The Silkie Chickens move to the Hoop Coop!

Today we are finishing hoop coop #3 and moving our silkie chicks to their new home.
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[@DrofJustice]

I love seeing you two work together! Such a blessing that your temperaments are so compatible. You are sounding healthier today. Thanks for showing us your methods for caring so well for the animals on your homestead.❤️

[@saundramorris5530]

The first time I saw you make a hoop coop, I was in the middle of tending to my mother in her last months of life. It was a honor to care for her, but at times I just needed a space to think. My husband made me a “hoop coop greenhouse” It gave me a place to go “play in the dirt” and gather my thoughts. I love to garden and this hoop greenhouse allowed me to still be close to momma, and give me a sanctuary to briefly rest at the same time. Momma passed in 2020, but the greenhouse is still a place I can reconnect and plant all our garden starts each spring and fall. Thank you so much for your coop plans, so many years ago. Blessings from up the road in Lebanon 💕

[@Favorite-catNip]

👍🥰

[@ardenpeters4386]

never too old to play in the dirt!

[@wwilson6788]

V b good ff%

[@wordvendor1]

I took care of my parents in 2019 . Dad passed in June and mom in August that year. Kevin and Sarah helped me through some hard times too. After a long day of lifting, cleaning, meals, getting baths for both and back tucked in bed, 9 pm was my time, I'd watch them and other shows til I fell asleep. Since then, all I want to do is garden.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

Saundra and wordvendor1 Thank you so much for caring for and honoring your parents! There’s not enough of that left in the world. I believe God will honor you for it. And He promises things will go well for us if we honor our parents.

[@woolymittens]

I am always tickled by Kevin's t-shirts, but the "In my defense I was left unsupervised" one HAD to be added to my wardrobe!! 🤣 Thanks for the inspiration Kevin!

[@shonnarobertson6936]

I love the fact that you have continued to work together. That is something you don't see on some homesteads. Family working together to make it all work.I can see it seems to make you both happy to know you are building your new home together. I am very proud of you both, your dreams coming true. Thank you so much !!

[@dorothyallen3614]

I know that if y’all weren’t teaching us you could have been finished a lot sooner. I appreciate your dedication to teaching the homestead/farm community, and we thank you both.

[@gailntag]

I have many chickens and 6 beautiful silkies. They are a nice addition.

[@vger9942]

They are so cute! It’s been over 100 here for several days here in north Texas too. We would love to see some rain. Praying we all get the rain we need.

[@grumpyoldman7948]

Pretty much the same here in north central Alabama, but my neck of the woods was blessed with rain this afternoon. The temp dropped over 20 degrees.

[@JesusLovingHomesteader]

We are also in North Texas! It is just terrible!

[@bboice08]

Let it rain! Let it rain! Let it rain! Stay cool the best you can!! Silkies are sooooo cute they are the runway fashion chicken of the world!!! love ya guys!

[@janfelshaw8217]

You work so well together. Kevin, your “homestead perfect” is great. You make it look so easy.

[@ABlueDahlia]

I love silkies so much. Such beautiful, unique creatures.

[@balenciaerskine6187]

I know I have said this before but ... you two are amazing people. Such talent, patience, ingenuity, endurance, and togetherness in your work. Amazing ... just amazing!!!

[@gloriamitchell2376]

Great job on the new hoop coop for the silkies!! You guys built that like professionals!! WOW!! AMAZING!! The sillies are beautiful too. They will adjust just fine & once they realize that is their new home they will be just fine. Congrats on a job well done Kevin & Sarah!!! God bless!!

[@CynthiasCraftsandmore]

Nice job on the coope! Thank you for sharing! Blessings to you and your family!🕊✝🙏🏼💖

[@annl.8909]

Oh they are just adorable.... what a lovely hoop coop you built.... they'll be very happy there once they get over the newness of it all...

[@cindyburst]

It’s so funny to see Sara’s praise T-shirt and Kevins snarky T-shirt. I love love love love love it! You guys are awesome.

[@annetteburns1546]

That hoop coop is fantastic 😊 great job again guys 🇭🇲👍

[@elainebuchka6533]

Hello Kevin & Sarah, The Hoop Coop turned out Really Nice, AS USUAL !! You two work so Great Together, and Love the Videos.. Sharing about the same weather as You All in my Part of MO. (except we sure didn't get a 2 hr. Rain) back to heat & Humidity, except very wee hours of the night/morning. THE SILKIES ARE SO ADORABLE!!! God Bless & LOVE to ALL...💖🙏

[@southsidecarly7427]

The hoop coop turned out great! I feel for you guys dealing with all that heat! Go home and have a cool shower and try to relax. See ya on the next video. Take care and God Bless ✝️🙏❤️

[@marciaolson4878]

The Silkie coop looks great, very cozy! Praying it starts to cool off for you soon! Missouri weather can be brutal. Stay cool as best you can guys. God bless!

[@caroleattard9148]

My dad used to put chicken wire at least 12 inches underground so foxes couldn't dig through

[@karigonzalez6708]

You poor things! It looks soooooo hot! 🥵 Hope you got to get out of that weather right after, and thank you for the sacrifice of making the video 👀. I know that it would have gone much faster had you just done your chore! Bless you!

[@Ianhurley54]

Kevin, awesome job on the hoop coop! You’re a pro at these now. You and Sarah work so good together. It looks like Kevin was melting in the heat, so hot. We have nothing like that here in Eastern New Brunswick Canada for weather.

[@farmer-red488]

Good morning Kevin and Sarah from eastern Ontario Canada. I was gifted with a pair of long neck silliest, talk about a unique looking bird! Just wanted to share that with you!

[@marking-time-gardens]

@@SweetChicagoGator They have answered my messages several times... so it would be difficult for them to do that if they didn't read them. Logic says they can't answer them all... but I do know that they read as many as they can and they appreciate each one. Blessings on your day 🌻🐛

[@joyces.9021]

Greetings from Southern Alberta🙂

[@rhondaborders3452]

@@SweetChicagoGator there is always something to do on a farm. They have family. Kevin's dad has been in the hospital. They can't possibly answer every question; but, they sit outside & answer the questions that they see are being asked the most. Have an awesome Dae & God bless.

[@marking-time-gardens]

@@SweetChicagoGator l am praying for you for your upcoming surgery. That everything will go well and that you will have complete healing and recovery. I am sorry... you say that you have no one left... I have just met you... but I honestly do care about your well being... and I am sure that there are many more people who will be praying for you. Please accept God's blessing and healing over you and Blessings on your day 💕🌻🐛

[@marking-time-gardens]

@@SweetChicagoGatorNo, I live in Ohio on a small lot and have a little container garden. Do you live in Canada?

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful info! Great vlog & they’ll be happy little chickens! Hope the heat eases up there! I can’t imagine working when its so hot out! Many blessings to your family 🤗❤️🇨🇦

[@melaneymattson3733]

Please don't push yourselves so hard in the heat. I'm always still fatigued and it's been over 2 yrs since I had Covid. You outdid yourselves putting out this video. You sound so exhausted!! I hope the Silkies survive the heat! Now please go rest. Melaney from SoCal

[@yankeetothecore]

Love your hoop coops.. so easy and still budget friendly

[@jenniferoden3433]

Kevin and Sarah, I look forward to your videos, I just love how the two of you work together. My husband and I are looking for land in Missouri, we visited a couple of weeks ago and were so pleased with the people there. Everyone was so friendly. I can't wait to find our forever home and start living the dream we have been planning for, for several years. Thank you both for being such an inspiration!!!

[@bettychallenger2206]

Wonderful, wonderful. You have done a very 👏 job taking care of your animals. Bless you. Still ❤️ watching what you 2 do. Guess it reminds me…🥬😁

[@hyacinthbucket3281]

BEST homestead vids on the internet. I learn sooo much. TYSM!!!

[@kimberlymitchum5170]

Kevin has the best sarcastic tees in the world!

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I do love the one he had on today. In my defense-i was left unsupervised lol. That should be my motto sometimes. My hubby will come home from work and say "well goodness sweetie what are you up to now?" 😳 most times he benefits from my "I wonder if this will work" schemes so he doesn't criticize too much lol 🥰

[@purplegreen5436]

@@Emeraldwitch30 I have read three comments today that I had to look back and see who the commentor was. Each of them was you! Good commentor

[@lindasegraves6207]

Your hoop coop turned out great. Both of you did a great job building it. The Silkies are so cute, they are bigger than I thought they would be. Enjoy

[@bethanyfields4706]

Ya'll did an amazing job, especially NOT SHOWING that you were MELTING by the end.🙏🏼👏🏼🤣😊

[@sunnikincaid2747]

I am surprised you did not put wire on the bottom to keep animals from digging under the edge and getting in. You two work so well together. I enjoy your videos.

[@elizabethlink3993]

💚 Nice hoopcoop, I'm sure the Silkies will be very happy in there! 💚

[@lori8861]

Wind strap!!!! Thank you!! That’s a deal changer. I appreciate you all so much.

[@JmarieD]

It's been beastly hit and humid here in Kansas also. I saw Kevin's t-shirt was soaked and y'all's faces were red. I feel ya. Had sweat running into my eyes and dripping from my chin yesterday morning - before 8 am. I'm happy for y'all that you got a nice rain tho. Take care.

[@paracop35]

I’m so happy you guys got the rain praise the Lord. God bless you and your family all your animals your property and your equipment.

[@charleshenry5139]

The hoop cop looks great! Nice job! Boy it sure was hot, I could see Kevin’s tee shirt was totally soaked. The silky will make a nice addition to the farm. I’m so happy for you Sarah. Take Care and God Bless! Chuck Henry.

[@deltorres2100]

I totally Love it ..this could be use for holding my dogs temporarily.,when ever any workers come over ..I always have trouble putting my dogs somewhere when someone comes over ..people always scared of my Shepards (3)

[@colleenboerner3838]

We here in the KCK area could feel your pain of the heat. Today is so lovely. The 80's and a lovely breeze to make it even lovelier. Glad y'all are staying safe and smart.

[@barbaragalloway5953]

Hi Sara and Kevin, I love watching your videos. I live in Florida where we have very hot temperatures all summer. We use a fan outside while doing projects or just sitting on the patio. It's also great for blowing bugs away. No mosquitoes and always have a breeze. Of course you would need a portable power source. Hope this helps.

[@marking-time-gardens]

Thank you for the great idea of using the fan outside... just makes sense! Blessings on your day 🌻🐛

[@sunnyday5621]

That was a very interesting project. I would say you have the hoop coop building perfected. I hope you get some relief from the heat some. Usually this is the hottest time of year and the next 2 months could be rough. I am in SW North Dakota and we are just now getting to 80s in the day with 50-60s at night. which is why I put up with -50 in the winter. With clear greenhouse plastic and a couple of modifications, I could see this working as a greenhouse. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@cynthiafisher9907]

It would work even better in your climate if you could dig down 4-8’ and then put it on top to take advantage of the soil to insulate.

[@debbiericker8223]

Oh, my, Kevin looked so red and tired @ 16:10. You both work so hard. Stay safe!

[@laraethompson3248]

Those Silkies sure are adorable! My kids got me some for Mother’s Day too! They will be shipped this month! Thank you for sharing yours to appease me till mine get here!🥰

[@jennifersinclair6044]

Oh please consider getting a cool cloth for your necks. They really are game changers for extreme heat. Stay blessed! Btw, your floopy babies are adorable! 😍🥰

[@flowerchild777]

You guys make such a great team; it's a blessing to see. Thanks for sharing parts of your life with us.

[@donnamanitu8673]

I hope that you are feeling ok Sarah as your face was so red when you were in the hoop coop getting the chickens settled. I hope that you got something to drink and got to rest out of the sun for awhile.

[@marygrott8095]

I'm glad you're able to work around the heat. Hope you get a bit of a break soon!!

[@DawnRaeB]

I love watching the 2 of you work together. And thank you for showing enough of the build that I can repeat it. I have wanted a hoop coop... but only just now realized that it might be a perfect structure to shelter my rabbit hutches! I hope your weather is more tolerable now.

[@kathyweber793]

You guys are so great to watch. I really love your shirts too! lol. Kevin has the funniest shirts while Sarah, your shirts are beautifully spirited being all JESUS! Love love love it! We have chickens and have had chickens for at least 12 years I think it is. I am going to do another coup for them outside the one yard they have. They keep getting the ground down to just hardened dirt. Picking every last blade of grass including the seeds. lol. ugh. We are going to be selling our 2.3 acres though in the next couple years and living in an RV and playing the snow bird life. I'm about 67 and he is 71. Tired of trying to maintain the property. I want to just enjoy the outdoors and live in different spots around this amazing country. We have ridden our Harleys across country 3 times now and have seen this gorgeous country. Waiting for the mess to settle that this country is living through right now knowing God has amazing plans for us, his children. God Bless you guys. We'll always keep watching your great instructional/informational videos!!!

[@robertpayne2717]

I always prefer slow steady rain usually in the evenings. Allows for it to soak in and make the mousture meet. But, you're blessed when its been this hot, dry, like this year.

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to see your new house! Good job!

[@margueritewarriner3706]

So happy to see your fluffy chicks settled in. God bless.

[@irenesgardenandmore]

👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼they look adorable in their new coop ! Great job !

[@damoriginal]

You both are just an amazing strong couple. Love the way you work together and live down to earth. God bless you and your family.

[@barbaraswader1799]

Your new babies are so pretty. God bless your family and farm.

[@brightstarr57]

The silkies are beautiful...great hoop coop!

[@suemerritt1679]

Those Silkies are going to love it!🥰

[@tammymarple5347]

Good morning 🙏😊 I love those Silkies!! You guys are so much fun to watch. Great information and ideas as always. Keep cool and well hydrated! Love you guys Tammy

[@donnaschweitzer4681]

How do you keep animals from getting underneath and getting your chickens?

[@jeanielipskey1272]

Good job guys. The silkies are so cute! Glad you got some rain too!

[@corrinnehoffman3248]

Oh those silkie chicks are so cute! Glad you got them

[@jerigood4355]

Love the look and softness of your Silkies! 😍

[@sarithadsouza3455]

Love you guys. It is a ture blessing to have your videos on KZbin. You guys showed me how to make a simple n strong hoop coop . Your chicks are so beautiful 😍 . I lost mine all four of them due to heavy rain here in India. I remembered them a lot while watching your videos. God bless us all

[@Keyspoet27]

Greetings from sweltering Tennessee, though we did get the blessing of some rain showers yesterday, thankfully. This is precisely the hoop coop I've been wanting to build for our chickens, but unfortunately we had a major predatory event before I could get them built, which took our flock of twenty-three chickens and three Muscovy ducks down to three chickens total. Oh well, our three lovely Delaware girls will have a lot of room before we build our flock back up. Thanks for the great and detailed videos.

[@brendagratza6210]

Make sure you watch your chickens during the day when you leave them out! My son lost 22 chickens since May finally saw what was getting them and it was a fox during the day getting them! Also I didn’t know if you knew but Coones Will dig underneath to get your chickens! A lot of people put chicken wire on the floor and throw sand over it to keep the Coons out! Good luck

[@marlenejones399]

Right, I'v read all the comments, watching them put the tarp in place, they haven't said anything about the possibility of a digging predator

[@rogerhuber3133]

It takes a lot of work to make a hoop coop but it's a great idea and offers plenty of protection and shade for the chickens.

[@HMInavydoc]

Love your silkies...they are SO CUTE...! You take such good care of your animals. Keep Cool and take care of yourselves...! God Bless...! Shelly

[@rhondag2926]

Love the hoop coop and the little silkies. Stay cool 😎

[@beverlygiroux2824]

Great job with the hoop coop...Your temperatures are SO hot. Here in Maine, its not that bad!! Glad to see those chickens in their new residence. Hugs, and God Bless, Bev in Maine

[@Favorite-catNip]

Congrats on job well done. I'm a city dweller now. Enjoy the videos. Years ago I adopted a big female yellow lab shepherd dog. She went into heat & had her in the garage mostly. I was very surprised when she escaped by digging her way through a metal/aluminum side door. Apparently she tried clawing the drywall & hit the 2×4 and somehow pried it open exposing the foam door liner. That dog was the most docile & obedient dog I ever had. I'm really hopeful no big critters gonna try to take those chickens. Well anyway we got a litter of beautiful pups. I'm really surprised at animal behavior. Best of luck. The videos are always educational. I have no room to grow anything. 👍🙄

[@phylliswebber1341]

kevin,,love that teeshirt! in my defense i was left unsupervised!!! you two seem to work so good together ,,my husband and i cant build anything without squabbling

[@juanbetancourt2802]

Excellent job!! the silkie chickens goin to be very happy!!

[@christineortmann359]

Brutal weather your having- love your coop and your chicks 😁

[@terrapintravels3829]

I love this! Great job!

[@sabrinadrabing595]

Silkies will love the coup! Good job!

[@conniegage2141]

I love chickens, all kinds. Your's are beautiful. Really like how you made the hoop coup. Don't get heat stroke. Humidity is 90 percent here in Georgia. Miserable

[@maryellensunflowergirl8132]

Wow what a great coop. Loved watching it from start to finish. The babies are beautiful ❤️

[@user-bo1rj2xu2s]

Just terrific! Thank you.

[@charliehoos9773]

Thank you for sharing! My husband repaired some holes in the coup run fencing today so our month old babies can get outside safely from the coup during the day.

[@skippyjones4195]

Hey guys that was awesome we wanna build a hoop house and that is a great size for us so Thank you God Bless you guys ❤️👍🙏🏻

[@jamesdavis-ov8cz]

Hey Kevin, wanted to drop ya a line on the hoop coop, we have built four hoop coops after watching your videos. After the first one you kinda wonder what I could have done differently. What I did on the rest of them was actually easier. We installed the chicken wire and the hard wire on the cattle panels before putting the cattle panels up. We used the hog rings and it worked so much better. Then I build two by using 2x2’s and the bottom with treated 2x4’s. And was able to install mid way wheels and made a tractor out of them and they work great. I wanted to say thanks Buddy!

[@julieschossow9315]

Thanks for sharing. Stay hydrated and rest. God bless!

[@marycountry]

Great Hoop Coop. Take it easy out there😊🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@oneproudnana3315]

Nice coop. Beautiful chicks. I'm so glad you don't make yourselves work out in the heat!

[@imanutnur7]

I want to thank you for showing us how to put this coup together. I told my daughter about it but my son-in-law bought a coup so my effort was dashed. I still appreciate your videos and hope you continued success.

[@ericjohnson1008]

Chicks will love it in no time.

[@Mrs.Chambers]

Love the coop! Now I have to convince my husband to build one for me. Thank you guys for sharing and yes I watch you all the time.

[@YamIa3gypsy]

Great tutorial Kevin. Sarah, you are lucky to have someone to buy you your favorite birds and take such care to help you make them a nice home. I love the hoop coop idea! Thank you.

[@dinacasey7034]

As a Missourian myself, I can attest to the oppressive heat and humidity. Love your videos! from SE Missouri.

[@z144000]

Thank you for sharing Kevin & Sarah. Too hot there ! Freezing cold here down under in Lithgow Australia. ( shared to f/b ) God Bless you all in Love. Maranatha !

[@renamurray8138]

Hello from Texas...aka...first level of hell! IT IS HOT! 102 at 6pm last night. Feels like temperature was 109! Just trying to survive this heat and keeping farm animals alive. It's going to be hotter the next 5 days. I was going to joke with Kevin and say "why are you playing in the water hose" because of his wet shirt. But I look like that a few times a day. Stay hydrated. Love you guys.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Sarah and Kevin, that's a great hoop coop and the Silkies are going to love it once they found their freedom inside there. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.

[@tipgiles5432]

Less than three inches of rain for June and July combined. Every day over 100 -- mostly 102-105. Learned how to get most of the garden to survive. Texas ain't for sissies. I made fencing to keep the cats and squirrels out of our 8x4 raised beds. Cut hog panels 2 feed tall and length to fit, attached chicken wire with j clips. Works wonderfully. Although it really did in the first joint of my little finger. But well worth it. I shall never have to make another fence for these gardens. Learned about j clips from y'all. Joy Giles

[@cherylpresleigh6403]

The Silkies are an adorable addition to the farm!

[@barbaradirr3720]

Great work on the hoop coop. You two are great and work so well together. We are experiencing rain here in Delaware all day. Temps in the high 80's.

[@juliebaker6230]

I remember when you were using billboard signage. We get used silage tarp from a local elevator that the used to cover corn on the ground. Massive amounts of tarp with multiple uses. We've even used it as house wrap on a cabin we built. You guys have such great ideas! Thanks for sharing with us! 💕

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

You both look so exhausted. Thankyou for enduring with the added strain of vidio making. I know it is not just for us but still... Stay safe and cool off, not doing anything strenuous in the heat and keep your electrolytes up. Might be a good idea to put a shallow pan of water in with the Silkies.

[@gretaknebel8495]

Good morning! Silkies are a nice addition to the yard.

[@kcs.farm09]

Good Morning! Silkies are so cute!!