FULL tour of my ULTIMATE CHICKEN RUN! Chickens, Berries, Fruit Trees, Veggies, Alpacas and Compost.

In this video I tour my 160 square metre chicken run, pointing out the features that work for me, and suggestions for you (even you’ve got or are planning a much smaller set up!) My chickens never ever leave this ‘compound’ - I feel it is big enough and diverse enough to keep them happy, while also protecting them from foxes, dogs, eagles etc (all of which there are plenty in my area!). I really love what I’ve created, and it’s my hope that by sharing it with you you can take tips and inspiration for your own happy chicken set up!
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[@wb6794]

OMG of all the likely hundreds of Coop setups i have watches this one truly takes the gold medal by far, amazing!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!! I really love it. Hope you've taken something from it too!

[@lcotee]

Truth❤

[@poacher7805]

I'm crushed. I thought I had a great coop setup. Now I've got to break it to my wife were improving the coop. Again!

[@kimberlyraz6343]

I absolutely love this layout....it is fantastic and very versatile. But by far the best part is when going through detailing everything so precisely she say "Also they will be shitting in the beds....." 😂🤣😂

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

This gives me so many ideas! Thank you for sharing this with us. I like the large wire panels you’ve hung in place of hardware cloth in the large spaces and the way you are protecting most of the young trees, shrubs. It looks very sturdy and efficient. Lots of shade and light for the girls, protection from hawks, and smart ways you can block off areas…just perfect. Espalier training of your fruit trees was a great idea. Happy to hear you rescue chicks too.

[@livinginthenow]

I had the idea of fencing in an orchard and letting chickens in to wander around and do their thing. But this plan is EXPONENTIALLY better!! Love, love, LOVE this!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoyed it!! it really does work so well!

[@stjbananas]

This is absolutely the coolest outdoor enclosure I've ever seen on KZbin. It is exactly what I want to build for my cats. It's just perfect.

[@Mandiikinz]

This is absolutely genius! Hubby and I just purchased land ( 2 weeks til settlement 🎉). Going from suburbia to rural nsw acreage, where we have kangaroos rabbits wombats and possibly goannas ! I’ve been stressing about keeping my girls and food safe! So glad I found you!!!!

[@sharonthompson6293]

This is the best set up I have ever seen . makes so much sense . Well done ! Thanks for sharing.

[@alycealexandra]

thank you Sharon! I'm so glad you enjoyed :) xx

[@I.am.Mumma.Bear.1]

Wow what an awesome garden you have created 😍 I know absolutely nothing about gardening but am about to embark on a garden journey and start a small veggie patch 😊👍🏽 I’m now going to spend the day binge watching your videos 🤣💕👍🏽

[@alycealexandra]

thank you so much for your comment ! i am so glad you enjoyed the video. I've also got a beginner gardening podcast you might enjoy - easy tips for beginner gardners! here's the link (but its available on apple and all other podcast provider) open.spotify.com/show/1PknMw8ncxaZbnRuoeanqI?si=4a7b9909aa09437d

[@TheHaymeadow]

Wow, amazing set up and tour! We’ve recently bought a house with a chicken palace (no where near as big as chicken city) and we’re thinking of putting some dwarf fruit trees and berries in for shade and interest. This has spurred me on that is the right way to go. Now in rethinking our veggie garden set up 🤣 Look forward to watching your back catalogue of videos and checking out the podcast. Kath & Kim absolutely perfect Aussie names! Have a great weekend!

[@alycealexandra]

thanks so much for the message, so glad you like the set up!! it really does work so well. I hope you've had fun incorporating aspects into your own chicken palace!

[@mwalwynn]

I have a similar set up but nothing so grand. This is well planned and well executed!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!! it does work amazingly :)

[@melissab8500]

This is amazing! I love systems that work this well. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to steal this idea. It's my only hope against the Florida squirrels

[@alycealexandra]

Go for it, please do steal it. That's why I wanted to share!! Good luck with the squirrels Melissa! xx

[@ernestdong]

best chicken set up ever

[@alycealexandra]

aww thank you!! glad you enjoyed the video! x

[@mandy5379]

Love this!! I’m curious if you experience any rodents that get into the run & coop? Lots of food source…

[@PatriciaDiaz-bv9oe]

Brilliant idea working smart not hard, excellent!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you Patricia!! xo

[@k9spot1]

wow nice! you should do a full vid on raising alapacas

[@alycealexandra]

thank you for the suggestion!!

[@chrism3845]

Briliantly thought through and executed.

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!

[@mwalwynn]

best set up ever

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

Such a genius setup! You have taken so many things into consideration. I am inspired and will take some pointers for mine. I appreciate you sharing this, have a good day!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you so much for the lovely feedback!! xx

[@langfordmonzi1176]

Nice to see a over head view sketch of your grid. I love this!

[@leahhnybby]

Definitely the best garden/ Chicken coop I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful 😊

[@cynthiadianecarey9902]

Wow, what a beautiful place you have created❣️ Everything working together in harmony!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!! Exactly, I love it :)

[@thegreenmoonmoth4864]

wow! this is the model i was looking for. thanks for sharing 🦃🐔🐓🌳🌱

[@alycealexandra]

my pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it!!

[@Iron-nocap]

One of the most of organized and articulated garden & coop I've ever seen. Mad respect!

[@victoriabenjamin-norton6683]

Wonderful to see how you did this. The chickens are wonderful helping with weeding.

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!! im so glad you enjoyed :) the chickens are amazing!

[@Reeses520]

Great set up! Wife and I will try to replicate in Az, USA

[@lcotee]

I'm in Prescott AZ. I'd love to do this as well!

[@alycealexandra]

yay!! I would love to hear how you go!!

[@rodhatte]

This is wonderful! I'm looking for a house in the country, and have been thinking about doing something like this, except the rooms (and a corridor). In each room the chickens would spend a year, followed by heavy feeding annual crops for a year, followed by less hungry annual cross the next year, until the chickens returned to feed the soil.

[@amyexner]

Omg…you’re garden and that you thought about your chickens is absolutely THE best.

[@strictlyconservative8777]

Wow...that is glorious. What a haven!

[@merlindodson7562]

We are preparing to build a similar space. I wonder now that you've been using this system for awhile - if you were to do it again, would you change anything and if so, what would that be? Thanks for sharing your beautiful space.

[@alycealexandra]

great question! and one I get asked a lot. If I could change anything, I would put the berry room in the position that gets the least winter sun, and put the second veggie room in it's place. I didn't give the winter sun enough consideration, especially as the berry canes are completely dormant over winter! Other than that, nothing to change... I spent years designing and refining it before I built, and I think it paid dividends :) good luck with yours!! xx

[@nickifrances8397]

Inspirational! Thanks for the tour.

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!

[@farmyourbackyard2023]

Ummm. GOALS. This is amazing. Well done. Glad I came across your channel. I'll be a subscriber and probably binge your content today as it's going over 100F heat index here in Oklahoma.

[@LightHouseIntuitiveTarot]

Wonderful and thoughtful chicken City! Thanks for sharing ❤

[@alycealexandra]

my pleasure, i am so glad you enjoyed it!! xx

[@flowerFOG]

Beautiful coop

[@fpvintel2280]

Absolutely loved this video would love more content on the chickens

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Thank you for sharing nice video, love to see greenery and the way you film it. Thank you and stay blessed 😊😊😊

[@jojacobs305]

What an awesome set up love it

[@4mbrad642]

Inspiring, realy! Thanks for posting this video.

[@alycealexandra]

thank you for the comment, much appreciated!! glad you enjoyed :) xx

[@alexa574]

Best coop ever! Love it!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!!

[@docfrank7745]

Wow! Amazing work!

[@Nick-me7ot]

I intend on using this as a foundation to plan my own custom garden. thanks for sharing this!

[@marnieanderson4257]

What a fun video! Thank you 🙂

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!! x

[@dailynature3712]

wow, it really a next level chicken coop

[@alycealexandra]

the gold standard! haha

[@christysmith5211]

Very nice set up

[@alycealexandra]

So glad you like it!! alyce xx

[@johnctomorrow]

More chicken city please.

[@alycealexandra]

thanks John, I'm getting that a lot!! Will do more videos now the weather is improving!

[@lcotee]

So impressive! ❤

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!

[@brucemullis479]

That is genius! Nice setup.

[@alycealexandra]

thank you Bruce!!

[@missmrice91]

Amazing !!!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!

[@soln7676]

Amazing thank you!

[@alycealexandra]

my pleasure, so glad you enjoyed!!

[@ecobluefarms223]

I’m going look - do you have a video on the initial setup This is wonderful

[@BellaDonna.58]

Fabulous!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!

[@nikedog999]

Would it be possible to see a clip of your garden before the chickens get in. Then, a few pictures of what it looks like after the chickens have finished taking the vegetation down. Thanks

[@thecreativemum]

Such an inspiration video, i’m looking at doing similar (smaller scale due to space) so this video was so detailed and love the experience you have. I do have a question, what solar panel are you using and is it hooked up to a battery ? I’m looking at using chicken roof space for solar panels to run back to the house to charge phone and ipad from 👍 xx

[@alycealexandra]

yep its hooked up to a battery! i honestly have no idea what it is as i put it in so many years ago. its not perfect but its done a pretty good job! havent ever used it for running anything other than the watering system, so dont know how much power its really got! sorry i cant be more helpful on that topic. thrilled that you got inspiration and advice from the video - that makes me so happy!! thanks for letting me know, and good luck with your own set up :) xx

[@urbangardeningandchickenke1018]

Excellent coop Just joined your channel

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!! so glad you enjoyed the tour! xx

[@mskaren38158]

do you get good bugs in your rooms.....and pollinators like bees and butterflies? I would like to see the floor plan on the build.

[@alycealexandra]

yes, no problem for them all to get in through the mesh! Here's the floor plan: www.alycealexandra.com/thermomix/chicken-city-the-details

[@michellebarbour5777]

great set up. In annual garden nu 2 you have sweet peas and rhubarb. Is there a problem with these plants being poisonous for chickens and how do you deal with this? Thank you

[@christianwhite4933]

Would you put Guinea fowls in the annual garden?

[@insulatoru8817]

Nice

[@alycealexandra]

thankyou!!!

[@JourneyWithUs13]

❤Awesome 👌 😊

[@ecobluefarms223]

So do you keep your nightshade plants in a separate area ? Or do chickens know not to eat them ? This is great idea and just what I am trying to formulate

[@sweetiepi]

Can you explain a little about the building of this marvel? What size are these rooms? What material are used etc…

[@alycealexandra]

this blog post of mine has some really handy information! www.alycealexandra.com/thermomix/chicken-city-the-details

[@sweetiepi]

@@alycealexandra thank you for that post. You’ve got our wheels turning over here at my house. Appreciate the inspiration! Also love the metal doors. We’re they custom?

[@devote1416]

I am going to wish this into existence for myself! Could I ask approx how much it cost to build?

[@alycealexandra]

dream big! Honestly I wouldn't know now, it was 9 years ago. But obviously the more you can do yourself the cheaper it would be :)

[@LisaGray1000]

Im curious if the chickens scratch and damage roots of berries?

[@teresasmith2271]

So, it is alright to plant immediately after the chickens are done fertilizing? I am working on a similar setup, but I thought I would need to let the manure age a few months or something. Just a wonderful garden you've made.

[@alycealexandra]

I've never worried about it and never had a problem! the majority of fertiliser goes on the garden beds in the form of the chicken bedding (poo + straw) so this has already had a bit of aging "in situ" if that makes sense. Thank you for your kind words! I love it :)

[@teresasmith2271]

@@alycealexandra Good to know - thanks. You've given me ideas bouncing around in my head.

[@ChaiboCafe]

Are the plans and measurements posted somewhere? I tried your website and the links in the description, but had no luck finding them.

[@darlene5621]

I noticed you had tomato plants i was told tomato plants or rather any of the night shade family is toxic. Is that true?

[@Darkfyre755]

I wish i had enough money for this much lumber and fencing to build this😅

[@alycealexandra]

yes it's not the most economical way to have chickens. hopefully one day for you!

[@christianwhite4933]

Do you have issues with mice in here

[@greatcountryliving]

I cant find your floorplan on your site

[@cecilianena6648]

W❤W!

[@erbacherp]

How did you wire on top of Chicken City?

[@alycealexandra]

it was a thinner wine that was rolled up, and we unrolled it accorss the top and nailed it into the frame using u nails... then got little bits of wire and used them to attach the long 'sheets' of wire together... does that make sense? its pretty flimsy wire on the top, not like the of the enclosure!

[@erbacherp]

@@alycealexandra it does make sense. I love LOVE your coop so I have made more of a Chicken Shanty (due to space) instead of a city but have enclosed it and incorporated plants too.

[@sheliabenson5496]

Amazing!

[@alycealexandra]

thank you!!