I like your filming style. And your respect for your father. Great teamwork you guys!

FYI The coop is over 6 years old now and through the elements we permanently attached post holding the back up. We also added a 2x4 ‘A’ frame roof and a thick tarp on top, a run / ramp from the coop to the shed so they can fully hide, plus a few large hides inside the coop, occasionally putting a tarp on the back during colder months, also no need to clean this coop, just add lots of leaves in fall to keep them insulated throughout winter, or a couple inches of green or brown organics every week to cover poop, and this is fantastic compost for the garden in summer. Check out some of my newer videos for updates!

You and you’re dad (and your ducks) are awesome!

Exactly the video I've been hunting for. I pick up my Indian runners in 4 weeks and we start their pen this weekend. We are trying to repurpose an old dog house which makes it hard to make exactly what I had in mind. Great video.

Super sweet video, great little tutorial, but I think the best lesson was to see the great relationship between a father and son.

I love how your ducks follow you everywhere they are definitely imprinted on you. Awesome coop! Keep up the good work

I think I'll get my wife to design and build me one of these, I love ducks!

Nice and simple! Just the way I like it, thanks for sharing.

Nice ducks, thank you for giving this information. We just got some ducklings and I need to plan for the future. 👍

Aww 🥰 he’s ducks 🦆 are cutest, I love how the ducks 🦆 follow hem almost every where that’s cute and great job man maybe want day I well get 2 ducks 🦆 or 3 cuz I love them so much

Thanks for this video! I was able to make a great coop for my baby ducks using your video for reference. Somehow it cost me about $400 for a 12x12, but it was worth it. They will be safe.

Joe am a big fan my docks thank you 🙏 All love from Palestine 🇵🇸 Jerusalem Respect ✊

@adamm2909

Жыл бұрын

You should visit You are must welcome to Palestine

@spriteespritee1237

3 ай бұрын

@@adamm2909peace for Palestine…❤️❤️❤️❤️from Poland.

I agree....nice teamwork, one commenter said. Appreciate that you took pride in your work and wanted to make it look nice. Very versatile pen. I am wanting to add on to a pen since I recently acquired some baby chicks. Thanks for some good idea on materials. Good job on the predator proof with the apron around the bottom. If you have a problem with snakes, I use and have seen others use the deer netting to keep them out of the pen. Thanks for videoing....Jesus bless.

Love the ducks..n the cute owner ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Your dad is awesome! Great job.

This is the perfect video for what I was looknig for, Thanks!!

Great Job! Cute ducks.

I like your ducks. Great job!

Very nice chicken coop,I want to try to make something like that for my chickens

those ducks are adorable lol, awesome video, thx

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing

Enjoyed you video we have had baby ducks for 3wk now i made them a house but to hot i love your idea i think im going to do this build thanks again appreciate the vidieo

I loved this guy!

Love your ducks! So funny

Awesome ive been watching videos for the past 2 hours trying to find a simple easy chicken cage to build & style & this is exactly what i want to do for my chicks . Thank you!!

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Sierra M Awesome thank you for watching :)

@TheCrazyDcoolest

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@donnyvaughan5710

5 жыл бұрын

Love this coop. It's the best I've seen on KZread and I will be building one like this for my ducks!!!! Thanks for sharing....

@rfoehn5215

5 жыл бұрын

Sierra M Then get ready to lose all your ducks to predators. This coop will not protect them.

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

@@rfoehn5215 haven’t had any problems 4 years later just the occasional staple here and there

Team work...🙏😇🕊🤗👍👍👍Love your ducks following you...❤❤❤

Your ducks are so adorable

Good Job on the Build. Thanks Dad

Awesome vid. Thank you!

thank u dad for helping build the coop lol

Learned bunches and love your ducks!!!!

@JoeDuckMan

4 жыл бұрын

Kerri Hamilton I appreciate that!

@kerrihamilton7317

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoeDuckMan Exactly how tall is the duck coop? We just got two ducks over a week ago and they are growing so fast that we need to build something for them outside and soon.

Hahaa nice..plan to farming. Will list to have ducks on my farm. 💙👍

Nice coop awesome..

Cute ducks 💛

Ok so this is nice to know because I actually like really need to build a coop or find a cheap one before my parents even think about letting me get a duck

Ducks are cute!😁

This is so helpful thank you! Also I can just imagine someone going in there, ending up closing the door and getting stuck😂

@JoeDuckMan

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha it’s happened to me before luckily I can reach the latch from inside😂

@amandawhittecar5174

4 жыл бұрын

This legit happened to me the first day mine was done! 😂😂😂

Great idea- I would have used 1/4" hardware cloth, however. The chicken wire is good for the ground to prevent digging, but in my experience, the smaller the whole, the better for keeping raccoons and other crafty predators at bay.

@CrisAnderson27

4 жыл бұрын

Raccoon, possum, even skunk will go right through chicken wire. Not to mention coyote or rogue dogs. But it's good he buried it, for sure.

Love it! Question how often do you switch out the water and I noticed you had it in the left far corner do you dump it in the coop or drag it out? It’s my first time having ducks and just heard the up keep for the pool can be often!

Thank you Joe's Dad! :)

I like your style

You have an awesome dad

Great dad!!

Interesting but you must live where there is no winter and no weasels. If you know about weasels they will dig long tunnels to get to their source of blood. You need a secure floor that can be easily cleaned. My coop is 12'x24' to house 32 ducks (27 ducks, 5 drakes). My chicken coop is 8'x10' to house 22 chickens (20 hens, 2 roosters). That's approx. 9 sq.ft. per duck and approx. 4 sq.ft. per chicken. My birds are incredibly healthy and very contented birds. Friendly and gentle plus very prolific egg layers. I sell fertile eggs and eggs for eating. I learned about having a very secure weather tight coops for birds by experience. All of my birds are completely free range and organic. I did learn how well weasels can dig. I had 24" hardware cloth laid flat around the outside of my duck coop. Weasels dug tunnel under the hardware cloth and killed 8-10 very valuable Ancona Ducks. The following Spring I installed a very secure floor. I never lost another bird to weasels. I have lost 2 ducks to hawks but then my birds live in a pasture.

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

Well, nice. But yea no weasels around here, there is a nice roof on it today, only really predator around here would be hawks owls or fox but with a good doggie ground predators arnt a huge issue for me

I think its a good idea with a net on the ground for the foxes. :)

Super friendly ducks! 👍❤

Ive been looking at ideas to build for my ducks.i like this idea.

Dad is #1

You have a great father.

awesome coop! well done

Dad always does all the work!

It’s a nice coop, but if you have many predators in your area you should of used Hardware cloth instead of the chicken wire. Unfortunately chicken wire will keep chickens in, but many predators can easily get thru the chicken wire! Which you’ll find out the hard way soon enough if any predators decide they want a chicken dinner and/or egg omelette? Hopefully you’ll add the hardware cloth before you find a murder scene in there? I have many predators in my area and built my coop run tractor over 4 years ago and nothing been able to get inside my coop run yet in those 4 years fortunately. A lot of why my chickens been safe is cause I put the hardware cloth all around the coop and run including the roof too. Admittedly it does cost more then chicken wire, but when you consider the cost of your animals and the horror of seeing your animals killed by predators. The hardware cloth isn’t that expensive in the long run! Best of luck to you!

Thank you Dad!!

Thank you for sharing this simple & effective design! How far out on the outside ground did you flare the chicken netting by? :)

@JoeDuckMan

4 жыл бұрын

Manasi Kashyap about 8 inches :)

@ryangrimes1845

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeDuckMan ayo

nice...the raccoons we have would go right through that chicken wire :)

Awesome!.. helping me a lot to build.. how many chicken u have and ducks?..

@JoeDuckMan

4 жыл бұрын

Curry Yban 3 ducks and 7 chickens now

looks good thank you dad

May Allah reward you for showing us how to build this ! Looking forward to do it .

Looks good 👍🏽

@JoeDuckMan

6 жыл бұрын

Lobster MAN thank you!

Thank you dad for helping me build this chicken coop!

Just to point out something I hadn't thought of G Bear off grid a homestead in the desert... Just had a mountain rip open the chicken wire on his chicken enclosure.. Ate his last 3 hens... So maybe think about using cattle panels on the outside of what you are building to try and stop those aggressive predictors (***it ripped the electric fence down and broke it) Just a thought

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I’m in south jersey so no big bears around here just raccoons, possums, and skunks

@JoeDuckMan

2 жыл бұрын

no worries man almost 4 years in and the worst predator we have around us is fox, and of course it got a few of my chickens but you live and learn, for a coop this cheap its holding up great going on 4 years.

@janferrante1024

Жыл бұрын

We'd love to see an update. Do you still have your ducks?

I really want to get ducks but they always die off in the winter maybe this will work to keep them in a small area

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

my ducks or chickens have never died just because its winter time, sorry to hear that

Thanks dad!

Att good work bro

Thanks Dad!

How do you get your wire tight

I like how the ducks harass you the whole time

Best video I have seen. wish you have measurements for the wood and a few more details but great!

@JoeDuckMan

6 жыл бұрын

nicole azzaro thank you! But this is a custom coop, I’m not expecting anyone to have trees to use the same way we did in the video but the coop is 12x8x5 :)

Like the concept, thinking more of a "tractor" setup though to move it around, scoot it across the garden area for the fertilizer and not destroy 1 section of ground. I want 2-3 for eggs, no drake.

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Thompson I set it up in a way so that every fall I put fallen leaves in the bottom of the coop for a deep bedding and in a few months there are no more leaves everything gets broken down for some awesome compost!!

@markthompson7961

5 жыл бұрын

@@JoeDuckMan I want to move them across my garden, not dedicate an area. In Winter I want them close to the house to run a light for heat too. I have a plan for an easy triangle design 6' x 4' on wheels, just other projects slowing me down still.

@cloudyandoracle

4 жыл бұрын

@@markthompson7961 unless you live where it's like 20 or 30 below zero, duck do not need heat lamps. They have very thick down and their body temp stays over 103 degrees. Heat lamps are the number 1 cause of barn and coop fires and also keep in mind that if they get used to being heated and you have a power outtage they won't have time to adjust to the temp change and can easily die. Keep the coop winterized by stapling 3mil plastic over the wire, making sure to leave enough open for ventilation and they'll be just fine.

Good job

So it’s 12 feet tall and 8 feet across? And what are the measurements of the door and the top part of the coop?

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

The coop is not 12 foot high the dimensions are in the description, and you do not have to build this exact coop this is just an idea video

That is a great job u Lucke to have your dad

What kind of ducks are they :)? My ducks just free range. They do have a big pond though.

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Charlie Mätur Awesome and they are Indian Runner Ducks

Did you kill the two trees that the roof hooks to or are they at their max high I am afraid the roof my come off

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

we added supports along the trees to the back of the coop, but the trees are fine

is it water proof especially in Winter ?

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Ibrahim Masri yes the paint and chicken wire is water proof

where did you buy the fencing stuff?

@JoeDuckMan

4 жыл бұрын

Tank Bros Just Lowe’s or any hardware store

Nice job

Would 5 by 5 be good for 2 ducks

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

Sure! I’m sure they wouldn’t mind more space though

What height is this

I thought I heard your dad call you Joe. That is a nice-looking pen I want to build one like that myself after seeing yours.

@JoeDuckMan

6 жыл бұрын

Jacky Waldon my name is Joe

@jackywaldon359

6 жыл бұрын

Joe Lauriello. I figured that out after watching two or three of your videos. Keep up the good work making KZread videos.

I'm a bit clueless with building stuff...what size wood plank things did you get? 8ft high and then 12 ft wide? But how deep?

@xiaolimai4178

5 жыл бұрын

OK obviously not 8ft high if you had to duck to get in...for someone who is new to this, what size wood do we need? I love this design!

@joewilliams084

5 жыл бұрын

@@xiaolimai4178 they used 4x4 lumber for the corner posts and 2x4 lumber for everything else. They commonly come in 8, 10, and 12ft lengths. I would recommend asking for pressure treated lumber. Pressure treated lumber resists rot and is generally rated for 25 years of ground contact. The mesh netting comes in rolls that are either 2, 3, 4, or 5 ft high. You just need to cut the height of your coop to match the height of your netting.

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@joewilliams084 appreciate the reply! Hope this helped Emily!

Is it hard to keep clean?

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

just put tons of leafs/mulch in the coop

Do they need a pond? Had in mind to pet ducks they are too funny😅

How big would the area be Whare they sleep?

@JoeDuckMan

2 ай бұрын

I added an attachment run to the shed but ducks also prefer to just sleep on the ground

How long and wide is it?

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

12x8x5ish

hay man we had chickens before and we used the same wire you used for your ducks and sadly a animal ripped it apart and pulled it through the wire then it ate it however it was a small chicken coop just a thought

@JoeDuckMan

4 жыл бұрын

ARCTIC WOLF you must have a wolverine on steroids wherever you live haha I’ve had no problems here in south jersey, the worst thing around here is a fox

how much did it cost average?

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

About $200

They want to help you

Awesome! Where did you get the ducks?

@JoeDuckMan

6 жыл бұрын

Elizaboo M PurelyPoultry.com

Would this work for pet wood ducks?

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Anonymous Dude I am sure it would :)

@rfoehn5215

5 жыл бұрын

Queen Cauliflower Only if you intend them to feed your birds to your local predators. A very poor, unsafe design that will NOT protect your birds! Don't do this!

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@rfoehn5215 oh well 3 years later and I have still not had any problems :)

how much did you spend? and don't the chicken/ducks get sick if they catch cold and rain!?

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Pedro Farinha spent about $200 and yes and no, we ended up putting a tarp over the top to keep the rain off them

Unfortunately here in the UK, the fox 🦊 will dig in with this type of pen/coop, need some sort of base to stop predators.

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

did you watch the video?

Would this work for bunnies?

@MrmilesAllister

5 жыл бұрын

Abby Craven you might need to do something more on the floor because bunnies can dig their way out.

problem with this is that you have to go inside to get the eggs. Put the doghouse on the outside and cut a hole in the fence so they can get in and out of it. Put one side of the roof on hinges so you can open it for eggs. Make sure to add some weight so it's too heavy for raccoons or dogs to push up.

@JoeDuckMan

Жыл бұрын

we made an attachment tunnel to the shed so they lay inside the shed and i just go in there to collect eggs. also in the video those were 2 male ducks

Im glad that they can run in the garden. Because the run have no environment and is kind of boring. So please continue letting them out or you should make a nice environment in there. Thanks

Noice

from the philly area? i noticed the eagles bucket and your dads accent

@JoeDuckMan

5 жыл бұрын

Dachampster south jersey 😜 20 mins from philly go birds

If you is interested in coop plans the best results that I have had was by following the Coop Magic Tactic (i found it on google) definately the most useful info i've tried.

If you used pressure treated wood you wouldn't have too paint if. Nice jod though.

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and yea we just wanted it to match our deck

Nice but I can guarantee if you get a 4ft level on them posts they wont be level you cant go using a small level like that to level such a long length 😔😂

@JoeDuckMan

3 жыл бұрын

You are right haha it’s in the title CHEEP haha if I were to do it over I would definitely level everything out perfectly