You've NEVER Seen a CHICKEN COOP Built LIKE this BEFORE (Custom Chicken Coop Build)

You've NEVER Seen a CHICKEN COOP Built LIKE this BEFORE (Custom Chicken Coop Build)
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[@krisperez619]

I love the little parade with all of the goats following Olivia. You could respond to the Rhodes family "parades" with goat parades.

[@lifeonlittlerockcreek9554]

You should put your automatic chicken door on the INSIDE of the coop, out of the weather.

[@jimbrewer1404]

you should put some planter boxes under the windows. they will look real cool,then plant some flowers in them and call it the do drop in chick stop lol

[@keithandlindabaldrey7413]

Good mornin Lumnahs. Your building skills are great. Gina keeps a very neat and tidy kitchen but the workshop benches are totally cluttered. You need to build some French Cleat storage for your tools and battery chargers. You could probably knock them out in a day. Keep up the good work. Happy Valentines day.

[@cathiwim]

Next time youput the does in for breeding, you need to leave them for about a month. Three weeks at least.

[@alanmcclusky]

Looks good my friend's you could build me a custom building for my Harley only Joking I live in the UK and you do a great job with your builds best regards Alan from the UK

[@davidmoran1422]

Al and Gina you are an awesome team.

[@rickm3217]

I still can't get over how you can take that circular saw and cut a long straight line. Mine would not be straight.

[@davelawson2564]

Gina saw that and fell in love with him for it ! want to know his secret ? He marks the line he wants to cut and does it ! LOL !

[@barryhumphrey153]

how aboud Coupe DeVille for the name of the new coup;e?

[@tonygrimes13]

Barry Humphrey - There is a poll on their Community page with 5 names

[@sandradiaz9823]

Chicken coop looking good, good spanish Olivia you all have a great weekend.👍🙋‍♀️

[@davidrand2282]

I'm Mike from North Carolina. I've been binge watching all afternoon. I just got out of the hospital. I had 3 way bypass surgery and had to catch up. I love your family and don't like to miss you all.

[@bobsmith-ud9xi]

well than that got serious quick

[@70acres]

It will be exciting to see the chicken coop outside. Love me a good meatloaf. Blessings to all.

[@salliebeard1899]

Great job👍🤗👏 Wow so many eggs....👍🐥🐤 Heading on a vacation. Not sure when I get to drink tea with you guys.... MUCH LOVE ❤️ & HUGS🤗🤗🤗for EVERYONE 🤗🤗🤗🤗💖💃😁❣️

[@HarborHon1]

Good morning and Happy Valentine's Day Lumnah Family. God Bless you all.

[@alisonhunt1168]

I live in Minnesota with extreme weather too so I put my automatic door openers for my coops inside the coops. Haven't had any freeze issues.

[@CRuf-qw4yv]

Great idea.

[@PaulaJoDavis]

CHICKAGO is looking great! Can't wait to see Rocky and his girls relaxing in their new digs! Shalom Lumnah Acres!

[@SeanSquatchPNW]

Hey Al, I was wondering if taking some of the hay/alfalfa that gets dumped on the ground by the goats, would be beneficial for the New Yolk city. By giving the chickens something to pick around in and the such, especially on the icey and snowy days. Just a thought and thanks for the videos.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

I would bet money the chickens would love it, but is it worth the time and effort? I think leaving it to seed and compost the pasture might be better.

[@stanleykeith6969]

Use your Pick up Al to pull the coop out. More power. Al we all saw you break the counter top. Give him Heck Gina. Al don't you pull the string down in the chicken coop any more. Lots of snow and cold weather. Spring is coming.

[@chris3m98]

Gina, you should use the I.P. for your veg. than you also would not peal the carrots, saving time????? Al, I would make some screens for the windows so the mice, misc. insects will not get in the chicken hatching house. The mice will take over the house.

[@joanneganon7157]

Looking good , first class chicken hotel! JO JO IN VT 💕☃ 😊

[@tonydibartolo7985]

make a cover to the auto chicken door. you know like to have done in the past for all of the goat feeders

[@stevenk6638]

Your Forewoman is Awesome ! Did you wish her a very loving Valentines Day ??

[@toolmanthetim7042]

we have a chicken coup with 4 doors.....so it's really a chicken sedan!

[@ancimargarita2763]

Beautiful!!! I like it!!! I want one like that... but for me jijijijiji!!! It is so heat warming seeing you two work together, just love it. My husband is very sick, and having lived all our lives (40 years now) together, working in the house and then also outside of it, doing all for our two sons and sharing it all, I have the most amazing memories, a heart filled with love, and I can look back and say that we really lived a life full of LIFE, of loving, of fun, lots of work and tons of struggle, but we loved every moment of it. You will always have that too, and there is nothing better than this. Love you darling family.

[@allankeen5869]

I read your comment about your husband being sick I have lifted your husband up to the throne room and I've requested that our Lord and savior heal him down on compassion not only that your finances are going to greatly increase in Jesus name praise be to God Pastor Al the Masters pastor

[@ancimargarita2763]

@@allankeen5869 so very very lovely of you... my beloved hubby took his last big voyage now 10 months ago. He left us with such peace, with such tranquility and the loveliest of smiles, holding our hands and in total love. So, everyday i have the amazing possibility to receive his love, his protection and his warmth and tenderness is always with me in my heart. Thank you for your prayers, i have received them and wish you all the best, filled with love, with family and compassion for all beings.

[@swmas02]

Al and Gina doing a great job for their chickens looks like a 5* hotel (Chicken Coop).

[@glen748]

Al, I bet you could make a small portico for New Yolk City out of scrap wood. It might help when you do get the freezing rain keep the door tracks clean. Thanks for another great video.

[@charleshobby2453]

Cherish every moment you have with your sweetheart. You never know when she won't be around anymore. I lost my sweetheart Christmas Eve. So I know

[@seansysig]

Gina save stems in freezer. Then grind up the broccoli stems in food processor to make broccoli cheddar soup.

[@merleannlittle6143]

FEATHER DOWN, is my name for new chicken coop.

[@Lucky_5090]

Al you are so talented!! absolutely amazing. That coop looks amazing, cant wait to see it out on grass!

[@bkkbill1]

Tell me again who broke the counter top. ;-) Good job guys.

[@tonygrimes13]

Willian Rudd - See at 16:30 on video dated 11th Jan 2020 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnPYn2yPmMaMaqM

[@cterrier]

Curious on what the cost of the Chicken Coop is?

[@donzie13]

I made shrimp alfredo tonight. Wish that you all could have tasted it. Love the vids!!!!! We are in Louisiana and have a problem with our weight! Keto diet here! It works. Hard though. We are high carbs here.

[@RunamuckFarms]

When you installed the new chicken door I knew winter time would be a challenge with something that is motor driven. Our climate on the east coast is to cold in the winter time. Nothing beats good old fashion open and close the door yourself LOL.

[@jaywest4102]

Good Morning Lumnah’s. Do you have an aerial view of your property? If not can you use drone to get one and give us a tour? Show what was there before, what you knocked down, moved, built, where you want to add future projects

[@LumnahAcres]

I am working on making a time lapse of the property over the last 5 years

[@hollyslaughter5505]

Lumnah Acres That will be an amazing video.

[@jeanniegriffin1692]

@@LumnahAcres yes, it'll be a great memory for all of you, Olivia has gotten so tall !

[@roywitcher1860]

Why don,t you put a small porch over the little hen door on the side of New York city

[@EHCBunny4real]

Nueve huevos? La primavera está llegando

[@tonygodsey1147]

Al could you not put up pegboard back of work bench to hang items on to clear you work space ? Good looking chick coop keep up the good work

[@effdpaul1815]

That cherry trim would look great with an oil finish ... linseed or danish ...

[@codyleeser392]

The coop needs a little awning over the door to protect the opener.

[@pjmaynes8747]

Cody Leeser How about a doorman?

[@dianehall5345]

Love your new coop! Question. Is the wire on the windows standard size chicken wire? I had to switch over to the smaller/tighter chicken wire, as predators tore the original wire. Our neighbors lost their chickens to a bear helping himself through the coop window. I'm still trying to decide how to bear proof our future chicken coop at our new house in the woods. I feel like I need to electrify the building!! My spring raised beds will have the smaller guage chicken wire on the hinged covers. At least you are situated more out in the open...

[@cathiwim]

diane hall you might want to make a fenced in area around the coop. There are youtube vids on bear proofing We live near the Great Smokies,and have a bear or two moseying around.

[@LilMisFitToo]

Good luck on bear proofing! I’m in Alaska. When bears want in somewhere they usually get in no matter what precautions you’ve taken. Gotta find a way to make them scared to come there in the first place. Don’t know what that might be for you...Good luck❣️🧐

[@dianehall5345]

Hi Baby Catcher. Yes, we will be using solar electric fence around the coop and garden area. I also want to look into giving the bears a zing if they go for the windows.Those chicken are going to be "prinson barred" in!

[@dianehall5345]

Hi Valerie. You are correct, our New Hampshire bears are determined animals! We put off building a coop, as we are finishing our house, which is in the woods...their woods. So far they have visited the compost barrel and I know chickens will attract them. The coop will be situated close to the house. Worst case, we could have chickens at the main farm, which is not too far away. Then our coop would become a garden shed...

[@GodsOath_com]

Fill it, mask the edge, then paint a black stripe down each side of the countertop to hide the scar, 2 inches. Or a blue stripe.

[@woodandhookshop2354]

1 degree here in Missouri. My chicks did not want to come out of the warm coop this morning! 🐔😀

[@greekphilosophy]

I wish God gave me the talent of carpentry....all my projects are janky

[@connierifenburg9758]

Put a little heater and a bunk bed, tv, and portapotty and I’m fixed for living spaces! 🤭😏

[@jmhenrry9378]

nueve huevos... saludos desde Chile

[@larryschmitt2513]

High class chicken coop 👍🏻

[@carrieg.6676]

Al build a little roof over the door lifter to keep rain and such off the controller and rope.

[@stanleyhamilton2836]

Just a suggestion, you might want to run the eye bolts horizontally completely through the skids to prevent them from being pulled out, (eyes to the inside for garage door clearance). Another beautiful build.

[@peppermedley8271]

Now I'm hungry for a meatloaf sandwich!

[@jasonskerbitz298]

WOO HOO! Gina knows what's up! Meat Loaf is THE BEST!! ;-) PLUS.... she can really enjoy it with her EATIN' ARM (that one stronger arm.... LOL.... Google King of Queens "Eatin' Arm" if ya don't know what I'm talkin' 'bout.... LOL). ;-) Looks like a pretty easy fix for your counter.... glad it wasn't too involved to fix "Gina's mistake".... HA!! ;-)

[@wamblipaytah1600]

I lay the blame for the broken countertop squarely on Gina's sholders..... Clearly she was not supervising you properly Al 😉😛😁😁

[@gkiferonhs]

Could you convert the boys' feeder to be like the girls' by making an insert for the existing feeder? An inside project for winter? Have a good day!!

[@keithrayeski6417]

Okay...in order of appearance; watching with interest the automatic door system on the coop...we’ve talked about so seeing yours in operation, is a huge help! I chuckled at, it WOOD be a waste to cut that board up because of that small piece of tear out!! 🤣 oh Lord it’s too early!! 😁 I love the cherry trim! As Gina would say, it POPS!! 😁 Olivia is going to want that for a playhouse!! Nice work on Al’s ‘opps’ with the countertop!! 👍🏻😉 gives it character and, a wicked cool memory!! Have an awesome weekend!!

[@windmillcancersurvivor2568]

They'll never know that board was cracked. I learn by watching. The skids 4x6"? 6x6"? I'm starting a greenhouse and wish I had your workshop.

[@billonthehill9984]

Coop is looking real good guys. I like the pencil holder Gina for it tells any pencil absconders, don't mess with my pencil! Made the trip over to Littleton today, I was the passenger, so I bought b/fast. Bought a Henry rifle on the way over too... Bill on the Hill... :~)

[@hidawayhomestead524]

Loving the new coop! Have a great Valentine's day y'all. Stay safe and God bless. 🌱🐐🐇🐄🐓🐷🌱

[@adelacoburn1396]

LOL!!! hey Gina.. if something gets accidentally broken, it's my fault too (wink-wink) ;D

[@danaspetrini8338]

How smart is Livvys!!

[@lauriebosworth5325]

Gina, you're just amazing! Love your videos and family...God bless❤🙏❤

[@janetwithers7427]

The coop looks fantastic. Nice to see egg production up. I was wondering what you were doing with the broken counter edge. Glad to see it could be fixed so easily. 💖🐐🐔😺

[@WendyK656]

Al this morning we were -22 and feels like-34 this morning 14 Feb 20 in the start of Wisconsin. The coop is looking good! nice job Al and Gina. I know who broke the counter AL I was watching the hot dog video.. hehehehe

[@kirstenwhitworth8079]

I had an automatic chicken door about 7 years ago. It worked great... for a while. Something happened one day, and it failed catastrophically. Instead of opening at dawn and closing at sunset, it opened at sunset and closed at dawn - it was 12 hours off somehow. There was a family of raccoons that had lived on my property for decades - long before I bought the place. That mama raccoon taught her kits how to hunt, and used my flock of 10-week old (or there abouts) Dorking chicks as target practice. All that were left of my beloved special-order meat birds was a few drops of blood. I will never have another automatic livestock door again.

[@kimberlyfojtik3468]

How old is blossom? Maybe it is time to take to vet to see us something is wrong or maybe retire her from breeding. That is just my 2 pennies. The coop is looking awesome, can’t wait to see it outside. Happy Valentine’s Day❣️ Love to see Olivia running and playing and just being a kid.

[@hennypenny7381]

Love your chickens and your set up. My grandmother taught me when snow is on the ground, she used to put cayenne pepper in their mash. I also do hot pepper seeds, with the peppers, kind of cut up. Also, those little packets of hot pepper flakes you get with your pizza, I can't have, so I give to chickens in winter. They sing and lay eggs almost like it was Spring. Love your work! :-)

[@cindiberg7718]

There are many different chickens that lay colored eggs. Blue, green, cream, or even pink. You'll have to Google the breeds. Too many to list here.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

My dad had a border collie/ heeler mix that would "herd" the kids at our pig roasts 😁😁😁 ::edit:: Children not kid goats 😁😁

[@bradpayn8058]

Have you looked into fodder Al? I have never tried it myself yet, but have been watching videos of people growing and feeding their own fodder. It sure seems like it would work well, save money, and make quality feed. I think that I'll be experimenting with it soon myself. You should watch a few vids and see what you think.

[@richardhardison5505]

Do you still have the WhersFigaro hoodies? If not when will you have them back in stock?

[@margaretbedwell58]

That cherry trim looks so good. Chickens will be living in the lap of luxury in that coop. That snack food really peaked their interest didn't it. I guess they get the blues in cold snowy weather too...can't hunt for bugs & such. Looking forward to tomorrow's move of the coop...a big toboggan on each of the skids would sure help it over the snow. Have a Blessed day.

[@rafaelpadilla8418]

Omg so cute counting the eggs 🥚 in español 🥰 I washing yours video all the time remember me when I was living in Honduras 🤪#GrandRapidsMICHIGAN🥶

[@deaconlyric]

Really enjoyed watching this one get built. A tip I picked up for that cement glue up you did is to use strips of painter's or masking tape, or A clamps with rubber bands to hold the piece in place. I know the brackets beneath will support the weight but the clamps and tape keep the piece pressed tight so the crack is barely visible. Check out #4, and #5 www.amazon.com/WOODRIVER-Rubber-Band-Clamp-Kit/dp/B003A0FBCY

[@jimhoward1655]

JB Weld SteelStik would be a good epoxy to use to fill the crack on counter. The JB Weld SteelStik is easy to work with and can be smoothed using putty knife or fingers and a little water just before it hardens it's color would be a close match too. We know Willow and Hope and little P but not Maggie, Blossom and Buttercup maybe from time to time you could point them out ?

[@pima7705]

Hi AL and fambam your weather makes me happy to be in AZ. I don’t like the cold 🥶 weather challenge.

[@karmamagers537]

So, am curious about Little Man. As he is gelded ( or whatever you call it for goats), is he to be a companion goat? Pet? Future goat roast? Or ??

[@freepress8451]

Enjoyable video, good to see you and Gina working together. Hahaha @20:23 cracking eggs on the countertop - can't wait to see the replies

[@NelloCambelli]

Did you vote in the New Hampshire primary? How do the community politics impact the farm?

[@caroldorsett8170]

Winter adds a lot of challenges. Right now my solar coop doors stopped working. The batteries don’t have enough charge to work in our -13 degree weather. I had to force open them so hope they are not damaged. Nice chicken coop those chickens are lucky birds.

[@Maxid1]

I wondered about the chicken coup automatic door in regards to ice. So yeah, it'll freeze open or shut. So maybe some kind of cover for the exposed part of the string.

[@briankoch6937]

I like to see you make some bird houses with your daughter and wife a vehicle's family project

[@Lucky_5090]

I know you did a poll for the chicken coops name but you mentioned the Cherry wood you used to make the coop, maybe that should be an option Cherry wood coop, cherry wood chicken cottage, or ah! Cherry chickwood?? Just a thought (:

[@BraxxJuventa]

It's hard for me to break my counter top. Because its granite! Good luck on gluing that concrete one Al! 👍😁

[@wamblipaytah1600]

Did the coutertop break where the 2x4 frame was? If so, Maybe you could figure out why and find a way to prevent it, then add that tip to one of the vids from when you built it.

[@wayneleamon3186]

Al, I hate to tell you this but I have noticed. You have a lot more gray in your hair than you did 1 year ago. Don't worry, you're still young. I have a friend I graduated high school with 42 years ago and he was completely bald on top 1 year later. I looked in the mirror the other morning at my own hair and noticed that my hair is a lot thinner these days on top. As long as you're still loved by your family; all is well. Keep those awesome videos coming.

[@donskorey4593]

My wife adds finely chopped portobello mushrooms to the meatloaf mix. Adds a great flavor.

[@ldg2655]

Don Skorey : I do that, too. My meatloaf recipe was given to me by my bestie, who has passed now... it has ground pork, bulk sausage, and ground beef in it.. ( plus seasonings, a little diced and sautéed onion, bread crumbs, eggs, ground up mushrooms, a little ketchup, bacon to cover the whole top and sprigs of fresh thyme on the very top..) We call it Martha’s Meatloaf, after my dear friend... it is one of my son’s absolute favorites

[@jeanniegriffin1692]

@@ldg2655 oh my ! I'm going to have to try that with bacon on top, & i make a mean meat loaf,, lol.

[@colleensorganicsunshine5022]

@@ldg2655 that sounds AMAZING!

[@dong9163]

I didn’t see wire overhead in the chickens run. Do you have trouble with hawks getting your chickens?

[@drow8569]

Love following you guys video! Nice job on the chicken house, looks great so far.

[@melindalewingellis1923]

You guys are such a sweet family, so close . What a great childhood for Livvy❤️

[@rosiegroenen4706]

you makes so many roof, why not also for that problem bij the chicken house? we had it also makes by the belloutside by our old house from 1901

[@donyarborough4561]

I would cut all your edges of your concrete countertop with a concrete blade on your circular saw and put some of the rough cut cherry around the edges. I’m thinking that’s about the only way to make it stand up to the years of work that’s in front of it and I’m sure it’s going to look spectacular. Great looking chicken coop I can’t wait to see it full of chicken.

[@ladyfortunaadams8836]

For a new project consider a green house off the south side of the house with some tubing underground bringing up warmth from 5 feet down. Two youtubers that did are edible acres and oppenheimer ranch project. Opeenheimer is also building one that is underground for heat.

[@Maxid1]

If you sprinkle some concrete on the epoxy you fill the crack with, you can just about hide it. You have to smooth it really well and for color you might want to do a test pallet.

[@steveclarke5262]

I love it guys

[@jfinnall]

Could you add ash from the wood stove into the epoxy to help color match the counter top? Just clear epoxy will stand out more than the crack does. But maybe epoxy can be purchased in different shades of grey. The main concern would be a smooth and sealed surface to make cleaning it easier. Perhaps add a strip of metal epoxied underneath to help reinforce the edge. I have purchased angle aluminum if you do not mind the metal edge downward on the cabinet about an inch or so and secured. It can be painted to help conceal it.

[@toniahand6251]

Why did you use tongue and grove and not plywood solid pieces for your siding walls? Looks nice the way it is- just wondering.

[@kittykat1807]

Happy Valentines day to you all, this coop really is a Cluckingham Palace :)

[@bonniebarnekow1415]

That is a awesome name for the chicken coop . Cluckingham Palace .❤️

[@tonygrimes13]

kittykat1807 - There is a poll on their Community page with 5 names & that is one of the 5.

[@SpicySteve-tz2so]

Hey Al! Build a small awning over the chicken coop door and the opener and you wont ever have that issue again.

[@livingthedreamhomestead1589]

Build some temporary skis for it and use a Jack to put them on and take them off. Just use some old plastic something. :)

[@kjmorley]

You can add a couple of drops of a dark gray or black stain to the epoxy you’re going to use to fill the crack if you want the colors to match a little better. Then once it cures, sand it down flush and reseal and you’re golden.

[@aromaofhope]

You don't use ketchup in and on your meatloaf?? Goodness. You northerners. Sheesh. (jk)