How to: Natural Farming Basic Chicken Coop setup

HOW TO CREATE A NATURAL FARMING BASIC CHICKEN COOP SETUP// CREATE A CHICKEN COOP THAT IS SUSTAINABLE WITH A LIVING FLOOR/ Do you want to create a profitable and scalable chicken coop? Learn how in this video.
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In this video, Chris Trump from NaturalFarming.co shares how to create a chicken coop using Natural Farming methods. Chris walks you through how to take care of your chickens throughout their entire life-span.
Chris Trump is an expert in Natural Farming. Chris teaches Natural Farming worldwide and creates resources to equip farmers and gardeners on how to increase crop and livestock performance through sustainability, all while decreasing costs. Be part of the Natural Farming movement to increase awareness of the global food crisis and how to combat it.
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[@dylantkl]

This channel really under appreciated. Thanks so much Chris for this video and for your teaching, it is really informative.

[@MichaelSmith-hh6ox]

Just so you know, I watch these videos while studying for law school. They are calming, and informative. And I learn how to set up chicken coops! Would this set up work for ducks!

[@clairewithbanjo4992]

I wish your videos were talked about on the news 7 days a week

[@NorthernThaiGardenGuy]

I've really enjoyed these past 2 videos in this series of set ups. Great stuff, Chris! Thank you for sharing this awesome knowledge! :)

[@ryancoatney6926]

Hey Chris -To bring this to scale for more like 20 chickens, would the height be lessened as well or just the horizontal dimensions? Thanks for the great content.

[@waveoflight]

I was going to add ISYN to my floor, it has been said to help immeasurably in the process.

[@jambeydixon7427]

Loving that nesting box

[@rodrigogarcia354]

Really good video... Thankx for all the info

[@carolinaramirez1958]

Love the visual the breakdown. Mucho mahalo!

[@MostafaElGhamryLive]

Great video

[@Angkhoo1]

Thank you Chris

[@maryedmo7798]

So good!!

[@rkhubb]

Chris, I so hope you check your comments! :) I am so glad I found your channel! I have loved what I am learning so far about KNF, but have been frustrated by what seems to be limited or incomplete information out there. I see lots of videos from you and other people about how to make different recipes, but I have only found brief (and really un-applyable) summaries on the theory behind the "when, where what and how" to apply those recipes. I am a budding farmer and I am desperate to learn more and was excited to find some books on Master Cho's website. But the descriptions are poorly written, and so it is hard to distinguish the differences. Would you be willing to suggest which book or books would be best to buy to gain the most comprehensive knowledge of the KNF system? For your convenience the books are as follows: "Natural Farming"- Cho Han-kyu, "Natural Farming Agricultural Materials"-Cho Ju-Young, "Basic Manual"-Kim CS Chang, and lastly, "Jadam Organic Farming"-Youngsang Cho. Also, would you be able to make book suggestions for learning more comprehensive info for livestock applications? It is not lost on me how busy you are... so I truly thank you for any time you might be able to take to help give me some direction. Thanks! Keith

[@sdkhjlhdsduiuiuiui]

I was SO waiting this video! After over a year trying to learn KNF, this season I'll finally have lots of inputs (most of them), and in all this time you've been the most useful and reliable source of info. And now chicks? Thanks Master Trump and mahalo from my little hens they'll love their new home.

[@wiseeternalserpent]

Great video Chris. Expecting more on making the feed and info on CGNF inputs fed to the birds with water. Also about spraying them with LAB or fermented sea water, a potion that seems neglected in use

[@TheJmaraneta]

excellent video.mi learned a lot

[@damienharrison9959]

Hi from Australia 😊 love your videos Chris, hoping one day I can get the chance to come over and learn with you. Will you be doing a video on chicken feed at all?

[@Pulaco.Dimantag]

Thanks master chris

[@souleisunrised6897]

Beautiful

[@ahmadfikri5976]

Great useful post thanks for it.god bles ye famly

[@siddharthamanjunatha351]

Very good Content. Love from India. Show some existing farms for inspiration. Thank You

[@TheJmaraneta]

hi chris may i ask if the south facing roof panel shall have laternating shde and light just like the north one you described? thanks

[@heavyicerx]

Another great video! Is there anything different I might have to do with the coop in an area with sub-zero winters?

[@DIYSolarandWind]

Awesome

[@wiseeternalserpent]

Also Chris, I have seen your visits to JADAM chicken farms. How was that different? Also they seem to use rice husk in bedding.

[@Oketechstudios]

Interesting

[@ethanmakai]

You have the shorter side of the rough Being the south facing pitch....is that because in Hawaii you are in the southern hemisphere and should we flip that in the states since we are in the northern hemisphere?

[@AB54154]

Hi Chris. I’m in jamaica. Can I use guinea grass or bagas for the floor instead of straw?

[@danelleweatherby6026]

If you live on the equator should the higher side of the roof face east, or should I just pick a north or south poll?

[@OnePercentFail]

Is the 3.6m height the peak or the walls?

[@abdullahimaialheri4829]

hello chris, to innoculate the coop floor, can IMO2 or maybe IMO3 be used

[@chekrikumar]

Hello sir !!! Could you give insight for sheep farming as well ??? Plz do help me sir i have researching everywhere for application of KNF on sheet farming.!!! 1) bed prep 2) feed ratio

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Can you harvest the broken own bedding over time for compost fertility, material, and biology from this? We mainly want to have chickens for geoff lawton's chicken compost system as well as to patrol our house along with the cats for snakes. We have no interest in eating eggs or chicken products, but just want them on the farm for the addition of biology and side benefits. Do you have any thoughts or tips on that?

[@kmcam2524]

Hey Chris, hoping you get to see this; couple questions, is this coop design applicable to a coop built against another structure? i.e., a garage. Also, does the overall dimension of the coop affect the design’ ability to circulate air within the coop? Thanks and blessings to you and your family.

[@patrciaclemons8183]

am I gonna do with 130 chickens Chris. Haha I love these vids tho. Definitely will be using!

[@whyh]

Do you introduce Biochar, IMO4, LAB, FPJ and straw, all in one day?

[@amberemma6136]

Is the beginning layer of the coop floor just dirt?

[@kwlweapons]

Hey chris, thanks for all the KNF videos / knowledge. Could you elaborate on the baby chicken diet the first days, you mentioned raw brown rice; do you ferment/hydrate it at all? Seems like a baby chick would have a hard time getting through raw rice.

[@mmccrownus2406]

Shrive That’s the goal To strengthen their intestines

[@philhannah100]

Is there a science behind all the measurements for different heights, roost height etc or is it just what worked for MrCho? They seem very specific and I’m wondering where I can find more info on where the specifics come from

[@Junkauthorityhawaii]

I have the same question, I am wondering If I can cut it all n HALF to scale it down in a plan that has 1/4 the amount of chickens.

[@pronouncedseven652]

@@Junkauthorityhawaii sure.. just use the principals in the video

[@andykrein3378]

@@pronouncedseven652 how would this then affect the 3.6 metre roof height he mentions for chickens? Does roof height always remain fixed. Also reverse sides for Southern Hemisphere.

[@sweetbone96]

Hi Chris, is there a protocol for raring broilers?

[@TheJmaraneta]

Hi Chris for the floor of the house how deep should the soil be? How deep should we prepare the flooring? Is it like a deep litter? Thank you.

[@biomei.solutions]

@Jm Araneta just the depth of you wood chips or straw. This is not a deep litter. The IMO will do the work.

[@thomasranjit7781]

@@biomei.solutions U r a legand brother

[@my_permaculture]

Dear Chris. How many cm of purch fo you advive per bird. If I do the math I get to about 10 to 12 cm which seems so little. Also the floor space per bird comes down to about 0,2 to 0,1 m2. I would appreciate if you could break down these numbers a bit.

[@samsaumatua1077]

Can I use saw dust instead of straw?

[@Tom-fz6pe]

Can you use wood chips instead of straw? Also, with the roof, do you put the clear roof panels only on the north side like how you showed it, or does that apply to both the north and south side? And is it 30% clear panels for the whole roof or only on one side of the roof? Thank you.

[@fiestacranberry]

Hi Chris, Would this work with quail? They don't roost, and they live in a pen with plastic over the top. I'm confused about using straw: I thought it was a no no? Also, can you tell me which video will show me how to make the proper inoculant? This is all so confusing. Thanx!

[@AHHHomestead]

I assume this still needs to be cleaned? Or can you just harvest compost from the litter at any time?

[@rodrigogarcia354]

Show us the brooder set up

[@pablourganicbioinsumos]

In south america the bigest roof is facing nort or south ? Thks

[@user-jw7rc3fu5k]

can you use wood shavings or sawdust instead of straw?

[@santhandevit9863]

U have any online course?

[@wintermatherne2524]

I would love to do this with brooders, but where I live I'm only allowed 3.

[@barnabyvonrudal1]

What's the feed mix?

[@last1lost]

What are they feeding them?

[@djvagabond]

Hi Chris. Why does higher the roof with the light provision need to be on the north side. In my area, the sun is inclined more on the southern side, that iscit iscnot in the centre. Does my chicken coop roof still need to have the light facility on the northern roof?

[@thombaz]

I think he lives on the Southern hemisphere. So for someone living on the Northern hemisphere the taller roof side needs to face south. To be clear your taller roof with the clear parts alwasy needs to face to the direction of the Equator. But we need a clear answear as I am not 100% sure about this.

[@thombaz]

I think I am wrong, I re-watched and he said the shorther side is caching most of the sun. Now I have no idea how it should be built.

[@daniellevine9746]

Chris, we take delivery of roughly twenty pounds of chicken manure each day. Can the same concept as the floor of the chicken coop be adapted for large scale composting?

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I’m jealous, where do you get 20 lbs chicken poo daily ?

[@caseG80]

Chris you have stated the jadam shouldn’t be used along side knf I have found many are doing this and say there’s benefits doing so can you explain further? I even was told master cho’s son wrote the other book but I thought I heard read you say the families aren’t connected I’m a rookie but am really confused by the info being spread please help?

[@biomei.solutions]

Yeah man, I didn’t say those things :) you are king on your farm use what you like. It is all natural Farming (KNF & JADAM). They both have strengths. Cho YoungSang is Master Cho’s son (the Creator of JADAM). It’s all tools for the farmer. There are differences, and though some JADAM things are faster they miss some of the benefits of the careful care that KNF has. IMO4 is the best amendment for the farm, JMS is faster and far easier and still very good. JADAM pesticide is better than any pest stuff KNF has, but with KNF done well (takes practice and time) I don’t think you will need pesticides (we don’t). This is a big conversation, I won’t speak more, but feel at peace and farm with confidence :)

[@caseG80]

Chris Trump ok thank you Chris I will not speak of it either I’m just trying to get the info correct. I’m sorry but I’ve been watching your videos and reading a lot of comments and reply’s and maybe it was long ago but you did say the things I asked but I’m at peace thank you respect and bless up. I may of misunderstood you could you of suggested the two not be learned together and one should know they are different and not intertwine the two per say? I believe this is my confusion. Thanks for helping me on my natural way. I appreciate all you are doing and in no way calling u out an honest misunderstanding.

[@kokyere2668]

Can I use IMO2 ?

[@whyh]

If the lowest bar is 40cm from the ground, and the highest bar is 65cm from the ground, that gradient is quite flat with a difference of 15cm..

[@andykrein3378]

yeah puzzling!?

[@thombaz]

If I get it right you live on the south side of the hemisphere. So by North facing you mean faceing to the sun, and for someone living on the North side, like Europe, thats means the South facing part is the higher with the clean parts of the roof. Am I right?

[@thombaz]

No, he says the shorter one caches most of the sun. I think he lives in Hawaii but now I have no idea how the roofs should be directed.

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

Has anyone done this method in a subzero climate ? I had read that it doesn’t work in climates with months of subzero temps but would like to know if anyone has tried and what the results were ! Thanks

[@absolutelyjaderific]

It works but with modifications like closing up the vents. Having the sunroof seems to be quite helpful in the winter. I'm currently working on a chicken coop design for northern areas using KNF principles.

[@PAMOJA4LIFE]

Anything on rabbits?

[@jasonseaward8506]

How do you make a vinegar mother?

[@Angkhoo1]

Chris, I emailed Drake to ask him if you all are safe from the volcano eruption but he has not replied. Are you all ok? God bless and keep you all safe. Annie Malaysia

[@biomei.solutions]

Aloha Annie, the volcano is isolated to a small (in comparison to the island) space we are unaffected. Many friends have been affected though... it is sad because if people loose there house there is no insurance in those areas to help them. Thank you for asking.

[@RichSobocinski]

What the heck is imo4?

[@leedza]

Hope you checked out the rest of the channel for the answer.

[@thomasranjit7781]

Google it

[@loo2a82]

i wish you have a channel or group for knf on telegram messanger.. always wana know more .. thank you

[@jekesainjikizana9734]

did you eventually get any such group on WhatsApp perhaps

[@homesteadspringsfarmforge5151]

Does the chicken floor also start with large woody material like the piggery floor?

[@homesteadspringsfarmforge5151]

Or is it just build on top of the native earth?