for you next chicken cabin, a simple box of like 60cm² to 1m is pretty enough (for 1 ch) if they can go outside , no need to waste as much time and wood, with such large cabin it gonna require more work to clean xS
Can not wait for part. It looks great so fine.
Bonjour, comme d'habitude formidable travail bien fait, à bientôt. Les animaux sont heureux chez toi 🤩👍👍👍
Lots of applications for this......coop, greenhouse, shed, man cave.......
Awesome and highly instructive video as always. Agree that including mistakes and fixes are extremely helpful. Seeing that land makes me want to return to Australia.
11:10 I think this is what H clips are for. I've heard roofers talk about them. They join 2 pieces of plywood together on your roof so they're not flexing differently or warping differently over time due to moisture. From what I know they look just like they sound - an H shaped clip that holds a piece of plywood in either end of the H shape and keeps the ends of both sheets of ply butted together flush and stops them from moving about. You being handy AF could probably make a few in your metal shop with scraps! ;)
H brackets are used to space the OSB sheets and to minimize warping and flex. I make sure my decking goes down over studs at each seam then draw nail to the studs. 24 on center is the key.
Oh you are starting building! It is very interesting! I am waiting for new videos about the building)))
I like the paint as you go method, it’s my preferred way to go because I think it provides more protection and it’s easier, IMO.
I love this, I can't find the plans on your site.
Nice lookin coop , as my dad would say about the trim bein cut " I don't think those chickens 🐓🐓🐓 will mind ! " lol 😂 👍
Cool dad you got right there lol 😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Way to put those boys to work! Nice build looking forward to part 2
0:02 how adorable my goodness lol. Btw, great video and awesome coop!
I would be so interested in buying a build plan for this
me as well !
@@feftopper same
Same
He doesn’t seem to answer these types of posts. I wish he did, it’s a great coop.
My fav maker on YT! Nice work!
Wow .. you behaving big Chickens out there eh ! ..lol great to watch you build it. Looking forward to the next episode. Thks
Amazing! I watched part 2 first but had to watch part 1 of course.
Well done Neil. Hopefully happy chickens will mean lots of eggs 🥚
The chickens could survive the apocalypse in there. Very well built.
Just what I was looking for. Thanks, man.
Them chickens are going to love that coop. True craftsmanship though. I’d simply making one out of 2x4s and 2x3s. Random lumber around the house
Very nice job you did there!
Why you don't put this construction on some kiind of foundations? The moisture will eat it
He put it on a concrete foundation. Did u not watch the video?
Great build !!! Can't wait for part 2.
I am from Hungary and decided I build the chicken coop.
Because it's excellent.
Please write the exact size of the cross section of the pine studs.
You show a drawing at 1:05, can I have it? Thanks!
I'm a simple man, I see chickens getting a home built, I click
Looking forward to the rest of this build
Wow love the level of detail and the design! Great work 👍
I really enjoy your videos, & always look forward to the next one.
Been watching you for awhile now but... WOW. I just checked out your photography page. It's A M A Z I N G
Thank you for sharing, can't wait for the next video to drop
Just my first experience watching your creativity and i dont hesitate to give you one more subscriber.. Very detail work, i believe that i'll get a bunch of knowledge from your videos.. my best regards from Indonesia n forgive for my bad English
“I’m building a chicken coop”
Goats : it’s free real estate !
Goats recognize no authority and no boundaries.
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I wouldn't expect anything less from you ! As usual .... another fine job ! :-)