How to build a hoop coop
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2021
- Step by step instructions on how to build a hoop coop.
Materials:
30 ft of 3 in foam core pipe
90 ft of 1/2 in pipe
4 - 3in elbows
2 - 1/2 in elbows
PVC primer and glue
150 sq ft of wire fencing
100 zip ties
20 ft of rope
8 x 10 tarp (10 x 15 would cover entire coop)
Sheet metal screws
Tools needed:
Saw
Drill
7/8” paddle bit
Tape measure
Tin snips ( to cut fencing)
Screw bit
Scissors
To watch this hoop coop 2 years later click below :
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Very helpful. No unnecessary rambling and you provide clear instructions, including the materials needed. Much appreciated.
Thanks for watching Tea Leaf!
I've watched several.of these pvc chicken coop videos this morning and so far you have build the best door system that I've seen
Thank you. It works well for us.
Thank you so much for this. I was intimidated that I couldn't do this on my own. I'm 60 and a woman, but this tells me I can do this. Thank you
You can do it! Just take your time. Thanks for watching Mary!
GET 20 ft long pvc at the hardware store
This is great! Something I feel I could do myself or enlist my 11 year old son to help me with. I wanted something light enough to move around so my chickens can forage daily. This is perfect! Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching Natalie! Yes it’s simple and always good to have a kid help! Especially with zip ties! Lol
Exactly what I needed. No bs.
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching!
Just finished ours. Thanks for this video. Wish we saw this first before buying unnecessary cages
Thanks for watching Christian! We’re still using that exact one everyday.
Thanks for posting. I used your video as a guide and it was super helpful. I ended up building a 30' x 5' hoop tractor with a coop area. SUPER HELPFUL!!!
Thanks for watching Joe! I’m really glad our video helped you!!
Did you add wheels?
@@rongrey2110 I didn't but I would if I had to do over. It's light weight, so I can pull it. I did hardware cloth about 18" out from the bottom and I find the grass grows up through it in a week so it holds the coop down. I use my lawn tractor to move it and it moves easily. I can pull it without the lawn tractor but it's just easier. It does slide along the grass just fine. Wheels would just make it easier, I think.
I love how thorough you are! This is by far the best design I’ve seen yet!
Also, what is holding the door on to be able to open and close it to let them in/out? I’m seeing the zip ties are what’s holding it on to the bottom right?
Thanks for watching Zion! We just use small bunjee cords on top and both sides to keep closed while chickens are inside. The zip ties around bottom act as hinge for door. We use 3 or 4. Watch our “ meat birds for cheap video
Thank you! This is straight to the point, explained so I can understand & I love that you had the parts & tools needed lists. Well done!!
Thanks for watching Lori! Glad we could help!
I agree
Thanks for watching Eve!
Thank you for the great video and material list. God bless you and your sweet family for taking your time to help others learn a handy dyi tractor design.
Your welcome and thanks for watching Alha!
Love to see the kids helping.
Gotta keep the lil ones involved!
Built this yesterday. Working very well. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching Sheldon! Glad we could help!
Your hired help did a great job! Thanks for sharing your hoop coop design.
Yea she’s usually pretty good help. Thanks for watching sleepless!
Cuts are 9’ 61/2” L x 5’ W end result 10 ‘x 5’ ( I made a slight adjustment on the end door so I lines up even and door opens upward to lay on the top, so stepping on it wouldn’t damage anything. Made holes on sides through and through on each corner for 10” wheels when it’s time to move, swivel on front wheels. Heating lamps could be hung in the winter if needed.
Nice project!
Thanks for watching Ron! I tell folks all the time to tweak it however you need to make it work for your situation.
Made my last one with 2x4s and cattle panels, it's great if you don't want to move it much. Great idea and thanks for the idea. Take care from simpson county
Thanks for watching Josh! Yea we love our hoop coops! Yea we used to do a lil dirt track racing there in Simpson county.
This is very nice, moving chickens around has become much easier now with this kind of coop 🌝
Thanks for watching Donna! Yep we love our hoop coops!
Great job!! So creative!! I just shared your post in a large homesteading group! Hope you get the attention you deserve!
Thanks for watching Teresa!! And we really appreciate the share!! We just hope our videos help someone.
I just found your channel and we enjoyed watching from Newton county. Great Idea, I’m looking forward to trying it!
Thanks for watching Rocking L Farms!! Yea I’m familiar with Newton Co. I went to East Central many moons ago. Lol
Thanks so very much. Very well explained.
Thanks for watching Brenda! Hope this video helped you.
Very simple, easy DIY, I like it
Thanks for watching Hardware! We’ve been running these coops for several years. We love em!
What an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching KT Outdoors!
Excellent presentation!
Thanks for watching Arthur! Appreciate it! We’re not film makers. Lol.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for the materials list and the way you explain so well how everything goes together.
Thanks for watching Wayne! Glad we could help. Let us know how your build goes.
@@squarecountyhomestead it may be a while, the price of materials and fuel is a bit high. I intend to build tractors like this for our livestock and put them inside an electric poultry netting fence in the future. Rotational grazing is a beautiful thing.
Great idea!
@@squarecountyhomestead I wish I could claim it. Joel Salatin is the source of the chicken / livestock tractor / rotational grazing and fertilization thing. Unless I’m wrong and he got it from somewhere else, but he is where I heard about it.
Yea Salatin is pretty sharp.
this is brilliant :) good to see the little one helping out :)
Thanks for watching Renae! Yea the girls like to help out.
Heck yeah! Well done 👍🏻
Your little buddy was ready to help @ 5:30 😆
Thanks for watching Nancy! O yea she thinks she has to be involved!
Excellent Content ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾👩🏾🌾 You sir are a genius 😊 Thank you for sharing.
Sina, I can’t take all the credit on this. I watched a 9 year old girl build one of these but not as sturdy nor protective.
Very helpful. Thank you. Liked your work boots too😊
Your welcome and we appreciate you watching!
I made a thingies this but...added a lot of extra connections...which add up big time and make it expensive and too rigid. I like that idea of drilling holes to drain rainwater...that's a really good looking coop. Thanks for this vide👍
Thanks for watching Shania! This was our 3rd one to build, so we had some trial and errors. But we really like this build.
Thank you! I think I can even make this by myself.
You can do it!
Always good to have that hired help!
Thanks for watching ad rock!
New subscriber, this is the 2nd time I have seen this. It's an awesome ideal for raising meat childrens or quail that you can let them grass feed. Thank you for sharing. Till next time God bless.
Thanks for watching Heavenly-Dreams! Yea we’ve been using these coops for several years and they really work well for us.
Love this!
Thank you. 😊
Thanks for watching Amy!
Greetings from the Philippines. The only Tip what is missing a few Nest places and a room for sleeping over night
Thanks for watching! Yes you could absolutely add nest boxes.
i love this thank you, im going to make this today
It works well for us. Thanks for watching.
I like this!! Thank you
Thanks for watching Diamond W Farm!
I like your teaching style. Quick and to the point. If you would use a mic it would be even better! Thanks for the video. 🙂
Thanks for watching Sandy! Yea a mic would definitely help in some of our videos. I hate watching 30 min videos that could have been cut down to 15 mins.
Very good ❤
Thanks
Love the ease of the build, and the design.
It’s a shame that PVC cost is so high
Thanks for watching Christina! Yea it’s simple but cost of everything has skyrocketed and I’m afraid it’s gonna get worse.
Try the cost of lumber. UNBELIEVABLE!
Very nice, I like it!
Thanks for watching Hatfield Country!
@@squarecountyhomestead absolutely! I subscribed as well.
Thank y’all so much!
Love it ❤️
We love that you watched it Amber Dawn!
very good !
Thanks for watching Larry!
Just built mine today. It looks great! Thanks for the video! Only thing I found is that I needed 100 ft of 1/2in PVC. Needed one more ten footer to cut for the base of the door.
Thanks for watching Nathan! Glad our video helped.
Also perfect for the garden to keep the critters out.
Thanks for watching Jackie! I’ve never thought about that!
Best chicken tractor I've seen and will outlast any other design even aluminum ones. Problem I see is with predictors. Racoons can chew through both those zip ties as well as the hardware cloth. All they need to do is break one seam. Lifting a corner high enough to crawl in wouldn't be difficult either since they're so light. Rats would easily enter and kill all the birds in there. And at $200 bucks a pop. That would be a waste of money. But great idea in an area with no ground predators.
Thanks for watching Lloyd! We’ve been using these for several years. We haven’t had any problems with predators so far.
Helpful
Thanks for watching Elliana!
Thanks for this video. Question, how would you keep it anchored for the day, we have extreme winds that come sudden here and it could blow the coop in a heartbeat.
Thanks for watching Cinthya! U could anchor with stakes on outsides and run a rope across the top to stakes. You could also drill extra holes and hammer in stakes. You can also add water to 3” pipe, if u didn’t drill any holes underneath.
… this design is perfect for me to make by myself ! … how many chickens would it accommodate? … you could make more than one and butt them up to next to each other on the ends as a temporary extension if additional space is needed … you could also add cross bars on the ends for the chickens to roost …
Thanks again for watching bluemoon! We can easily hold 35 meat birds in these. See our video on free ranging meat birds.
The only thing i would say is the tarps can make them go airborne. Almost took me with it lol
Thanks for watching Kimberly! Yea I could see that. Fortunately we haven’t had that happen. There are multiple ways to anchor it if need be.
Bad ass sir
Thanks for watching Anthony! We appreciate it!
Great video, really enjoyed! Understand how to stop diggers with extra fence if need be. How does this hold up to high winds? Do you use some type of anchoring system?
Thanks for watching Michael! We’ve had straight line winds up to 70mph here in Mississippi. And they never moved. But I had thought about just drilling straight through 3” from top to bottom then drive some rebar through hole. Or just tie down with rope to anchor.
Great. We have some terrible winds time to time. Concerned with blowing over. I was thinking rebar as well, used on windy days. Then use this as chicken tractor. Again, great video. Thanks and have a blessed day.
Michael. Check out our Raising cheap meat birds video and you’ll see how we used hoop coop as tractor.
@@squarecountyhomestead I sure will. Thanks. Blessings.
I love the design and the easy build. I'm just worried it is so light it will blow away, or critters can easily get under it to the birds. Have there been no problems with this?
Thanks for watching Shanna! Great question!...We haven’t had any problems with predators trying to dig underneath. But we do have dogs that protect the flocks. We had 70 mph straight line winds not long ago and they didn’t blow over. Check out our short video of storm damage. You can drill hole straight through 3” from top to bottom at several places and drive anchors or just anchor with rope.
You could add small rocks or sand inside the 3" pipes for weight or tie sand bags to the base that are removable to keep the coop portable.
This is a great idea. Unfortunately, it gets too cold here and my hens would suffer.
Thanks for watching Deborah!
Love your coop. I think I could build one following your video. Thanks for sharing. I grew up in Leake County, Mississippi, aka The Square County. What state is your square county in? I just noticed your daughter's shirt!!!!! MSU!
Thanks for watching Pat! They’re not that hard to build, just a little time consuming. Yelp we’re in little ol Leake county. And HAIL STATE!!
My daughter lives in Sunrise. Small world. Blessings to you and your family!
@@patfaulkner2069 half my family is from sunrise/Edinburg area
Is that a Italian grey hound and Chihuahua mix dog at the start of the video? We have one that looks identical. Never seen anyone else that has that mix
Thanks for watching Short Creek! That’s Ruby. She’s a fiest ( squirrel dog)
Did you use long sweep elbows or standard 90 elbows?
Just standard elbows.
I may not be the first one to ask this in your comment string, but what about predator control? Have you had any issues with predators lifting up such a light design?
Thanks for watching Fisherofmen! Yes been asked several times. We haven’t had any predator issues. But it’s heavier than u think when trying to lift, but slides easily.
Going to have to add concrete to mine. Stong wind, and gusts here always.
Thanks for watching Dark Tide! You could try water. The 1st hoop coop we built, I didn’t drill holes in bottom of base. I couldn’t budge it!!
If u won’t it mobile, u could drill holes straight through from top to bottom of 3” and use rebar etc to anchor down.
@@squarecountyhomestead Good idea I like that just bend some rebar and have it catch. Yea that has been my largest problem in North Texas. We are constantly in winds over 30+ miles an hour. I had another coop by Justin Rhodes for a while, and it ended up 4 farms down. Finally broke down and just bought a camper for the egg stock (yes I tore out the inside of a camper and built a coop out of it). Was looking at this for maybe the meat chickens.
Camper as egg house is AWESOME!! Check out our video on raising meat chickens for cheap. We use the hoop coop.
What breed are your dogs? My dog, Lucy, looks exactly like them except she is black. Sweetest girl ever! Thanks. Also GREAT video. I’ll be buying your materials list as soon as Home Depot is open tomorrow.
Thanks for watching Charlene! We have 2 pitbulls and 1 Fiest. Good luck on your build.
Have you had any problems with predators digging under then tractor, since there is no wire on the bottom?
Thanks for watching Joseph! We did have a fox try to get in but couldn’t. That problem was eliminated. But no we’ve never anything try to dig under. Could probably use like dog fencing underneath.
Honestly a good solution is to bring the chicken wire past the base so it lays on the ground a little bit maybe a 6-10 inches.. always worked for me to stop diggers
@@williamforsythe5850 Do you mean folding it under the PVC into the inside of the tractor 6-10" or folding it outward from the PVC onto the ground outside the tractor?
@@jenniferhayes5071 Folding it outwards from the pvc onto the ground. That way when digging critters get up to it and try to dig under, they hit the fence and stop. Haven't lost a single duck in our tractor/coop since I added the extra to the bottom like that, but mine is about 10" extra on the bottom.
So is there anything securing the 1/2" PVC to the base?
Thanks for watching Curly-haired! Great question! No there’s nothing securing 1/2” to 3”. But once the fencing is secured to 1/2” and screwed into 3”. The 1/2” WILL NOT come out.
@@squarecountyhomestead Ok! And why did you go with 3" for the base? Seems like overkill- but I'm wondering because I want to make a 100% PVC hoop coop for breeding and want the base strong enough!
Used 3” mainly for the weight. Less than 3” predators could POSSIBLY just stick nose under and flip over. But use what u think is best for your place.
@@squarecountyhomestead Good thought- thanks!
I bought the 3 in foam core pipes and the 3 in elbows and they are exactly the same size and dont fit. The outside diameter of the foam core pipe is 3.3 inches. What size elbows do I need? I cant find them online anywhere. Pls help
Thanks for watching Teresa! Foam core is still a schedule 40 pipe. It does fit regular schedule 40 fittings. Now if u bought the really thin sewer fittings, then it will not be the same.
I’m not sure about online but any hardware store will have them.
Paint the pvc to give it UV protection
Thanks for watching Michael!
I need 1 for my wife and kids if not they eat all my grass
Just joking beer time
Lol!
Just wondering if it is heavy enough to stop critters from tipping it over
We’ve never had any problems with predators. But if u want it heavy then DO NOT drill weep holes on bottom side. Thanks for watching Diane!
@@squarecountyhomestead … if you drilled a hole in each of the corners at an angle all the way through, you could secure it with rebar pounded into the ground part way …
Absolutely could. Thanks for watching bluemoon!
Your dogs are like mine , must be in the middle of whatever you're doing .
Thanks for watching Kim! Yes they must be in the middle of everything around here! Lol
How many chickens per this coop for meat birds?
Thanks for watching Tammy! We can easily handle 35 in the hoop coop
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About how tall is it at the top of the hoop?
Thanks for watching Jake! It’s about 4ft.
Gone with the wind?
Thanks for watching Ray! We had straight line winds here few weeks ago and actually didn’t bother the hoop coops but completely turned over our wooden coops.
@@squarecountyhomestead Yeah, if properly placed winds would blow right through. I am looking to grow some bamboo as a windbreak in a non invasive area.
How much is it to build
Thanks for watching Ryan! This was the last one I’ve built almost a year ago. It was $200. I’ve seen where someone just built one and cost $300. Everything is costing more now.
Do predators get in from underneath ?
Thanks for watching Phoenix! We haven’t had any predators here, but we also have 2 pit bulls that protect the flocks.
But a simple solution would maybe extend fencing underneath. Or different size fencing underneath.
@@squarecountyhomestead TY so much for the feed back & for Your videos.
I'll do that.
Have a great night & God bless 😊
@@preppersrus9258 thanks for watching!!
@@squarecountyhomestead How far underneath would you recommend extending the hardware cloth as a digging predator deterrent? I would seem that having it under the entire coop wouldn't be comfortable for the chickens' feet and might prevent them from scratching and foraging.
Thanks for watching Jennifer! I’ve been thinking about this…I would use like a dog panel fencing. It’s more rigid than hardware cloth. Cut it about 18” wide and the 10ft in length for sides and 5 ft for front and back. Zip tie em to the 3” pipe. Leave it to the outside. That way when u move the coop u can flip up each panel and it won’t interfere with u moving coop.
What do you recommend to keep digging animals out. We have mongoose and wild pig that love to kill chickens.
This is a common question. You could line the bottom of coop with some type of fencing. But I wouldn’t think this coop would be hog proof by any means. Thanks for watching!
When I drill into the sewer pipe with the hole bit, it breaks the pipe. How can I make this not happen?
Thanks for watching Michael! Either a new bit or drill slower. Also if it’s cold where u are could make a difference. Also if your using thin wall pipe instead of schedule 40 that’s another reason for pipe breakage. But as long as your 1/2” goes into 3” then secure the fencing I would think it would still be ok.
@@squarecountyhomestead thanks. I really appreciate it.
Hope it works out for you! I’m no expert but we love our hoop coops!
Drill with it in reverse to get it started - then switch it to forward drill
How many does this hold?
Thanks for watching Devonta! We had 35 full grown meat birds in this one and could have held more. Watch our video on meat birds and you can see.
I priced materials for this today. $330 to build this coop now with inflation.
Thanks for watching Katalin! Holy Smokes!! I’m afraid it’s gonna get worse!
Thank you Brandon
Women friendly. Thanks! My hens are diggers. For dusting themselves. Do you coup at night?
Thanks for watching Linda. We have used the hoop coop to keep our chickens in all the time and for night time only. We didn’t have a problem with diggers because we would move coop every day. Could probably put in a dust bath for your girls.
You have an excellent video here. My 2 concerns are that your audio is barely perceptible, and your method of gluing the pipes together is overkill. You glued them as it they would be under pressure. That isn't necessary in this application. A little dab of glue would suffice.
Thanks for watching Walter! The reason I glued it the way I did is because I’ve done the bare minimum before and when you pull it every day, eventually it WILL pull apart. So I don’t have that problem anymore.
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Can't hear you dear.you need a microphone
Thanks for watching Charity!
Can't understand you. Not enough volume.
Sorry you can’t hear it Bill. I went back and watched it. No volume issues when I watched it.
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Thanks for watching John.
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This is a lot of things but "best" isn't it. "easy" would've been my choice.
It’s the best build we’ve ever had. But hey, each to their own Wolf. Thanks for watching.
First time I your channel. Nice project but I hope you've upgraded your sound by now. 🦻