How we Made our New Bigger Better Chicken Coop!

We finished our new in-barn chicken coop which will house our future flock. It came out so good and we are really happy with it. It features two sliding pop doors and a really clever angled door design that saves space and leaves more room for the dual communal nesting boxes on the front. We were able to upcycle wood from pallets and shipping crates, and even made use of the pickets from our old fence. Now we just need chickens :)
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[@arberhayes9925]

Great job! Well thought out! I like that it is so sturdy. Your chickens will be safe and warm. Front doors are attractive and functional. Like the chicken door set up in the outside wall too. You will have chickens sending in applications to you asking to be allowed to live at your farm!!! ;-) XX

[@jkabholat]

I love that you let your kids walk and play in the dirt. Makes for healthy kids. Of course a warm bath at the end of the day is a blessing.

[@TealHouseFarm]

I remember your first video I watched was your old chicken coop...you've come a long way in KZbin and life since then!! You guys always do quality work, such a great coop! Your hard work definitely paid off. Keep it up!!

[@barbarabell3366]

Love the doors...God has blessed you with an ingeneous mind Doug, and a beautiful wife to be your helpmate. 😀💕

[@anaschuster686]

My favorite thing, you guys. God bless you. It looks fantastic!

[@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm]

My favorite part of the cube is that you used hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. I learned the hard way that chicken wire will keep chickens in, but not predators out. You guys did a great job. Love it.

[@diyfferent]

Predator protection is something that we were really trying to keep in mind. If the wire were lower to the ground or closer to the chickens we would have done a 1/2" mesh. Thank you :)

[@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm]

Coop. I meant coop. I hate auto correct. LOL. Yeah, I actually went through the thought process about the size of the hardware cloth, but then I saw where your roosts were and how you had the boards under the nesting boxes and realized it made sense for your application.

[@tamaracross9]

That's a real nice coop, I personally think you can make a living building coops for other homesteaders near you! That's a pretty solid design! Best of luck guys

[@DaveSJS4ever]

Your chicken coop came out fantastic! Your ideas on the built was so good. Love the double doors on an angle, that was great, plus using hardware cloth is so much smarter! Very, very nice! 👍👍👍👍 We like all of your design. Have a blessed day!

[@bootsieardito1816]

Amazing Job. My coop has a sand floor also, and it works great for me. I rigged a broken pitch fork with some hardware cloth and use it like a Giant kitty litter scoop. I think it is easy to clean and dump into the compost. Love the pop door, that was genius. The pickets on your metal walls really look cool and repurposing or reusing what you have is always a winning idea. But think my absolute favorite part was Ashley’s hiccups :). Great Job you two, you always do fantastic work together.

[@vancemccarthy2554]

I like the double door and in-step set up. But the whole coop looks like it was put together years ago.

[@bomackful]

That coop looks very solid and while I love the whole design I think the door set up was incredibly ingenious and my favorite part of the coop. Excellent team effort! Oh, the old fence slats...very cool.

[@karenbooth2062]

Love the double door setup at an angle such a neat idea

[@karentate65]

I believe that necessity is the mother of invention! It was a pleasure to watch your thought processes unfolding as the project progressed. The doors, in particular, were a stroke of genius and you have solved an issue for me albeit on a smaller scale. Thank you for sharing this with us and keep improvising.

[@tblair1642]

Once again, I'm very impressed with your meticulous details. Angles, notches, long screws, and bracing - good looking and built to last.

[@Amanda---]

Now this is how you raise children with proper work ethic. You guys have a beautiful family and your kids will be a benefit to society.

[@weetreebonsai]

That came out awesome! The doors! Tweeted this out for others to see.....

[@Pixiesantics]

That's not a chicken coop that's a chicken mansion!!!! Great Job!

[@lonnaadkins8282]

You are a genuine thinker. I love your ingenuity and implementation. Wowza coop.

[@brianwhite9555]

Favorite thing would be the dual doors. Clever design, since you changed the placement of the dividing wall. Really liked the whole project; notched joinery, great use of recycled materials, individual sliding doors, wide roosting bars, community nesting boxes. I have long considered that a coop within a barn would provide better protection for the birds, and now you've gone and built it. Thanks for showing me what that would look like! Great skills and imagination!

[@RobertasArtisticAdventures]

I love the doors, the walls covered with the fence posts, the nesting boxes and the doors for ingress and egress! Great job, Doug and Ashley!

[@dollyperry3020]

Nice carpentry skills! Will you have chicken runs attached to each section? I would recommend hardware cloth along that bottom crack area to keep out snakes and other critters. The 2x4's are not ideal for roosting. The birds like to be able to wrap their feet around the roost. If you ripped them in half and made a 1x2 it would be lovely. Remember 1 nesting box to 3 or 4 hens although even at that spacing they will mostly lay in the same boxes. I love the mulitple rooms. It will be ideal for broody mamas or baby chicks to get to know the big birds while being safe at the same time. Also having the option of keeping meat birds separate from the egg flock is handy as well.

[@vintageglitter2469]

Great job!! Chickens will love it.

[@williamt5837]

My wife and I agree, your the kind of people we would love as neighbors :)

[@Fidg234]

My favorite part of the coop is the doors and how everything fit together so good because of the correct measurements. Another good job well done.

[@RAYOFSONLITE]

Wow for a fella who says he does not know what he is doing, you have aced it. I wish I had those skills

[@lilianaadamcewicz8320]

Just keep on saying it, you guys are great. Another brilliant video. Never seen such a wonderful chicken coop. I am sure that any chickens you guys keep will be very happy. 🐔🐣🐓

[@dovesolutions]

The front door is genius ! Also like the way you rigged up the doors to let chickens in coup. Nicely done!

[@chubbyjaydraws]

That door setup and use of fencing for walls, two of my favorite parts 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 not to mention Maverick and his little toad 😁

[@davepelfrey3958]

I just can't pick out one thing best of all. You guys knocked it out of ball park. The whole coop is amazing. Every little detail.

[@aquariuscreek2414]

The chicken coop is amazing. Y'all did an awesome job !!! Love the way the double doors are installed, honestly I love the entire coop. The homestead is coming along so nicely !!!

[@tracischeelk29]

Favorite part is that you have a loving family building together. Your little boy is so sweet, full of wonder, and calm. Your wife and you both look at each other with such love and appreciation. You are building memories.

[@mikewilliamson6797]

The whole entire coop is awesome guys.

[@maureenrandazzo2645]

My favor part is your lovely family working together to achieve your goals. Thank you

[@madelinebrooks4387]

Great Job Doug and Ashley, very lucky Chickens to have a 5 star residence like this. Barn also looks really great what a big improvement you have made

[@lyndixon-australia9089]

Doug you are unbelievable!! It looks sooo good. You have both done a great job. My fave is the angled doors - very clever idea and also the windows (and pulleys). xx

[@christabianchi40]

Super design! You guys are awesome! My favorite part is Ashley working with you Doug.

[@skippyjl1]

Putting tar on the bottom of the post is absolutely excellent for longevity👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mzcabo]

WOW great job on the chicken coop! I love how you used the old fence to close it all in. Very nice!!

[@The_Bearded_Lady]

love the problem solving with the door. gives me an idea........

[@cherylmiller2272]

Brilliant minds at work again!!! I like the whole coop, but the doors are an eye catcher!! You'll have some happy chickens!!

[@FarmerBrown69]

Do you guys have snakes up there? I noticed quite a bit of light around the base on the outside wall and then the wire was the larger rectangle type instead of the smaller chicken wire I've seen before. Are snakes a concern to be able to get through those openings at the bottom and/or the wire? Or do you have plans/ways for snake proofing it? As for best feature, definitely the doors. Your creativeness and ability to change on the fly is amazing and those turned out great.

[@diyfferent]

We just moved to this property but we have only seen small brown snakes and garter snakes since being in Indiana. Neither would be a problem. If we have any issues we will try to close it up a bit tighter.

[@onetuliptree]

I like watching the carpentry, Doug makes it look easy, and at least I see what is possible. The doors are amazing and the whole coop is great. Looking forward to seeing it in action!

[@jackabbitt5228]

Change the roost from flat to on edge think of how u would like to feel a 2x4 in your hand and they do not have to be all tat high. Put dividers in your nests and a rail out in front of them about 3 to 4 in made of a a 2 or 3 in piece board or something for them to walk o we used to raise 100 s of laying hens should also keep the manure user the roost protected from the ckickens for sanitation

[@deirdre444]

My favorite part, though there are many, is the angled doors and how you solved the problem of making door frames; really incredible, creative thinking behind that.

[@NatureBound]

one side for each kid if they are getting into trouble lol jokes

[@luckysheets4683]

Simple, cheep and effective! What more can you ask for. Love the use of the up cycled pickets.💞

[@ajalicea1091]

Love the way you did the double doors. Had to explain to my husband why you put wire across the top on the inside. To keep out flying predators. ie: owls

[@13jalopy]

No two ways about it, Doug is a genius!

[@badsworthcats]

Fantastic job, both of you... Got to be one of the best I have seen.. Your carpentry skills are phenomenal x

[@sharyn208]

Wow the coop looks fantastic. Great team work. I love the use of the old fence pickets on the barn wall. Job well done 👍

[@marksmith-ew7ir]

You are putting the shed to a money maker

[@cherylmiller2272]

I also love the weathered fence posts.... very cool!!

[@myrahatton6812]

Double doors, and sliding doors are great, well done, you could rent your skills out to others..$$$

[@mikeydraper1653]

The doors are my favourite part. It’s great how you designed the corner hinge. It’s given me lots of ideas. Also the old fence panels look great.

[@janetanderson8719]

Are you a trained construction worker? Or just a jack of all trades. You fascinate me with your easy going nature, your positive attitude and your ingenious mind.

[@Cowoman]

The coop looks amazing ! I'd like to be able to 'play around' with wood like that and have it turning out this good too !

[@karenblanck7726]

Best looking coop I’ve seen! I love the nesting boxes are easy to get to and the string you use to pull up the doors for the chickens to get in and out for free ranging. Best of all I’m impressed you repurposed so many materials and yet it still LOOKS so good!

[@LindyMac]

Nice job! You make it look so easy, but of course it isn't. Your hard work is inspiring and the two of you seem like such a lovely couple. Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful life with us all. :)

[@JWimpy]

I like every bit of it, especially the double door setup.

[@davidkuhn8946]

Wow. Just wow. You are a master carpenter. I would hope if I ever need something build I could look to you for guidance. You folks are going to do well.

[@launilarson692]

I like that you had the good enough horse sense to put in cinder blocks to keep out the predators. Rats and mink are insidious lil monsters and can make short work of an entire flock in under 15 minutes . Good job !

[@dvfull56]

You two did one heck of a job. I love the door set up. I think the chickens would be proud of you and I think the chickens will be very happy.

[@ziptie4061]

The best coop i've ever seen for free range. Have nothing other to say about what I like best because it all looks good and well thought out for it particular purpose, encluding the seperation of small and large older chickens and the number of birds as well to the amount of area. Genious work I must say, Genious mind! PERFECT!!!!!

[@cassityart7001]

Lovely! ❤️. Best features: 1. That the Hen House is in the barn. 2. Designed for people to easily observe and manage flock up close with people doors. 3. Sliding open hen doors! Sweet. Suggestions. Adding a washable solid floor. Was the best decision I ever made for ensuring that dust didn’t hinder the health and development of chicks. Adding a removable roost tray. Using pine shavings instead of straw makes cleaning easy and effectively absorbs water, poop and broken eggs. And skylight panels on the top to control dust and button up for winter. Happy Hens! 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐓❤️🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚

[@janandbruceadamsvanadventu3226]

I love the double doors. So very clever!

[@Screamingpinesfarm]

You two did an AWSOME job!

[@susannegalligan8600]

You are a very creative and intelligent designer! Nice work!

[@austalien1]

the best thing about it is that you guys made it....

[@lazaralamas3958]

You guys did an awesome job

[@susannahjoy4220]

Wow! That's a great coop! I love the way you split it into two (That will for sure come in handy!) And also the doors that they the chickens out are very clever!

[@cleopatra4473]

I really liked your double door idea. Very good carpentry skills.

[@youngrshannon]

That is the best chicken coop I've ever seen! Amazing!

[@trulaallen5590]

Brilliant on how you came up with how you attached the wood to the steel beam so you could have something to nail your 2x4 to! I like to see your wife helping too... you are such a cute lil family! This video has helped me know what n how to build a place for my chickens in my small barn. Good luck on your chickens.

[@dragonflygrandma]

I love it all. Great ideal! I don't know what was cuter about this video. Little laugh about toad vs hiccups. Loved it all. Hugs ya'll

[@MajorSeventh]

Dad joke of the day: A two-door enclosure is a chicken _coupé._ A four-door would be a chicken sedan.

[@diyfferent]

😁

[@elizabethshaw2839]

Fantistic job you two, looks great! What a super nice coop, can hardly wait for chickens to come! Lots of fresh eggs, your both are such hard workers! Loved this video...Hugs and to you all! ❤

[@RockyMtnGobblers]

Love the coop the only thing I see that might be a problem is the wire fencing you used it gives plenty of space for weasels ferrets rats Etc to get into your chickens

[@narellecardigan7364]

Great job guys. Love the doors and fence pickets

[@samanthaB7712]

This is the vid that convince me to subscribe to your channel. I'll say it again. You have mad skills.

[@diyfferent]

Thanks!

[@mtzlfldt]

Love both the people and the chicken doors!

[@bullet1218]

The door is the favorite part...👍

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

Which one. There are four doors. LOL

[@danielmbarikiwa6692]

How can i get the contact

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

@@danielmbarikiwa6692 what?

[@rayrowe2664]

I'm quite impressed with your design and build !!! I love watching your channel

[@sbwhite599]

this guy and his notching....

[@helencline5768]

Everything you’LL DO IS AMAZING. HARD WORK NEVER STOPS YOU , JUST AMAZING 🤩 GOD BLESS.🙏🏼✝️🙏🏼

[@MerAngel12121]

What's my favorite part of the chick coop? You of course. Your "making it up as you go" Attitude. No kidding. My Granddad's Grandfather was a great inventor of around twenty eight Major patents, such as the sewing machine, industrial scales, man hole covers, etc and many more minor, such as the first floating bar soap and on and on. It takes a mind that oozes common sense, not afraid to use it, trying ideas and knowing that every situation is an opportunity to learn, so it's never a failure, but a step closer to success. You have that kind of mind, Doug. Your motto of "Making it up as you go" is much like mine .... "Flying by the seat of my pants". Who would not be Inspired by watching a Great Mind at work.?

[@dianekistner7650]

I so agree. This is the kind of thinking I want to develop for myself.

[@mick4790]

Really nice job on building the coop! I like your idea of centering the divider with the angled doors.

[@diyfferent]

I think it's much better than the original idea. We wanted two equal coops without losing too much nesting box space and this is what worked out the best.

[@treadlesewingnana3897]

Love the doors

[@denis_da_menace]

Everything looks great, perfect, clean, neat, in order!😊👍 The cleanest chicken coop on youtube 😉😀...good job guys, you are really good at this stuff!👍👍 Thank you for sharing!

[@bigray2859]

Nice build! Your work and ideas are of very high quality :-)

[@gailreese4699]

My goodness he sure has grown . Don't let him put his fingers in his mouth after playing with the frog. Love the coop.

[@willaputney3947]

LIKE USING THE OLD FENCING

[@badsworthcats]

Brilliant coop guys, you are going to have some very happy chickens xx

[@romeoraw2003]

Insane skills sir.

[@stevemiller8952]

My favorite part is all of your video. Thanks for taking the time to do it. I live in Arkansas and have chickens that are 10 weeks old. I’ve been supplying them with heat but after watching your other video I’m going to ween them off any heat. The coldest it gets here in the winter is around 9 degrees. Winters in the winter are usually from low thirties to fifties. Also I have a 20x40 pen with 8’ under roof that I’ve had for years but I’m going to redo it and design it like yours. Thanks again. God Bless, Steve Miller

[@JamesWilliams-vs2od]

Your door was a good idea.

[@EmmaAppleBerry]

The coop design is so pretty! Well done guys 😊

[@marthalopez1825]

I like the way you did your double door, I am in the process of building a chicken coop, and your video is very helpful thanks for sharing

[@linabradfield3922]

You all are so talented. Great job! I really like the sliding doors.

[@douggreen8846]

Small chicks will fit through the wire. Put chicken wire at the bottom between the sides and that will work. I lost guniuas like that when I was a kid. Held the chickens in but the small ones hopped through the wire and went to the woods never to be found.

[@vrp406]

Reminds of when I was a kid. Dad & us kids salvaged a airplane hanger, for the steel , timber & doors, an old service station for the doors, cinder blocks & timbers, a 6 seater out house & a bunk house, for timber, for steel & 12 x 12 timbers & wood. We built a barn from the timbers, steel & wood, steps to the river with the cinder-blocks & with the outhouse & cinder-blocks had a pump house & tack room. You guys rock.