Building plans for this coop are now available! Download them here: www.slowsteading.com/original-chicken-coop

glad i watched and seen the golf ball. i had never knew about this trick! thanks for the solid videos!!

@Slowsteading

18 күн бұрын

Haha yeah it's a simple little trick to help train the girls! Most farm stores sell plastic or stone eggs for this purpose, but an old golf ball is much more free 😅

you’re vibes are always so good.. then i saw the beauty of a plant at 2:18 and immediately understood why. some great looking buds!

@Slowsteading

2 ай бұрын

Hahaha thanks for noticing 😅

This is a great design. I'll be using this video this weekend to duplicate what you built! I got chickens last May and I built a very small coop to get them through the winter. Their shelter is horrible and I've been looking for something to replace their current situation. This design checks all of the boxes. Big, convenient, sturdy, well thought out... My chickens will be living like queens next week! Thanks for the content!

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thanks so much for checking it out! So glad to hear you're liking the design! The design is simple enough that it shouldn't take too long to build either. Good luck, can't wait to see it!

I like the marihuana plant at the background 😅

@Slowsteading

9 ай бұрын

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Simplicity leads to a great life!

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Cheers to that!

What a beautiful life. ♥

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks so much 🙏

I like that you try to reuse materials as much as possible 😉 Thanks for sharing 👍

@Slowsteading

9 ай бұрын

For sure, I think it's important to re-use as much building material as possible to both reduce the cost but also reduce the burden on the environment required to produce new materials. It takes more time and effort to gather them and clean them up, but I think it's worth it 🙂

I enjoy fresh eggs... fried, scrambled, boiled, poached and sometimes fed raw to the pigs.👍💪

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Mmmm all good choices! You must have some lucky pigs!

Amazingly good project

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for checking it out!

😊that food looked amazing. Loved not seeing any coated pots or pans.

@Slowsteading

9 ай бұрын

The cast iron is my favorite, I just wish I had a bigger one for family sized dishes!

HEY! You took my golf ball!!! Amazing video. Awesome boxes. Your hens are living a life of luxury bro! Great work.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Ha, plenty more where that came from I'm sure! Thanks for the love 🙏

I need neighbors like yours that leave out free lumber.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Haha for sure! It's amazing what people will throw away these days

@uckfeouye8971

2 ай бұрын

Craigslist, offer up and Facebook Marketplace. I find a lot of free lumber. Mostly odds and ends but you can score sometimes.

Almost every egg box I have seen was external to the building which has some weather issues which need to be addressed. I love you internal design. Great design.

@Slowsteading

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I made that decision based off of aesthetics originally, I wasn't a fan of the appendage style boxes hanging off the outside. But it definitely has functional advantages as well.

nice chicken coop. I will be make it like yours

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for checking it out, I appreciate it!

Thank you for the time you put into building and making your video. What is the size of your chicken coop? I'm making one similar which will be 8'x8'.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! The whole structure is 8'x16' and the enclosed coop section is 8'x6', which is plenty for a dozen birds. Good luck with your project!

Great series!

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out, Big Dog Dad! Are you a chicken owner yourself?

@bigdogdad4591

Жыл бұрын

@@Slowsteading We are getting ready to jump in to it. I've been researching the coop and run construction as well as feed mixtures.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

@@bigdogdad4591 Super excited for you, chickens are so fun. What breeds are you leaning towards?

@bigdogdad4591

Жыл бұрын

@@Slowsteading We haven't even discussed that yet. We'll have to look for cold weather birds. We're in Northern PA. Probably check and see what other people in the area have.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

@@bigdogdad4591 Most birds are cold hardy to 15F or so, but it sounds like it might get colder than that in your area. There are a lot of cool coop heaters available now that should keep the chickens warm over the cold snaps as well. How cold are we talkin'?

Yumurtaları toplarken kapağı tutmanı gerektirmicek bişeyler yapabilirsin firikilerin harika 😊

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! I have added a hook to hold the door open now, it makes gathering the eggs much easier 😁

Nice Coop! Have you added a latch to hold up the nesting box door yet while you collect eggs? It's a process of trial and error with the coops and worth every bit of the effort.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! And great suggestion. I have since added a hook-and-eye latch to hold the door up, but find I don't use it since I'm so used to just holding the door open! The kids do appreciate the door not closing on their little hands now though.

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My father never used a coop and never bought feed for the chickens, he would feed them coconut and other tropical fruits grown on property, he knew where the chickens hid their eggs 🥚, I saw a video where someone puts a privacy curtain so chickens won't lay somewhere else.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

Privacy curtains, that's cute. Like mini portable nestboxes. The idea of a treasure hunt every morning sounds fun, but I could see how it could become tiring. I envy a place that can grow food year round, not to mention tropical fruit!

What about securing from animals digging under the outside walls ?

@Slowsteading

24 күн бұрын

I buried 24" of hardware mesh outside the perimeter of the run, didn't have any issues with digging predators 👍

@brianfl4155

24 күн бұрын

@@Slowsteading ahh that makes it more complete ....did this go in a video ?

@brianfl4155

24 күн бұрын

@Slowsteading I have moved from the UK to Portugal and mongoose are an issue here along with the usual foxes stray dogs etc ...and the odd aerial threat from eagles ...but if you live in Paradise thems the breaks 😀

@Slowsteading

23 күн бұрын

@@brianfl4155 No, I didn't get a chance to film that step unfortunately 😅

@Slowsteading

23 күн бұрын

@@brianfl4155 Woah I've never encountered a mongoose! Is that like a weasel? We do have mink here, but for whatever reason they don't hang around my place (yet). Portugal is beautiful I've spent a fair bit of time there. Seems like an easy trade off to live there ☺

where are you located where you aren't so burden by ordinance on fowls and livestock? Urban life is such a hassle these days to have beautiful chickens in you're own backyard without some uptight neighbor not being capable of living a false premise we're in Texas not California!

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

I'm on a small rural island in the Pacific Northwest, so backyard poultry is pretty common around here thankfully! I have chosen not to keep roosters out of respect for my neighbors, though none have ever complained about it. It's amazing how far an open and honest conversation can go, with a sprinkling of free eggs once in a while to seal the deal.

@bryantgutierrez9191

Жыл бұрын

@@Slowsteading Ahh, so that's why. Btw! I greatly enjoyed the 3 part series as I've been conducting my research to start to raise my own flock soon! I'am looking for spare wood where i can find it haha! I live in Dallas TX and unfortunately it's being heavily gentrified. I grew up with seeing hourse, cows, and chickens everywhere and now no where unless far out.

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

@@bryantgutierrez9191 Thanks for checking out the whole 3 part series, I hope it's been helpful! That's so smart to start gathering materials early, it definitely takes time but is so worth it in the savings alone. Gentrification is tough, something we're dealing with on this island as well. The upside is the abundance of quality usable material busy people are often getting rid of for free or close to it! How big of a flock are you thinking?

@bryantgutierrez9191

Жыл бұрын

@@Slowsteading small flock of maybe 4-5. One thing for sure I’m making sure I comply with is any and all city ordinance regarding fowls. We are getting surrounded by out-of-states people over buying houses for practically 300-400% markup! One that has already called city on us multiple times, people that have lived here 30+ years haha! Of course city sided with us thankfully. I’m seeing discarded pallets that for sure I’m start collecting soon!

@Slowsteading

Жыл бұрын

@@bryantgutierrez9191 Oh no, neighborhood drama is no bueno! That's a really sound approach, keep everything above board and hopefully everybody stays happy. 3-5 eggs would be plenty of eggs per day during laying season, and feed costs shouldn't be too high. Start that material hoard out strong!