Could This Be the BEST Portable Chicken Coop? (Our Honest Review)

We may have found the best portable chicken coop on the market! We've tried a lot of DIY coop styles over the years, and we definitely have some pros and cons of each of the iterations we've tried, but this Alumi-Coop has been hands-down the best one we've tried on the market!
If you don't want to go the DIY-route, this coop is definitely worth a look.
Check out the blog post for a special 5% discount on your Alumi-Coop (plus how to get in touch with Alumi-Coop): homesteadingfa...
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[@janew5351]

I bought the 5 by 6, smaller model, as a senior lady, I can move it! I love mine!

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

What I want, cheap, easy to move, able to walk in, nesting boxes, roosting bars, durable.... So in other words.. I want it ALL!!!!

[@Queencreole504]

Me too baby, me too.

[@CkHolly-hz2vv]

thank you for sharing this. What an awesome design! Thank you Bud for answering questions here!

[@catiepower3550]

Yes, best is very subjective. Cost, easy to move, easy to clean, secure from critters, automated doors and able to have large feeders and watering systems for low maintenance. Big enough for deep litter. Type of land you have. Athletics for a backyard coop. So on and so forth. This was very helpful

[@TheHandySurvivor]

Wow, this Alumi-Coop looks amazing! 🐔💪 I’ve been experimenting with various DIY chicken coops myself, and it’s great to see a comparison of what works best. The pros and cons you shared are super helpful. Just might be giving this portable coop a try. Thanks for the detailed review!

[@jeanettesheldon8694]

In regards to Justin Rhodes' chicken shaw. It's a great idea and it works. Man is a creature who can take an existing concept and adapt it to their specific needs at a particular time.

[@buickbud]

imho, "The Best" coop is the one that gets someone started in raising their own eggs and poultry at home. I get just as excited hearing someone's story of their fist chicken flock, As I do meeting an Alumi-Coop owner. When someone calls me looking for a coop and if during the conversation we decide the Alumi-Coop doesn't fit the need or help reach the goal. the conversation will pivot into finding another solution. It is more important to me that folks get started on the road to being more self-sufficiency and resilience than buy one of my coops.

[@StudyBitcoinwtfhappenedin1971]

Awesome post great information highly educational as always thank you so much! 🙏

[@FarmerBrad]

7:08 to take it the next level I’ve been happy with the Peterson Chicken Tractor where it is 8x8 and only 36inches high. It is made with 2x3 lumber and the tarp roof is very easy to remove when using wiggle wire hardware. It also has roost bars 3 inches off the ground to help chickens get up out of flooded areas until you can move them

[@muddyshoesgardener]

Nice coverage. Thanks! How do you keep your flock warm?

[@raincoast9010]

birds have feathers, so they have a coat on for winter.

[@miaensuacre]

I love my 6x10 Alumi Coop! They are really expensive but I think my back is worthy. I am 5'2 with lower back issues, but I can move that coop easily. Those coops are really lightweight (I can move it with one hand) and easy to assemble. I got mine from a hardware store near Bird-in-hand, PA while visiting my in-laws. I'm glad the rental place only had mini vans that weekend, the large box fitted perfectly in the minivan. I haven't see one in NC yet. I knew about those coops because you can see them all around Amish backyards in that area. I asked a friend and he told us where to buy them. GREAT coop is you can afford it.

[@ShortbusMooner]

Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@HomesteadingFamily]

Thanks for watching!

[@thistles]

Great vid, thank you.

[@miaensuacre]

I wish I can have the amount of subscribers that you guys have to get free stuff like that coop, to review lol... I love you guys. I've been following Carolyn for years. She was my canning teacher and still enjoy each one of your videos. GOD bless you!

[@laurelanderson8720]

So, from what I am gathering, since cost is not listed and the only contact is a phone number in the blog this is a situation only for the "money is no option/obstacle" folks 😊

[@EP-qi8ed]

It's at least $3575 USD before add-ons, according to my online search. No idea if that includes shipping.

[@buickbud]

@@EP-qi8ed The base model 10x12 MSRP IS $3075

[@buickbud]

I can email you a pdf of the catalog or mail you one.

[@WeTookTheLongWayHome]

The husband and I will be making a chicken coop - it’ll definitely turkey be mobile!

[@MiteshShukla-ih1px]

Hlo baby

[@arthurquintana1345]

Do you leave your chickens out in those coops over the winter?

[@HomesteadingFamily]

No, we move them back to the barn in the winter.

[@andreyk.8036]

So what does the reviewed 10x12 cost?

[@EP-qi8ed]

Quick online search reveals the price starts at $3575. USD (before add-ons/upgrades, I believe).

[@SuperiorPoultryProducts]

@@EP-qi8ed Base model 10x12 $3,075msrp

[@tb6303]

That's awesome! I can see why it's expensive, because of all that it includes. I want one. Edit: I can't get one now, but maybe at some later time when I can have chickens (I'm living in a town that doesn't allow them).

[@tunneleddiscovery5]

I wish I had the kind of cash as a backyarder. 😢

[@paulcourts3627]

I scrolled the blog 3 times but couldn't find the link to look at their website.

[@HomesteadingFamily]

If you are looking to buy a chicken tractor instead of building one, reach out to Bud Miller with Superior Poultry Products. Mention that you saw the Alumi-Coop on our Homesteading Family KZbin video, and they’ll give you 5% off your purchase through the end of 2024. (Call Bud at 260-463-2919 ext. 1)

[@JWHA18]

Dislike the roof...we are in the Midwest with lots of snow. If they fix that put a solid lightweight tin on it, that be nicer. Lighter is better if the wife needs to move it when husband is gone.

[@buickbud]

You will want to knock the snow of from time to time, I live in Michigan and have used a 10x12 like the one in the video year round for years.

[@boymama1623]

Considering the cost of lumber I don’t feel they are priced that bad. Shipping costs might get ya though.

[@billierichter1379]

Just so I'm not missing anything...the Alumi-coop doesn't have its own website, correct?

[@buickbud]

No, I'm sorry we do not have a website. Nor do we sell retail. Our goal is to have local dealers serving and connecting with their communities.

[@billierichter1379]

@@buickbud, ok, thanks. Do you have any dealers in Ohio?

[@buickbud]

@@billierichter1379 YES, I have retailers in Huntsville and Middlefield, OH. Let me know which one you are closest to and I will comment with their contact info.

[@billierichter1379]

@@buickbud, it looks like they are both about 95 miles away from me.

[@harleneosborne4950]

Have you ever thought of using pool noodles on the aluminum frame to prevent the plastic canvas from melting to the frame. I found that the hot sun melts the canvas to the frame, and pool noodles stops that .

[@buickbud]

Great idea! but our covers fit to tightly and there is no room for the pool noodle, The melting you have noticed with other manufactures will not happen with the marine grade, UV rated material we use. (shelter rite TM)

[@realMNorganic]

How do you fix fox problem with it

[@carolynschneider1652]

You click the link it still does not say how much they are

[@buickbud]

Prices are in the catalog, I can email you a pdf or mail you one.

[@sallyeblen7032]

your place is beautiful

[@taracriste1]

Wow that's so nice but I wouldn't spend the money unless came into millions so I won't hold my breath 😂. I just have a hoop house tractor that stays stationary and I built it myself and it has roosting bars. Then I bought a metal run that's covered in chicken wire and I reinforced it with hardwire cloth at the base. The chickens stay in there during the day and we let them out for a couple hours to free range before they go roost in the hoop house tractor. I need my teenage sons to help me move the run around the yard. It's what we do for now. And it works

[@carolynbatyah2517]

Is there a web site?

[@buickbud]

No, I'm sorry we do not have a website. Nor do we sell retail. Our goal is to have local dealers serving and connecting with their communities.

[@carolynbatyah2517]

@@buickbud thank you.

[@tohersfire4242]

What's the cost 5k?

[@MrSnivvel]

That Alumi-Coop looks nice but the company that seems to be making/selling them hasn't invested the money of having a proper website. His only online presence is a Facebook page... Otherwise the only means contact is a phone number. There's also an Australian website that shows to be seeing the same thing with the same name. I'm kinda thinking the Aussies are the ones who make them and Bud is just their US distributor.

[@buickbud]

We make them in LaGrange IN, The Australian company is one of our dealers.

[@TheFamilyFarmstead]

Am I reading correctly the Alumi Coop is an Australian company?

[@buickbud]

No, we are an American Mfg. in LaGrange IN. We have a dealer in Australia.

[@TheFamilyFarmstead]

@@buickbud good to know. I must have found the wrong link. I prefer to shop American made.