Portable chicken coops are practical for the small scale poultry/chicken enthusiast. Learn all about incubating, brooding, rearing, feeding, housing and caring for chickens by viewing the DVD titled Regarding Chickens, available online through the nation’s top hatcheries.
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This was great …
This was great information and demonstration. Could you tell me where you got your predator guard lights? I have never seen those before.
nice video, thanks …
nice video, thanks for sharing . heres a 3D plan view of our latest mobile chicken coop as close to free range as you can get,,, see our channel for plans,,,,many thanks
As a general rule …
As a general rule when constructing a stationary chicken coop… 4 sq ft per large standard bird and 3 sq. ft. per bantam chicken…
So, 8 x 8 ft coop could house 16 large standard chickens without too much population density.
how much room do …
how much room do free range bantams need in a chicken coop. how much room do road island reds need in a chicken coop. the coop is just a place for them to sleep at night, then there out in the morning btw. thnx
Hi and thank you …
Hi and thank you for your comment. There is nothing beneath the coop to allow free access to till and turf. We also have an abundance of Red and Gray Fox here and they have not been able to take a hen from this portable system. The hens of course are locked up in the roost at night. The A-Frame design is not one that I’m a big fan of, as it is very small at the top/roost and combs often rub the slanted chicken wire sides. The design was to keep goats from hopping on top. We have no goats..
Hi! Great video and …
Hi! Great video and great design! However i notice you didn’t say anything in the video about something fitted to the bottom of the chicken coop to stop foxes! We live on the Northwest of Ireland and we have had quite a few of our hens carried off by a fox! Have you seen the other “A”shaped chicken coop on here? its good also, but a trash video! you could do it and explain it better!
Thanks!
Thanks!
very clever design
very clever design
Thanks, I’m glad …
Thanks, I’m glad you found it helpful! Happy Building!!
Excellent ideas of …
Excellent ideas of which I will incorporate many on the next tractor.
That’s true.. Green …
That’s true.. Green…
You may hang a rabbit drinker on the side with the wire yolk that comes with them. Another reason why cage wire works better than chicken wire, it can support drinker with no problem… thanks for posting your comment!
The single best …
The single best improvement for these is to use a chicken nipple waterer. It take chicken about 10 min to learn to use them. Then there’s no more changing nasty water; just fill external reservoir.
I did put out …
I did put out drawings/plans for those who are interested, just go to the Fred’s Fine Fowl website it’s on the page marked coop plans.
Thanks for taking …
Thanks for taking time to make such a thorough comment! Much appreciated. We have black bear and coyotes here… I figure, what a bear wants, a bear gets, but the flashing lights have deterred all night predators “so far”. Best of luck to you!
Good video! I sure …
Good video! I sure wish I had watched it prior to building my chicken coop. It took my ATV in 4 wheel low to move mine from the building site to the actual area I wanted it. I do live in severe bear and mountain lion country so using chain link fencing and 2″ x 6″ x 8″ wood also added a lot of weight. You have some VERY good tip that people need to think about before tackling this type of task. I know first hand!
Thanks, I’m glad …
Thanks, I’m glad you enjoy the design. Unfortunately, I just built it by the seat of my pants, so have no plans on it “yet”.. we’re in the process of posting plans on my site by summer (winter for you down there)… please let me know how it works out for you.
The most …
The most aesthically pleasing design I’ve seen out of hundreds of others on You Tube. Thanks, I’m off to build this one.
you are so handsome
you are so handsome
Thanks for your …
Thanks for your question.. the blueprints are being produced right now and I will have them up and available through my website soon. Thank you for your patience… they will be in PDF format so they will be easy to send out.
How do you get the …
How do you get the blueprint on this chicken coop?
There is a little …
There is a little nest box inside that isn’t shown in this video.. you just reach in and collect them. I don’t use roll out nests or anything like that and often the nest box is outside on the ground with the opening facing the shaded side. Thanks for your coment.
how r the eggs …
how r the eggs collected each day, i didnt see any small doors that went to the nest box.
This is a …
This is a relatively small unit. Roosting space is pretty limited, so, I would recommend it for bantam chickens only and then no more than five… some birds are more active than others. The advantage is in being able to move them to fresh ground every few days, this keeps things fresh and interesting for them. I use this sometimes to start hens with chicks, it offers some protection until they can actually join the flock.
How many chickens …
How many chickens do you house in a coop that size?