Amazon Greenhouse As A Chicken Coop!

[@candyseymour1037]

Love it. For a minute thought I was watching woody Harrelson.

[@easyworkacres]

Glad you enjoyed the video! And I get woody harrelson all the time haha!

[@jaybe3bailey587]

Don't give amazon any good reviews mate you made that thing good you put a lot of effort and time in to making it better.

[@easyworkacres]

I appreciate that. Definitely wouldn’t be as good without the mods but I am happy with the quality of the cover so far. Thank you for watching we appreciate you taking the time to view and comment!

[@meanqkie2240]

Incidentally, deep litter method provides just enough heat from gentle composting to prevent frostbite down to about 5 degrees overnight lows for several days in my 6x8 coop with a permanent 2x3 wire covered open window and corrugated cheap reused metal roofing for ventilation. I found out one year to wait till May for the once a year clean out. We’d been down to single digits and teens many times over the winter with no frostbite, I figured we were good by mid April. Got a sudden late cold snap after clean out that only dropped into upper twenties for two nights, but everyone with a floppy comb got frostbite! I didn’t realize what an enormous difference it made! No smell unless it gets a wet spot, if that happens just add a scoop of fresh shavings to the spot and spread the wet out to mix. Fling a handful of grain across any congested areas and the chickens will keep it mixed for you. From May to cold weather the new stuff will have started to break down to smaller particles from the traffic and begin to compost slightly. If you have a longer cold season, throw a few scoops of the old across the new for a head start. In a mobile coop, make a deep litter pan or other containment under the roosts to catch the poo just there.

[@easyworkacres]

This is great stuff! I expected the wood composting would help with heat but it sounds like it helps even more than I thought. Good I idea with throwing grain out to get the hens to do the moving of chips around for you! Thank you for the tips and thank you for watching!

[@meanqkie2240]

@@easyworkacres I was just thinking if you moved your chickens out later in Spring, and just use that existing structure in the same spot as a greenhouse, the continued slight composting effect would still benefit any plants starts in trays or pots that you had sitting in there. You can also put a lowered ceiling over plants or critters with an inside tarp to further trap heat. Or a separate smaller cheapie greenhouse or kid tent for chicks. Just ideas.

[@tx_rebelsoul8192]

Been using my Amazon greenhouse as a chicken coop almost a year now. We wrapped it in chicken wire and when the weather turned cold we put the cover on. We built a door out of pvc and a back wall support out of pvc both covered in chicken wire. We love it. One of our zippers broke so we taped it close. I live in Texas so it doesn't get too cold in the winter. But it's working perfectly and has kept out cats, pit bulls, and raccoons. We have a 12x10 and current have 7 hens with 4 more joining in a few weeks when they are old enough to move out of my living room.

[@easyworkacres]

That’s awesome! Sounds like you put in some awesome modifications for year round!

[@tx_rebelsoul8192]

@@easyworkacres if you send me an email I can send you pictures if you want.

[@easyworkacres]

@@tx_rebelsoul8192 Would love to see them! [e-mail]

[@beerbongmaster88]

I’ve been using a green house for my chickens for the last couple years. One thing you need to do is build a door for it, after awhile the zippers stop zipping.

[@easyworkacres]

Yes! We plan on doing that actually. We will likely brood some chicks in the greenhouse next so we will probably put some doors in before then. How are the windows on yours?

[@Vaessen13]

@@easyworkacres I had to use tuck tape to close one side of the door after the zipper broke. Windows are great. Good cheap buy. We also dug ours down and covered the plastic with dirt. Inside I put a four sided cube out of skids with tree branches as roosts for extra comfort. I actually had a skid door made too because I was worried about raccoons. Make sure they can get out in spring, summer, and fall because the greenhouse gets so hot for them.

[@SagebrushRambles]

Not only that but they are not predator proof. The chickens themselves will just peck and tear at the plastic.

[@easyworkacres]

@@Vaessen13 The roost set up sounds awesome! And they only live in this during the winter, we have a big chicken tractor on wheels for the other seasons! thank you for watching!

[@easyworkacres]

@@SagebrushRambles Not predator proof at all, but we have a movable electric poultry fence because we move them in a tractor during the summer. We also have farm dogs to keep predators off of them. Thank you for watching and bringing up good points!

[@heatherk8931]

On the 2x4 lengths, if you scorch the wood it seals and gives it much better longevity. Watch Hollar Homestead and Sow The Land... they both give good ideas to saving your future $ and time.

[@easyworkacres]

Thats a great Idea! I have a propane brush torch I could probably do it with. I might detach the frame when I move the chickens out to do that and do it to my raised beds. I already watch Sow The Land all the time they are awesome. I'll have to check out Hollar Homestead!

[@ardenpeters4386]

permapasture

[@ann2155]

You should still have air flow at the roof of the build. I house my turkeys in something similar to this. I added a window at the back. It hinges at the base. Opens at the top. It is slightly open for air flow. It moisture builds inside the coop they will still get frostbite. I’m in upstate New York so I know about cold weather. At the base of the coop I used tm2x10 frame and anchored it to the ground with rebar. The door is covered with greenhouse material which I leave an open flap at the top for more airflow. Their roost is below both openings so they’re not direct line of the air coming in and going out. This year is the first year I’ve left two openings. We will see if it helps with frostbite. My turkeys have never gotten frostbite, but this is their first year in this building. It did house I roosters. Who did get frostbite. I hope this helps. Over the years I’ve also added tarps to help improve the structure. Overtime the threads in the covering will rot. And it seems will come apart.

[@easyworkacres]

Thank you for the suggestions! Then end doors on this greenhouse have vent windows you can open at the top and we have been keeping those opened up to prevent the condensation from building up inside the greenhouse. Anytime its not in the single digits we pretty much leave the whole door open during the day as well. I've seen where people have doubled up the plastic on their greenhouse like you're talking about with the tarps to insulate it better! So far still having great luck with no frostbite and we had much colder temps when the blizzard hit this time around than in past years where several chickens got frostbite on their combs. Thank you for watching, we appreciate the feedback and support!

[@kitkatattack]

Awesome sauce. Can't wait to build a bigger coop when I have bigger land 😁

[@easyworkacres]

Make sure to check out the 1 month review, theres a few modifications I made to help it hold up against the wind a bit better. Also plan to add some stakes in the ground as well. Otherwise its been good to us so far!

[@kitkatattack]

@@easyworkacres thank you! I certainty will

[@mariannereno8501]

Great idea.

[@easyworkacres]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@nighthawk6663]

Great channel

[@easyworkacres]

Thanks night hawk! Appreciate you watching!

[@nighthawk6663]

@@easyworkacres I would like to see how to make the chicken feeder.

[@christianeniss5768]

Just put straw balls around the outside so the wind can't reach underneath, otherwise great idea 👍

[@easyworkacres]

Someone else mentioned that in another comment and it’s a genius idea.😅 This greenhouse will still serve us for many other things so I’m happy with it. But I am definitely trying some hay bales next winter as we continue to expand our flock! Thank you for the suggestion and the views, we appreciate it!

[@deniceeverhart7473]

I was going to comment the same thing about adding straw bales around your big mobile coop and add a thick layer of straw over the metal floor. You could attach the green house as a weather proof run to your mobile coop in the winter.

[@crystalgoodwin6987]

Love the greenhouse.

[@easyworkacres]

Thanks Crystal and thanks for watching!

[@mayshomesteadchronicles]

Sick setup man! Would love to do something like this

[@easyworkacres]

It’s held up good for us so far in the last 1.5-2 months. Looked forward to trying it out as a chick brooder next.

[@MysteriaSdrassa]

my first thought (and not being mean or anything) was... on the original coop, if it had an open floor, why didn't you surround the base with straw bales... i do this every year (mid-wisconsin here) even with my coop that has a solid floor but sits off the ground and it keeps it much warmer

[@easyworkacres]

Thats actually a great idea I hadn't thought of! We plan to expand our chicken situation so that will definitely be something we will try. Part of the reason for doing this greenhouse version was for the compost we will get out of all the wood chip bedding at the end of the season. After we move the chickens out we plan to brood chicks in the greenhouse. Using your plan next season though I could always throw a good wood chip bedding down under the movable coop before making the hay bale barrier. You just got the gears turning for using that coop next winter. Thank you!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

Fyi chickens get frostbite from moisture not the wind, but wind will make a chicken sick. Deep bedding you just add to it no need to flip it and a lot of people use wood shavings, may chickens don't like them so I use hemp bedding. I really need to get mine out on the grass next year.

[@easyworkacres]

Yeah quickly figured out flipping was unneeded with how much the chickens scratch around in the wood chips. We used wood chips because we have an abundance of it piled up on our farm already, so it was economical for us. We've used them in our nesting boxes for the last 2 years and they seem to like them and its done well for keeping the eggs from rolling or cracking in the box. Highly recommend getting your hens on grass. They absolutely love when we move them to a fresh area each week!

[@carlagarrett8584]

I did this with a large pile of leaves and put in food for them to peck at. It was wonderful for 2 years, then the plastic disintegrated.

[@easyworkacres]

That’s awesome! I’ve seen some reviews on Amazon on other brands with the disintegrating covers. There weren’t any reviews like that on this one and I hope it stays that way.😅 Either way if it holds up 2 years that’s pretty good and I can always replace the cover for pretty cheap. Thank you for watching Carla!

[@carlagarrett8584]

@@easyworkacres . I figured I got my money's worth too. Winds and birds up top looking in on your chickens. And Alberta Canada has -40s for long periods of time which was also hard on it. I ended up buying a used dog run and putting wire and a tarp over it. Its not as warm.

[@easyworkacres]

@@carlagarrett8584 Holy crap, -40! You did get your moneys worth if the chickens survived through that inside this thing.😅

[@carlagarrett8584]

@@easyworkacres yes they are resilient, but we also have chickens that are climatized to cold weather. They have a solid roost in a tight shed for night.

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

There are screw that will tap into wood and medal, Putting a support (strapping) about half way up the sides would shore it up better and screw them right into the medal frame.

[@easyworkacres]

Good suggestion. I’ll probably do something like this to sturdy it up more down the road. Just haven’t decided what plans we have for the greenhouse yet or where it’s final spot will be on our farm. Thank you for watching!

[@TheFruitfulFIG]

If you get snow or heavy rains you are gonna want to run something between those top and first side bars if not the plastic will bow in and stretch. We don't get snow but some really heavy rains.

[@easyworkacres]

Thanks for the heads up, I’ll have to take a look at that! We’ve had one heavy snow and a week or two ago had a big down pour storm. So far it’s Lookin okay but I could see it stretching more with age.

[@TheFruitfulFIG]

@@easyworkacres we originally added pool noodles down the bars but less than a season and they disintegrated. Planning to add some wire just to help it out. It's been a good greenhouse for the cost.

[@rhondamoffit6490]

This is perfect!!!!!

[@easyworkacres]

Glad you enjoyed the video Rhonda! Thank you for watching!

[@shandysgarden]

I finally put up my 10X12 TOP RATED $225 pop-up Greenhouse I bought on Amazon (different brand) and it came with that very same type plastic custom covering, except in green. It seems very sturdy and I was happy at FIRST. The actual structure/frame is amazing! It's all one piece and literally pops up like an umbrella. The plastic fit like a glove, too! I even bought the 4 sandbags made to attach to the legs! I'm very disappointed in the fact that my plastic around the bottom has a flimsy sewn on canvas style edge. It had loops for little laughable ground stakes. It was not cut with additional skirt lengths like yours, or I'd have rolled it under and around 2X4's as well! (I thought you were going to wrap yours like that before you put the screws in, but you didn't) Also, my windows only have a few squares of velcro. I wish they'd make those with zippers, like our doors. Anyway, the first wind we had was pretty brutal. Like 40mph. I've a tiny backyard with a 6ft cedar privacy fence, so I THOUGHT it would hold up alright! Oh, It's standing, thankfully, since I knew enough to anchor it better than they instructed, but it's ripped all the way around the bottom, and even when I try to tape those windows down, they just may as well be open, cause they let all the wind in around all the un-velro'd spots! That thing rocks & sways... and blows up then looks deflated, like it's breathing! I've even went around and STAPLED wood through all that strapping and plastic edge. Holding it like it was originally sewn, but I can't figure out how to secure those WINDOWS any better. So, other than waiting till summer when I could possibly try to glue in complete full coverage strips of Velcro, how are you keeping air from whipping in your windows?? (They must be different than mine)

[@easyworkacres]

Really sorry to hear that! I researched through a whole lot of reviews before deciding on this brand for the sake of the cover not holding up on other brands. I even saw some brands flaking away, it was crazy. The windows on mine have full length velcro on all sides so it holds pretty dang tight. So gluing or sewing on some full length velcro might solve your window problem. I did see for some people they sent pictures to the seller through amazon and got a replacement cover for free depending on the brand. You could probably still do the sandwiched boards at the bottom of your plastic like I did too. I didnt even use the extra skirting at the bottom, its hanging out from under the boards I screwed in.

[@LoriL010]

I just found your channel and enjoyed the video. I'm sure it helps to keep them warmer than a normal coop. I watch a few other farm channels so glad I found y'all.. Honestly, I thought you were Ben Gravy when I saw your picture. You guys favor each other some.

[@easyworkacres]

Glad you are enjoying our Channel Lori! Thank you for watching!

[@Starry_Night_Homestead]

Great idea! We have been wanting to do something similar to grow out meat birds this year. Just subscribed!

[@easyworkacres]

That’s our plan too! We are going to turn this into a chicken brooder next for both meat chicks and more layers! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@DayTrader__]

Wow. Actually that’s not a bad price for that little greenhouse, for what you get. I may get one or two for my garden stuff. I think I may build up a 3 or 4 foot wall then secure the thing to the top of it to give it more height but dang that’s not a bad price at all! You may even want to consider that to give you a little height for the chickens to roost at night. I really like how you use what’s available to save money and you think outside the box and make things work for you. Very good job man. You’ve also convinced me to buy two of those greenhouses. I wish they were here now so I’m about to order them and get them on their way. But for what I’ll be using them for I will definitely have to wall raise them at least 3 foot but I have sawmills slabs that are free to do that with so no problem. Love the videos! Thanks for the uploads this one has helped me more than any I’ve seen this year haha.

[@easyworkacres]

Thank you! Yes, I considered raising it for height myself actually! And depending on what we do with the greenhouse in the future I may still do that! Let me know how it goes for you if you decide to do that! Thanks for watching and hope to keep bringing you good stuff to watch and learn from!

[@SagebrushRambles]

They are $239 on Amazon. Still more than I want to pay lol.

[@easyworkacres]

@@SagebrushRambles Definitely not for everyone. There are cheaper options like making your own or trying a cheaper brand. But may require more work to get it done. We had to get this up in a hurry due to a blizzard coming. Thank you for watching!

[@gardenextra7415]

Sweet

[@cheskydivision]

Bet those chicken are saying, close the door your letting the heat out

[@easyworkacres]

Absolutely.😂 When it’s real cold they literally have zero interest in coming out.

[@cherylbertolini3140]

the nest boxes need holes in the so there is air circulation , the chickens get really hot when they lay eggs.

[@torim6334]

You could do something to stop some of the wind getting in the chicken coop.

[@easyworkacres]

Yes some others mentioned stacking hay bales around the base of the coop to block the wind. (Really awesome idea) I’m going to try that next year. I tarped it up last year to block wind and laid cardboard on the floor. It did descent but still had chickens with frostbite. And the cardboard on the floor piled up with chicken poop in less than a week.😅 This greenhouse should serve us for a few more purposes though so we’re still good with the purchase. But we’re going to expand our chicken operation so figuring out a good wind break for the tractor will definitely be needed next year! Thanks for watching the video!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

cool chicken tractor this I had one:)

[@easyworkacres]

It has been awesome!

[@momofmanyjewels7]

I love this. What did you need about ventilation ?

[@easyworkacres]

Hey Heather thanks for watching! This greenhouse has doors on both ends and 4 windows down each side that can be opened up for ventilation. When it got down to negative temperatures we kept it completely closed up to keep the chickens warm but that was only 2 days. Otherwise at least one door stays open during the day and we close it up at dusk.

[@momofmanyjewels7]

@@easyworkacres thanks ! I just watched the one month review and am learning a lot!!!! We have chickens now and I hate... um not a fan of our coop! ps do you sell your eggs? If so pls do a video on that .

[@ann2155]

OK, so I made it to the end of your video. You probably should be aware that putting the buckets on the ground. The other chickens peck, the bottoms of the chickens laying egg. Been there done that. I lost 4 chickens before I realized what was going on. Because the chicken cannot turn in the bucket, their butts are facing outward. Any movement, another chicken sees attracks their attention. They start pecking the bottoms of the chicken laying the egg. Your buckets need to be lifted enough so another chicken can’t bother the chicken that’s in the bucket.

[@easyworkacres]

Didn’t thank about that at all! Thanks for the suggestion. I’m already looking into getting the buckets off the ground for several reasons but this is just one more reason to get on it. Thank you for watching and for your feedback!

[@ardenpeters4386]

I HAD TWO OF THESE.... GREAT UNTIL IT SNOWS. BOTH COLLAPSED

[@easyworkacres]

Sorry to hear that! We had a pretty heavy snow with really heavy winds the first week we had it up and it held up great with the modifications we made. The posts down the middle make a big difference to the strength of the frame.

[@AnneluvsKatz]

😮😮😮

[@mayshomesteadchronicles]

May have to give it a shot. Is it mobile?

[@easyworkacres]

If I unstake the center poles it’s definitely light enough to move. If you are going to keep mobile I would still find alternative ways to keep it staked down to insure it still holds strong against the wind.

[@jeannewallace8967]

when you say "really high wind" how many mph?

[@easyworkacres]

We’ve gotten 40-50mph gusts come through since we’ve had it up. There’s always a steady amount of wind on our farm but we had a few storms that blew through hard recently and it’s in a wide open field. I think it could handle more as long as the doors are closed up and you have it anchored in someway like I have with the posts stakes in the ground down the middle.

[@easyworkacres]

I have a one month follow up on how it held in the wind. It had some movement when I left the door open during a storm but overall held up really well.

[@wendyc.5769]

You have a southern accent. Where are y’all? I’m in NC. Just ran across your channel 👍🌻🥬

[@easyworkacres]

Welcome to the channel, thanks for watching! We are from Kentucky.

[@wendyc.5769]

@@easyworkacres nice!

[@faintlyartistic7803]

Just a heads up...I have 4 55 gallon water barrels painted black in my glass/concrete block greenhouse. They don't do much to help with temps when there is no sun. I was hoping they would do more, but the sun doesn't cooperate in the winter here.

[@easyworkacres]

Yeah definitely need sun for the greenhouse to warm up. We just did a 1 month follow up video and our water froze when it was in the negative temps. But above zero haven’t had any issues with freezing water. Ours is in a wide open field though so it gets a lot of Sun so that might be the difference. Thank you for watching, we appreciate it!

[@MidwestHomestead23]

How many chickens do you have?

[@easyworkacres]

Currently around 50-60ish

[@mayshomesteadchronicles]

Have the chickens attempted to peck through the plastic yet?

[@easyworkacres]

Not too crazy. They seem to not bother with it. One day the kids were playing with them from the outside of it while the hens were inside and got them pecking at it. Obviously told the kids to not do that anymore.😅 Besides that they haven’t pecked at it.

[@TheSmagzilla]

Do you plan to move this ever or keep stationary. I'd like to just move my ibc tote chicken coop into one of these and move the whole thing out for gardening in summer. Maybe alternate between 2 spots to use as a greenhouse too. Will you garden in greenhouse?

[@easyworkacres]

Hey Brian! We will likely move it as we don’t really know our complete plan for our farm yet, so I doubt it will stay where it’s at. The base with the added wood is pretty sturdy and I think we will be able to drag it or slide it up on our trailer pretty easy to move it to a new spot. The alternating spots sounds like a great idea too! And not sure if we will garden in it. We will probably do some starter plants in it and maybe come fall we might feel confident enough to do some kind of full grow in it.😅

[@TheSmagzilla]

@@easyworkacres do you feel it's towable like 100-200 ft or more?

[@meanqkie2240]

@@TheSmagzillacould add some temporary board or pvc pipe skids under it, drag those and let the structure sit on them?

[@TheSmagzilla]

@@meanqkie2240 I was thinking pvc skis but I'll have to set it up and see what's all possible first. I want to shovel out my area in backyard garden. Chickens are there now. Strap it down temporarily for winter and redo it come springtime with the skids. I may just leave it there.

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Dang hippie

[@Hydeoutranch]

What size is the greenhouse? How many chickens fit?

[@easyworkacres]

It’s a 10x20. We have somewhere between 50-60 of them in there now. I would say it would handle another 10-15 or so inside with another roosting pole but that would make it touch for you to be able to move around in the coop when you need to.

[@Hydeoutranch]

@@easyworkacres awesome! I’m trying to figure out a place for 50 meat chickens and this seems like it will be perfect! Do you have a link to the greenhouse you purchased

[@pizzaguy3645]

Nice Job! New Sub Here!

[@easyworkacres]

Thank you and thanks for subscribing!

[@TheSmagzilla]

Did chickens ever get put in yet? Increase egg laying?

[@easyworkacres]

Yes chickens are in and laying. No increase in production because it’s still short days being winter. But they still lay pretty steady.

[@pelenaka]

I certainly couldn't build this for the price. When the cover dies cover with plastic sheeting.

[@easyworkacres]

That’s what we were thinking! Building this from scratch would’ve either cost similar or more, with a lot more time and effort to figure out. We do plan to modify it a bit more later on to make actual swinging doors at each end so that will add a little more to cost. But I think we will get a good amount of time out of it even with the zipper doors.

[@AnneluvsKatz]

Are you not worried about predators??? That would so easy for them to tear their way into 😬😬😬

[@easyworkacres]

Our dogs keep the predators away. They are 100% outdoor and keep watch all night long. We also have the greenhouse surrounded by a premier1 electric poultry fence. Currently not on because the dogs do their job but it worked great at keeping our ground predators before we had the dogs.

[@phillyboy3426]

How many chickens does it hold ?

[@easyworkacres]

Currently we have just over 50 chickens in it. 8 nesting boxes a feeder, 55 gallon water barrel, and a few roosting poles down the middle. I have another video of the 1 month follow up that has the whole set up shown inside! Thanks for watching Guzman!

[@cperkin6880]

Keep silicone on the zippers. They will glide easier….

[@easyworkacres]

Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!

[@christinestrak5894]

Do you have a link for the greenhouse that you purchased?

[@easyworkacres]

Yes here is the link! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0851K3SGB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

[@easyworkacres]

Looks like its about $240 now. It was closer to $200 when I purchased. It was probably on sale around the holidays.

[@christinestrak5894]

@@easyworkacres Fabulous - thank you. i'm enjoying watching your channel :)

[@easyworkacres]

@@christinestrak5894 Thanks Christine! Theres much more to come!

[@melissaorona2834]

You look a whole lot like Woody Harrelson.

[@easyworkacres]

Literally hear that daily.😂

[@melissaorona2834]

@@easyworkacres Just found your channel tonight. I've watched a few of your videos so far. Nicely done. I'm liking your content. Keep it coming! =)

[@aphrodite7194]

How does it fair against the winds? My place has 50-60 mph gusts during the winter.

[@easyworkacres]

We had 40mph gusts during a snow storm a few weeks ago and it held up fine with the modifications. Haven’t seen heavier winds than that yet. I’ve been out there during some of those heavy gusts and it did well with the doors closed.

[@WeeLee64]

We anchored ours with screw in ground anchors and nylon strapping. It's held up to monster winds for over a year now.

[@easyworkacres]

@@WeeLee64 thanks for the input. Awesome to hear someone else has had a good experience with this style of greenhouse!

[@grdelawter4266]

Today January 18 we have 50+ mph wind. Usually this high wind is in the spring but this time in history, we get high wind monthly. I’m in the Ohio River Valley. That cheap zippered plastic bag will never stand the test of time. So when it gets ripped up or blows away, how cheap is it then?

[@easyworkacres]

We currently at this moment are in 50mph winds and we are in the same Ohio river valley, it’s holding up just fine.👍 The plastic cover isn’t cheap it’s pretty durable. It just needs proper weight and anchoring to keep it from blowing away which is why we added the modifications. This is actually the 3rd high wind day like this we’ve seen since it’s been put up and it still doing well.

[@grdelawter4266]

When I mentioned that it wouldn’t stand the test of time, I certainly meant many many many more wind storms and the UV rays of the sun degradation of the plastic. I’ve got a real hoop house that costs thousands and it’s been up for years and still looks quite nice. The sun hasn’t degraded the plastic and the wind hasn’t blown it away or ripped the plastic like the ones I see scattered across the state. My point is that you would be better served buying a quality hoop house that lasts. If you disagree, that’s ok. No harm, no foul. Have a nice day.

[@cassieconnell562]

Did you ever add a door to it?

[@easyworkacres]

We didn’t. We only ended up using it one season and tried something different for the chickens so we could move them to new pasture more easily. We didn’t like that they were basically stuck in one spot for several months.

[@missdebrami6862]

Why do you have it so far away ? Seems like a pain in the butt to walk that far w snow to get to them if predator or for eggs ? I used similar frame but put wire under it so nothing could dig in and filled w straw, used deep straw method all winter and put their little coop inside it. It kept it heaven so didnt blow over and the chickens here in Michigan were fine all winter. It came w 1 tarp but I zip ties tarps around whole thing so no wind . Plus w coop in there I didnt have to shut door n they have 10 x 10 space to go around in. I only have 4 chickens right now. I'm getting 6 more this month.

[@easyworkacres]

Hi Debra! We have around 50 or so chickens in ours. It’s not as far from our house as it looks but we have to have some distance because we have small kids and want time to catch them before they make it to the fence when it’s electrified. We also have watch dogs that don’t let anything get close to our house or the coop. It sounds like you have a great set up though! I like the wire floor for both weight and protection! I appreciate you sharing and for watching!

[@cherylbertolini3140]

the chickens need ventilation in the greenhouse

[@easyworkacres]

We leave the doors open during for most of the day on both ends so they can roam unless its extremely low temps. In that case we close it to hold in the heat to keep em warm. The negative temperatures we got a few weeks ago were rough!

[@livingtherufflife]

How did this hold up over the year?

[@easyworkacres]

It held up well up until an 80mph wind storm blew through and caved in a small section on one side. Part of the issue was that it was literally standing alone in the middle of a wide open field during that storm. We did bend it back out but we ended up not using it again as a winter coop since it was hard to regularly move the chickens to new pasture with this set up. I think if it was at least up against a tree line or fence it wouldn’t have taken any damage but it stood no chance in an open field. Assuming the price hasn’t went up I still think it did pretty well given you make the modifications to sturdy it up a little.

[@livingtherufflife]

@ great, thank u for that info! Very helpful.

[@repurposedart9897]

Oh you look like woody Harrelson...

[@easyworkacres]

Get that every day.😂

[@sappir26]

It's no longer available on Amazon 😒

[@easyworkacres]

Try this link if you are looking for the exact one. it looks like there is a $15 off coupon to check too! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0851K3SGB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

[@sappir26]

@@easyworkacres it says "currently unavailable" for both models. And they don't know if or when it will be available again.