We currently have 5 chickens in our flock. Tell your chickens we say hello 👋🏼 ❤️

Hello and thank you for watching! I currently have 5 chickens in this coop but they free range during the day! I think if chickens were not permitted to free range then you might find the run area a bit too small for 5 chickens. And thank you for the tip on the roost bars! That is definitely an upgrade we plan on doing in the near future!

Yes i agree! The gap was large enough to let rodents into our coop. We completely filled the gap with canned spray foam. That worked to keep pests out and we haven’t had any issues since! Hope that helps!

I'm so glad the video was helpful! Sweet PDZ Stall refresher is typically used in horse barns/stalls - I bought a couple bags from our local Tractor Supply. It cuts down on the ammonia smell and keeps the roost area dry (and bug free! We haven't had any mites!). It is safe to use in the composter and garden which is why I chose that material for the hen house. Like everything in the chicken world there is a difference of opinion on whether it is safe to use Sweet PDZ under the roost bars. I was told that Sweet PDZ would damage the respiratory system of chickens because of the dust it creates but, from MY experience, that is not the case. I have had Sweet PDZ in my coop since March 2023 and none of my girls have any respiratory issues. When I clean the waste out to the hen house I use a kitty litter scooper and put the waste into my composter and leave the door open for a bit afterwards until the dust settles. Sweet PDZ does create dust when its scooped so, I will not scoop right before they roost for the night or while there is a hen laying in the nest box. Sweet PDZ is the only product I use under the roost bars. In the nest boxes, I use a little plastic faux grass square and pine shavings and dried lemon grass leaves on top. Sand works VERY well in our run area since we get so much rain in the summertime here in Florida. It can get a bit soggy during rainy season so to keep the flies away I scoop it every couple days just the same as the Sweet PDZ in the hen house and toss the waste in my composter as well. Thankfully the sand doesn't stay soggy for long! My girls free-range during the day so, they are not in the run full time. I purchased a few bags of All-purpose washed sand from the paver section of Home Depot and again I was also told that sand would cause crop impaction. That has not happened to any of my girls and I have seen them eat the sand. I would recommend the Sweet PDZ and Sand as they work well for our coop!

I do not have the exact dimensions but, they were approximately 4 feet wide, 7 feet tall, and 10 inches deep. Your local Tractor Supply or retailer may be able to provide you with more accurate measurements of the shipping boxes. We paid Tractor Supply an additional delivery fee because the boxes were too long to fit in our Jeep so we could not pick them up from the store.

I had originally considered the OverEZ coop. But….The overez coop is almost $1k more than the coop in the video (and doesn’t include a run). I could build a coop cheaper than that. Their runs are also expensive. Went with the coop in the video instead

I’m so glad it was helpful! I would love to know your thoughts on the coop when you get it installed

I’m so glad it was helpful! Would love to see your setup when you’re done! Links to music is all the way at the bottom of the description :)

You’re definitely right - it’s not Hurricane proof! It has sustained some pretty significant winds this summer but, we haven’t seen winds over 80mph yet. I’m open to any ideas you might have to make it hurricane safe! And fortunately our pool has a raised top mount coping so water runs away from the pool. Maybe someone with a flat edge would have to be concerned with that but, my understanding is that pools are not constructed to have water or anything run in to them.

@the_petit_place I'm in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, hurricane 🌀 alley, right now I'm not sure if Tammy will turn or hit us, but I'm not worried because the coop I built is 100% hurricane proof. I have seen videos with these twist in dirt anchors, that's the only thing I know exist for light structures.

I'm so glad you found it useful! Thank you for watching and for the kind words!

Thanks for watching!

I am editing my one year review now - and you are 100% right. The cushions separate, the fabric has significant pilling after a year of use, and god forbid you have a cat! Also, the couch is so low to the ground that I've had guests complain about their knees hurting when they try to get up. The pro's -structure of the frame is great, the foam inserts are still just as plush as the day we bought it, and the style is just what we were looking for. If they had just used a more durable fabric it would be a much better buy.