Awesome! I am thinking of making (part of) my chicken coop out of cob and you just convinced me that its possible!

The cool thing is if it starts to wear, you can just mix up a bit more cob and patch it up

Amazing. Will be trying this for a shed. Hopefully cheaper than a 700 quid shop bought shed.

I can tell your chickens are so happy; you treat them well. Beautiful work 💚💚

Very good chicken coop.😁👍

Nice! I enjoyed the chicken in the house and the chickens jumping through the hoop show. That was fun!

this is awesome thank you! I'm getting chickens this summer and looking at how im going to house them

Fun Fact: The oldest cob structures still standing are over 10,000 years old. ^_^

i was thinking about making a cob doghouse and couldn’t find many small projects like this so this is perfect

There is a 100year cobe house in my village. It's still In place!

Thank you for sharing your experience!

Dude super sweet. I'm in the process of building a chicken coop with pallets and had been watching some videos of cobins being put together & am going to be finishing the coop project with cob. Awesome video & love seeing your chickens doing tricks 😂👍

Bravo Yannick ! super "capsule" :-) Bise

Inspiring! Thank you! I think I'll at least make a cool-off house dug in earth with lower rock walls for our nasty hot summer highs! Still too little shade for my 1-year old flock. My inherited coop has a metal roof, so I like your roof trim expansion.

nice one man!

Brilliant well done!

This video is awesome! Thank you for showing everything! :)

Thank You so much.👌👌👌

We loved this video and so insightful of you to show exactly how to build in and around the window! Thank you for sharing it with the world. Keep creating videos and we will watch :)

looks awesome, I want to try, nice video!

Cool. I wonder if I can build a shed like this. Wider walls?

@niquya

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes totally ! and a house too ! Or an oven, a beehive, so many things ! Wider walls for sure, and connected too is better as mentioned at the end of the video.

Wauuu..bravooo!🤩🤩

Muy Bonita!! Nicest place for chickens :)!!

Nice, tnx! :)

I like this idea! How do you protect from predators though?

@niquya

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sypha ! I had troubles keeping predators away, because they are free ranging, no enclosure, and the chicken coop has that entrance always open cause I'm regularly away for days. I could have used those automatic screens triggered by a timer or by sunset/sunrise. Some of the chickens ended up sleeping high up in the trees - rain or moonshine - where they felt more safe... build a comfy house and they sleep outside !

Hi, I didn't understand what your own percentages were for Clay-soil/Straw/Sand/Water. Also, it looked like you may have used dead or dry tall grass cuttings just from the ground (rather than proper straw from cereal crops). Is that correct? Thank you in advance for answering, if you can. :]

@niquya

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, yes sorry it's a bit confusing in the video. Basically you should have between 15% to 50% of clay in your cob, excluding water and straw. The rest is sand mostly, gravel, silt, and some organic matter is ok too. You can do the jar test to see your soil composition and if you have to adjust it (see book below). As for the fiber, I did use straw, but you can also use dried tall grass. I'd recommend reading the Cob Builder's Handbook, by Becky Bee, it is freely available as a .pdf on the internet. Very clear, illustrated, and she goes over everything. Thank you !

@TatyanaValdaBelindaHill

2 жыл бұрын

@@niquya Hi Yannick, thank you so much for taking the time to reply. That is so helpful, thank you! I know and read that book a long time ago. So it is good to know I can find something that works that is written down. 💐😊🙏🏼

How do you keep other animals from eating the chickens? Also AWESOME video!!! I Loved it!!

@niquya

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mariah ! I had troubles keeping predators away, because they are free ranging, no enclosure, and the chicken coop has that entrance always open cause I'm regularly away for days. I could have used those automatic screens triggered by a timer or by sunset/sunrise. Some of the chickens ended up sleeping high up in the trees - rain or moonshine - where they felt more safe... build a comfy house and they sleep outside !

@MariahsMap

2 жыл бұрын

@@niquya Thanks for the info! LOL yeah, chickens are a funny.

Wwaahhhou chicken masala 😂

How do you find it for cleaning please? And did your weatherproof it at all?

@niquya

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jade, you mean clean the inside ? I left the floor as dirt, not cob, so I can rake easily. I didn't weatherproof the walls. You can make them more resistant with e.g. linseed oil, lime, but to my knowledge the best way is with long-enough roof overhangs (longer than mine...). Thanks for the question !

@jadeg1804

2 жыл бұрын

@@niquya wonderful! Thank you!!!

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Without music, it's better.

no plaster?

ha!

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No translate...

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Too small poor chickens

That loud music ruins it all...

music too noisy can't enjoy the video