Garden Walk In Chicken Coop From Tractor Supply

Set up of Garden Walk In Chicken Coop From Tractor Supply. I talk about modifications of this coop to make it more maintenance free.
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[@Homesowing]

I found your video today , thank goodness 😃I’m a new chicken mommy and I love to know and learn from experienced experts like you , thanks so much .

[@sullivansteph]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@anthonybacon7073]

Nice video. With all the mods I’ve seen people do to prefab coops I’ve decided to just build my own using ideas from videos. BTW, you are country as a butter bean. Love it.

[@swissmaid]

They would be happier with a floor in the coop. I simply put a double newspaper, under the perch. Pick it up in the morning! Put down another double page newspaper, DONE! All clean, wow, took about 15 seconds. Your chickens are going to be drafty in the winter and won't feel safe! Seeing predators through the floor, or hearing them that close, will bring stress to the chickens. Stress = no eggs. Put the floor back. Just try the newspaper trick, so fast!

[@juelfo]

I thought this was a good video with helpful information about adding hardware clothe to the bottom to prevent predators from digging in. I have been looking at getting chickens for 10 years! But I just looked at the price online and this is 549.99 now! I knew it would up more expensive, but still! I have a very handy husband and we may just try to buy the materials gradually and make something similar. Holy crap, our country has gone south really quickly.

[@hardwareclothwww.sebossfen6011]

Beautiful chicken coop and chicken run, the wire mesh you used was perfect for young chicks and chickens, and avoid small wild animal to steal eggs. it seems very delicate, hope you get more orders

[@deborahshallin5843]

I love the hardware cloth idea! Great modifications! Thanks!

[@tealeaf4451]

I learned a lot from this video, thanks!

[@wandarobinson5801]

Thank you for all the great and wise advice! You answered questions I’ve been looking for answers to for a very long time! I love the ideas you shared about the enclosed coop area - makes so much sense!

[@sloanehodge6065]

Excellent information, thank you.

[@JeanCast]

Thanks! Very informative. I'm getting chickens for the first time this summer. I can't wait!

[@popscoulter7587]

Great video. I just built my coop and run. We're getting chickens for the first time this spring. Thanks for the info.

[@chrisscottdoes]

This is one of the best videos I have seen. Wish we would have saw this before we started with our girls. Great advice!

[@sullivansteph]

I’m so glad that you liked it!

[@LauraShulldoTERRA]

I’m a newbie and I watched so many videos lately. This by far was the best video I’ve watched. You gave me the confidence I need to get a prefab coop. I hope I find this coop online.

[@cmmrris1]

This was so informative. I can tell that you have had chickens and you know about them. I am aware that this isn’t the best chicken coop ever. But it’s pretty much my option since I’m not very handy. And I don’t have thousands of dollars to spend on a well built one. Hopefully this will last a few years. Thanx for the tips

[@alandavis9319]

Tx for the video. I know this is 2 yrs old now. But I bet you regret leaving the tray off to catch the droppings. The nesting boxes going right where the droppings fall means the birds likely tracked poop into the nesting boxes as they entered to lay their eggs.

[@HekimogluFarm]

Great video

[@arod8596]

This is great

[@Mycomfyhomestead]

I love you for this video thank you

[@puzzledobserver7644]

This chick is a daytime 9. 😍😍😍

[@mariajan77]

Thanks, great information Do you put construction cloth all over the base or just around the perimeter

[@sullivansteph]

Just around the perimeter

[@edwardgingerwillis7181]

I would only use this as a hospital or for a hen laying on eggs or as a brooder. No floor means frozen feet in the winter.

[@sullivansteph]

My chickens have never had frozen feet. It’s not a problem in my area.

[@jessiecarrasco1696]

since you removed the bottom will your chickens get cold in the winter

[@sullivansteph]

Hello! I just saw your comment- I am in south Mississippi, it doesn’t get cold enough here to be an issue.

[@ghostgarden8032]

What are you going to do about having a bottom panel / floor in your coop when the weather turns off cold, just wondering about that, I hope you saved the floor to install in fall/ winter time

[@sullivansteph]

A bottom panel isn’t necessary where I live; it doesn’t get cold enough in the winter months.

[@avance425]

I was looking at buying this same coop. We will be in an area with snow and rain for about 4 or 5 months. Will it hold up and you think they'll be warm?

[@toniahand6251]

Absolutely. NO!

[@dillmanfamily7207]

is this coop still available?? cant find it anywhere! :(

[@cmmrris1]

Is this going to be warm enough in the winter though being wide open like that with no floor?

[@sullivansteph]

Lover of love yes, I have had chickens all my life, and they will do fine during the winter as long as they have a roof and shelter

[@cmmrris1]

sullivansteph thank you, I also live in Florida. So our winters are very mild. This is good info to know. Thank you, about to put my babies in a coop very soon

[@swissmaid]

Not juh st warm, but safe too!

[@swissmaid]

What about the cold wind coming through the bottomless coop? Or a preditor getting to the chickens, should they get into the run? Check the nestboxes bottom too, usually needs nailing on! Easy for a preditor to get in through the nesting boxes! They just push the floor open!

[@sullivansteph]

It’s not cold enough in my area for that to be a problem. Also, I attached 1/4 inch hardware cloth to the bottom of the whole run so it is completely enclosed. No chance of a predator getting in.

[@swissmaid]

@@sullivansteph they still have to hear the predator , stalking them? All that scratching and breething! Personally I don't feel, like they feel safe, but that is just me!. And bythere way, even warm wind can be annoying!! You do want them to FEEL SAFE , cared for, don't you? This IS one way to make a chicken feel, you love them! Just use double page newspaper, under where they normally roost. Takes 10 sekonds in the morning to tzke ths edges and discard the newspaper. Then add fresh newspaper for a fresh smelling coop. 10 seconds work!

[@sullivansteph]

Thank you for your opinion and comments. However, I have been successfully raising chickens for 30 years. I will continue to do it my way, which works for me, and you can do it your way. Thank you

[@swissmaid]

@@sullivansteph so the poop won't mount up on the hardware floor??? Aren't you not making more work for yourself?

[@lorenmeyer5290]

I have a question if you take the bottom out of the chicken coop Where is the chicken safe place? I have heard from others the coop is there safe place! I am wanting to start my own coop & chickens!

[@sullivansteph]

That’s still their safe place- they roost on the slats- the poop just falls to the ground instead of into a tray that you have to clean

[@lorenmeyer5290]

@@sullivansteph thank you very much that makes sense!

[@Asimplelife1]

They are $600 right now :(

[@amandagalway178]

What type of bedding is that?

[@sullivansteph]

Pine shavings

[@justicedog3696]

You don't hold chickens by the legs upside down.

[@shaqilqureshi1225]

ok

[@eightofnine9]

That ended suddenly.

[@swissmaid]

Pity it is made of pine wood! Ceder wouldbe better. Ok if you keep it under cover. Pine is not good for outdoors, otherwise I would buy it. But that will worb in no time flat! No thanks!

[@laurab.8607]

If you put your hand under the chicken (palm under and spread fingers between under the inside of their legs) instead of over the chicken you will find they are much calmer and start to get comfortable being held resting on your palm. If you go on top they believe you are a predator and will struggle. Never grab a chicken.

[@kristymayberry7246]

They don't last long 5 years like the plastic eco chicken coop better