EASIEST TO CLEAN Mobile Chicken Coop, it’s a Tiny Barn! // with

10 years of Chicken Coops lead to this... Thanks to #TractorSupply Co for sponsoring this video! Check out TSC's site here for more details on their app bit.ly/3jdd3vO
I'm a former city dweller turned organic farmer and I've had chickens for ten years with every coop design imaginable. I think I've finally designed the perfect chicken coop for my needs- it's a SELF CLEANING, mobile chicken coop, predator-proof coop design. It's super efficient, it keeps my chickens safe, makes egg collection easy, and, bonus, it's a tiny version of my existing barn here on the farm! This chicken fortress keeps pests and predators away, is well ventilated, and, best of all, it can be pulled around the farm with my golf cart! Keeping chickens mobile is the best way to take advantage of their "chicken-ness" and use it for the good of the farm. With a mobile coop, chicken food costs stay low because they forage for greens, and bugs on their own. Free range chickens are the happiest, healthiest birds. They turn all those greens and protein into rich, delicious eggs with deep orange yolks. They aerate the soil with their scratching and dusting, keep fly and bug populations down, and fertilize the grass while automatically mowing it! Stationary coops are popular, but they concentrate the chickens in a single area making disease, bad smells, bugs and scorched earth from concentrated manure a lot more prevalent. Rotating the chickens makes our grass healthier, keeps our fly population down, and helps keep our livestock from having parasite problems. Stay tuned for the next portion of the build as I complete the exterior, create a rain collection/automatic watering system, and add side access doors for the egg collection!
Video by the ever talented Jacqueline at www.entertwinemedia.com
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I'm Anne of All Trades. In NASHVILLE, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. Whether you've got the knowledge, tools, time or space to do the things you've always wanted to do, everything is "figureoutable." I became "Anne of All Trades" out of necessity. With no background in farming or making things, I wanted to learn to raise my own food, fix things when they break, and build the things I need. 8 years ago I got my first pet, planted my first seed and picked up my first tool. Get a better roadmap of how to grow deep roots and live the life you want subscribing to this channel and look for NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK!
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[@AnneofAllTrades]

Project plans are here! www.anneofalltrades.com/project-plans

[@Phoeff99]

Love it. Genius idea to trailer mount the whole thing and the self cleaning aspect? 💡 double genius. Build on sister!

[@rschelp1]

I really liked the 'building the nest box' shot ,,, where a chicken is sitting just above your head ... supervising everything you're doing.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

There are a lot of animal supervisors always looking over my shoulder, disapproving of everything I do ;)

[@stevetyler3016]

Sorry I didn’t catch when you left Seattle for Tennessee. Smart Move. Excellent Build and Mobile.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Bummer we missed each other! Thanks for the kind words! It’s been a wild year since the move to say the least.

[@terrijuanette486]

My favorite shot...@ 5:12 with the chicken looking down on you as if to say, "Good job there!"

[@warren519]

Anne Your farm animals are so friendly & involved with your project. Never thought farm animals could be so friendly & cozy to human. Remind me of the being the Farm Animal Whisperer.

[@thomasarussellsr]

I just love the out-takes at the end, you're just so damned adorable. Great little mobile coop, good job. Glad you remembered to go back and install the z-flashing.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! The bloopers are always my favorite part. Poor Jackie having to edit these videos hahaha

[@firemetal89]

Another amazing video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Anne.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

So glad you liked it!

[@tsangarisjohn]

Your enthusiasm is wonderful.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

So happy to share some smiles whenever possible!

[@srqlisa7881]

I had over 200 chickens and this coop looks amazing so far, where were you, oh yeah seattle. Loved the bloopers, who doesn't talk and sing to themselves when working. : ) peace

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much! Excited to finish it up!

[@SkullyWoodMetal]

I used a TSC Trailer to build an enclosed trailer for our road trips. After five years it is still going strong. Great idea for the chickens, I wish you all the best for your farm.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That's a great idea! Thank you!

[@jeremydooley7620]

I noticed the pro move of using the drill as a hammer when you were doing the gable sheating :)

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Every tool is a hammer ;)

[@jeremydooley7620]

@@AnneofAllTrades unless it's a screwdriver, then it's a chisel

[@teac117]

@@jeremydooley7620 Still a hammer too.

[@twunderaquatics1770]

Great idea. Loved the help you had from all the animals. Bloopers are the best! Lol

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much!

[@ptaylor4923]

Okay. I'm hooked on this project even though I live in an overcrowded Los Angeles neighborhood with a landlord who won't allow us to have chickens. I'll have to live the country life vicariously through you. Please post next video ASAP. This afternoon would be good.😎👍 (I guess your chicken foreman drives you pretty hard.) I do have one concern. I saw rabbits who had their feet & nails ripped apart when coyotes got under a hutch with a wire floor. It was awful. Maybe fold down panels in outside for when it's stationary to keep predators from getting underneath

[@Ali-ct9pb]

P Taylor she has an electrified-fence around their perimeter to keep them out. That plastic white netting stuff she climbed over. They’ll be good and safe.

[@samgooding-matthews3175]

That’s so cool I’m sure my chickens would love one of these if only I had somewhere else to drive them 🤔 I also love the outtakes they are hilarious 😂

[@AnneofAllTrades]

The outtakes are always my favorite too

[@makingtolearn]

Fantastic build- love it!

[@ceedub6233]

You made Larry the cucumber proud. Lol. The farm is looking very nice. Blessings to you and your family

[@AnneofAllTrades]

haha! Thank you!

[@joseantoniomenendezdomingu1162]

Excelente Anne , good and easy chicken coop , Thanks 👍

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@adoby83]

Very nice. Now I just need to figure out how to insulate it for winter use in the north. Straw on the floor, during the cold months, perhaps. And sandwich walls. And ventilation with heat exchange.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Straw on the floor and a removable solid panel for the front gate is how I plan to do it!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

@15guinea as mentioned in the video, painting and other finishing touches are coming in the next video ;)

[@SunnyBermuda]

🌞Great video!! Thank you for sharing!🌞

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pedalman4595]

You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep it up your incredible and inspiring to me!!!!!!!!!!!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much!

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍👍love the mobile, revitalizing the pasture coop!!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks Gib! Greener pastures will be growing around here before we know it!

[@elizabethswing3281]

Yep- building this.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Glad to hear it!

[@Pembroke.]

Awesome and like how the chickens show up to inspect their new digs Anne

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hahaha so many building inspectors everywhere I look!

[@Pembroke.]

@@AnneofAllTrades 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ericprater4017]

Built one when I had chickens, 8' x 12' X 24 high, covered in chicken wire, light enough to pull around with a chicken waterer on a shelf. Kind of minimalist style.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That's great!

[@ericjohnson1008]

Love it. I just got some meat birds at TSC. Thanks TSC, for your sponsorship.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I'm thankful too!

[@marty01957]

Great build, Anne! Outtakes are awesome!! Tell the truth you practiced some of them, Lol!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Haha 100% unscripted. Poor Jackie

[@stansema1]

Good job as usual kid. Keep up the good work! I'm also a Milwaukee Electric fan for life! Best tools and their batteries seem to last for ever. Well at least the ones I use do.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! I'm a big fan as well. The thing I'm a biggest fan of is the diversity of tools on a single battery platform. I hate buying different batteries that don't fit in all my tools

[@mojorizn72]

Ummm. This is the greatest video I’ve ever watched on KZbin. Absolutely fantastic idea!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Wow, thanks! That's quite a compliment!

[@RustyCarnahan]

The outtakes are great!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

they're my favorite part!

[@emmersnikerdoodles]

😂 when you started to sing like a rock then where is my hairbrush, I thought, "I do that when I am working on projects, too! There's hope for me yet! Maybe this will be me in the next 5 years." Just starting our big, little 15 acre homestead. Thanks for giving me idea's for making the journey easier!

[@ThinkB4UAct]

Love it, if you find another one of those you can turn it into a mini chuck wagon that you can use when your out & about your fram .

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That would be cool! I need a wagon for my golf cart.

[@ThePrognoid]

Nice build! If you mount a rain barrel to the tongue of the trailer you can collect straight off the roof of that coop and not have to worry about hauling water to them (as much).

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Oh just you wait... something really fun is coming in the next video 🤪

[@cup_and_cone]

We bought our last trailer from Tractor Supply. It was significantly cheaper than Lowes/HomeDepot/NorthernTool/etc for the same identical trailer (they all are made by Carry-On) by a few hundred bucks.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Yeah I was really pleased with it, it was exactly what I was looking for at a fraction of the cost I expected.

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Definitely the best Coop ever! Great work

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much! Just wait till it's totally finished!!

[@murraycorbett9460]

watch your videos all the time now: from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Canada.

[@CarlaAnneQ]

Awesome mobile chicken coop. I enjoy watching you build stuff. Makes me want to make something hihi..

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! You should!

[@SarahKchannel]

Ahhhh, always a pleasure seeing you wielding power tools ! Great way to start a day :)

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Right?!

[@3bnjo3]

That's cool; you're awesome; love the out-takes!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Awesome work Anne, looking forward to the rest of the build! 😃👍🏻👊🏻 ..... When you blocked the trailer so it wouldn't catapult, I immediately thought about a chicken being launched and landing on Lucy, I guess I've played too much Angry Birds over the years! 😁🐔🐷

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hahahaha well.... guess how I knew it needed to be blocked ? 😜

[@FredMcIntyre]

@@AnneofAllTrades 😁

[@rusnsc7622]

Great Idea! Enjoy your videos.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Glad you like them!

[@chipgoostree2959]

Hello Anne, great idea for the chicken trailer. No body likes to be I told you so , when I see people put things to hold in their mouth it reminds of a old habit I used to have until I put my keys in my mouth one day and they twisted and took a large corner of my front out. Be careful I love all you show.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Oh NO How horrible

[@beyondtheclassroom6460]

Great video I was waiting for this for so long

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks for your patience!

[@Free_Time424]

Just came across this build and its amazing. What is that roofing material and can you share a link? Thanks again!

[@andreamoscoso4065]

Watching you build this coop makes me feel like I want to get out there too and build something for myself.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That's definitely the goal, so happy to hear that!

[@zedwpd]

Great job Anne!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@richardstevens3461]

Tractor Supply! Nice.

[@IWishUDidntNoMyName]

I could watch you and your videos all day. There’s something so relaxing about them. You make everything look so easy so I appreciate the bloopers! I’ve recently discovered that I love woodworking but I’m not very good at it. Practice makes perfect I guess. Question - will the bottom of the trailer be OK for the chickens feet? Their toes won’t get caught?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That makes me so happy! So glad you're dipping your toes in woodworking! Practice makes better for sure. The trailer bottom isn't an issue for the chicken's feet, they are pretty good "perchers." With the coop in use since March, I've yet to see them have any issues with it.

[@alaskanken2132]

My favorite Veggie tales song is the "cheeseburger song " my wife hates it when I sing it lol.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hahaha! So good

[@ericjohnson1008]

Glad to know there are others of my tribe out there. LOL

[@alaskanken2132]

Yes I am a big kid for a 40 year old. LOL.

[@ericjohnson1008]

@@alaskanken2132 I know it's not a contest but I've got you beat by 10 years or so and I've made sure my kids know them to.

[@alaskanken2132]

@@ericjohnson1008 hey man that's great 👍

[@tannerfarmstead]

What size trailer did you use?

[@mrgregpappas]

Outtakes = gold

[@AnneofAllTrades]

haha glad to hear it!

[@o2bsam]

I’m super EGGcited to see how it all turns out! Did April get to visit while she was there helping Greg with his porch?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Unfortunately no, due to the pandemic I didn't think a visit would be wise.

[@awac4577]

Great video and project. I probably missed it somewhere but I was curious how many chickens you run in this coop? Thank you.

[@jeffforbes3772]

Rock on Miss Anne.

[@markengineeringSA]

Another great build , I'm always amazed on how you get anything done with so many distractions around you , sheep , chickens , donkeys , camera lady 😁, anyway awesome work 👍

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hahaha the distractions definitely abound!

[@leol1682]

Very good Job on the Chicken Coop .on trailer .

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@charlesevans6290]

I like the you use Milwaukee tools👍

[@paulodedeus357]

The Outtakes! 😂😂😂😂👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@kaycox5555]

Clever and quite good looking!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks!

[@TheWoodHaven]

I really like that idea...a lot.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Glad to hear it!

[@the_Mrs.]

Thank you for the outtakes 🙏 without them I would be hating how perfect you are. As it is I still see you as an inspiration. 😅✌️

[@AnneofAllTrades]

You are so welcome! The outtakes are always my favorite part :)

[@tonyburelle6633]

Fantastic build

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I'm glad you like it!

[@cornflake73]

That is really cool. I like the idea and so do the chickens I presume.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

They seem pretty happy, and that makes me happy :)

[@tayleanruatha]

Dude you are hi-larious! Thanks for being awesome.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you :)

[@leebarnhart831]

That’s a damn good idea Anne. Only you Anne, only you!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks Lee!

[@mattpeterson7074]

Haha... outtakes sections are the best.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I love bloopers the most too!

[@user-pt8mq2xf1p]

Good idea. You and that golfcart have hit it off!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

We are in LOVE and we don't care who knows it!

[@MilahRosli]

Brilliant! I love it 😍

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

great job Anne

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@burkswaldeck2743]

Add a Bestnest box to the coup for the best in egg collection.

[@johnd5805]

I love cupolas and eggs.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

as do I!

[@mya514]

I am partially disabled this is going to make my life so much easier..Thank you so much for such a great video... but for me I would have to add extra rodent protection underneath... I am a retired health inspector so I am always looking for holes or openings to cover..a Dime size hole is what a mouse can fit through and a quarter size hole is what a rat can fit through ... Thanks again

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I guess becuz they move so often rodents aren’t a problem? They don’t find them in time to hop aboard? 🤷🏼‍♀️ Joel Salatin didn’t mention rodent protection either nor others’ plans I’ve looked at.

[@JV-ys8fd]

Do you plan to use this through winter with the bottom open? I'm in TN also and it can get fairly cold at the start of the year.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Stay tuned for the next video, there is a winter fix ;)

[@jessalynncarnes5489]

You make me feel old. I was 19 and working at a Christian bookstore when that VeggieTales episode came out. They played that "Where is my Hairbrush" several times a day for months straight, that I memorized it. But I didn't mind. It's a really fun song. 😂

[@AnneofAllTrades]

ha! It's so weird what sticks with us for decades on end.

[@jgrow15068]

I’ve been wanting a few acres for a while now, when I get them I will be building this coop.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Heck yeah! Farm life is the best life!

[@Luis-nw8uo]

This is amazing!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@michellegiles4152]

Anne love the video and was wondering do you have a problem with snakes getting in from the bottom of the trailer. Also does the trailer floor bother the chickens feet?

[@A.R.B.J.]

Road Trip!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hahaha yes!

[@davidneel8327]

When I talk to myself it is called having a staff meeting. What is it called when you sing to yourself.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

A concert! haha

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Contractual negotiations.

[@woogaloo]

"Oh where oh where oh wheeeeeeeere.....is my hairbrush?" That's a great idea to make it mobile. I don't have chickens (nor do I intend to), but a cool build either way.

[@TeamProsperity]

Anne, what an awesome idea

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!!

[@lindseylochner9325]

Love the coop! I am curious though. What will you do in the winter to keep the coop warm?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

A thick straw bed floor and a removeable panel over the gate :)

[@walterfromargentina7405]

Greetings from Argentina

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks for being here!

[@anonymixx8106]

I'm doing this with a greenhouse, and now you've inspired me to do this for the chickens too. Right on. Do you think a couple goats could be transported in it, in crates? Was thinking about having a fold-out goat pen, I don't need room for quite as many chickens as you.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

probably would be fine without crates if you were to drop in a sheet of plywood for the floor. The grate wouldn't be... great.... for their feet.

[@kimberry7584]

I love your coop I’m doing the same thing have you ever had weasels get in

[@user-zz2jz6vr7r]

Adorable

[@1averageamerican]

Awesome idea and a great build as usual. Only thing I would look out for is snakes coming up through the floor. But who knows, maybe a small snake would just turn into chicken feed.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I did think about that, but I think snakes small enough to fit through the slats would become chicken food. I’ve seen my chickens eat smaller snakes several times. If they were to get in, if they had a full meal while in the coop, they’d probably get stuck.

[@stephendaniel168]

I almost bought a hay wagon then realized it was way too big. Thinking smaller. This looks perfect. How many hens do you have in it?

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Anne keep up the great work and the cool projects make on my friend

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much 😊

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Anne of All Trades ur very welcome my friend

[@James-cn9no]

do you winterize the floor during winter months?

[@garynovak7977]

Goats and a donkey cameo. My Sunday is complete. #moregoats

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I need to figure out how to get them in more of the videos. They really are the true stars

[@aaronalton7458]

Where is my hair brush is my favorite! It's really funny when I sing it because I'm bald.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

🤣🤣🤣

[@celeste9129]

How do you keep it warm in the winter?

[@bigdaddysfarm1290]

I enjoyed the build but the bloopers got a subscribe! Best part of the video! 😂

[@AnneofAllTrades]

hehehe the bloopers are the best part of every video

[@TheJovanalloyd]

Good morning from California 💗

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Morning!

[@cjncil]

I noticed in the comments that you said you planned to use a straw bed and close the opening where the gate is to help insulate in the winter. You posted it at least a year ago. We live in Greeneville, TN near the Cherokee National Forest. It is a little colder here than in Nashville. We are finishing up our mobile chicken coop (thanks for the brilliant idea) and I am curious if that was sufficient. Was it? Thanks Anne!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Hey! Actually I’ve not even needed to use it at all- two winters in, I’ve not had a single issue with birds getting too cold in that coop :) during cold snaps I’m careful to park it so the walls make a wind block, and the heat of the birds huddled together has kept the whole flock toasty warm without having to do anything else. but I do stand by the thought that straw would be a great insulator if you did really need it.

[@joelegrand5903]

Good video, great for small farm production. Joel Salatin has a great plan, but it is to BIG for small farms. I like the outside gathering of roll away boxes.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

This coop is definitely my small version of Joel's concepts, I have learned a ton from his books and talks.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

He has chicken TRACTORS A 4 wheeler is all we gots here lol So the small coop will have to do We’re grateful for the 4 wheeler!

[@jamjar5716]

Well, like any good home owners the chickens were making sure that their contractor was up-to-par!🐔🐔🐔

[@AnneofAllTrades]

My job sites always have plenty of inspectors!

[@elbertajohnson937]

Plenty of inspectors with this job..LOL. 🐏🐓❤️🙏

[@AnneofAllTrades]

You got that right!

[@Bill.L.Carroll]

"Oh where is my hairbrush" 😆😆😆 Awesome mobile chook house! 👍🏾 Will it have a solid drop in floor in the winter months?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

It will have a straw bedding floor and drop in panel for the gate in the winter :)

[@Bill.L.Carroll]

@@AnneofAllTrades They be as sung as a bug! 👍🏾

[@wolfhoundtrades8641]

@@AnneofAllTrades , I can't wait to see that. Is this part of the design (straw bedding floor and drop in panel for the gate) in the plans you sell?