Upgraded Amazon Chicken Coop!

We took two 10x20 amazon chicken coops & added some upgrades for our chickens! We used a 12x40 tarp for our roof & stained 2x6s for the border.

[@BrambleBerryHills]

This looks great! We are starting to set our own up and got some great ideas from you all. Thanks for sharing!

[@SunshineCountryChickens]

I ordered mine with a dome roof, going to use hardware cloth and a bigger tarp, I cant wait! Thanks for the great video! I love how well built this turned out!

[@snappfamilyfarms]

Thank you so much!

[@calebschlake8387]

I'd put a skirt of fence around it. A lot of critters dig under

[@gailhanks2065]

Great design, Thanks for sharing

[@karenlombardi8242]

I’m inspired by this set up! How do the roof tarps fare in the wind?

[@snappfamilyfarms]

@@karenlombardi8242 we haven’t had an issue! They usually last about 2 years for us

[@DaisyJ73]

Hello. That's a great idea for a coop and run. I'd be concerned about the mesh around the entire structure. Sure, it'll keep the chickens in, but it won't keep predators out. I'm using a 10x20 of these as a run and I added a 2ft 1/2in hardware cloth skirt around the edges and 4ft 1/4in hardware cloth around the side and door. Then I added chicken wire on the slopes and then the green mesh all the way around. I'm not 100% if this will keep a desperate animal out, but it will definitely give them a run for their money of trying. Hope your chicks stay safe and thanks for the video.

[@snappfamilyfarms]

Thank you for that info! We’ve had our chickens set up like this for about 9 years & don’t seem to have any predators around except hawks thankfully! We’re also putting up more fencing in the area.

[@annwithaplan9766]

Good job. I would put hardware cloth all around it, too. Raccoons and such can reach through those holes. I would also put extra hardware cloth along all the door cracks to keep snakes from coming in.

[@goldie7924]

I want to use half of this as a tractor. Can i do that? Or does the roof running horizontal come in one piece? Ty!

[@snappfamilyfarms]

You should be able to! They have smaller sizes available too

[@jwiheath1928]

Smart ideas

[@davidlaroche4537]

What keeps a predator from digging under the run/coop?

[@snappfamilyfarms]

We have another fence around & a stray dog that has taken it upon herself to watch all our farm animals & protect them

[@davidlaroche4537]

@@snappfamilyfarms Not mentioned in video.

[@chingyip371]

❤

[@milala-kw4zy]

Can a kennel gate like this be reinforced to protect from bears?

[@snappfamilyfarms]

@@milala-kw4zy I’m not sure, that’s not a problem around us.

[@bigskyproducers]

Got the link for the ones you ordered?

[@snappfamilyfarms]

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