You've never seen anything like this! Cool chicken coop ideas for "grass fed" poultry!

Today's farm vlog takes us out on pasture with our broiler chickens, this video is part of our "Raising Chickens" series to help you find a better way to raise your meat birds. Cool chicken coop ideas for "grass fed" poultry is just a neat little coop idea I put to use on the farm...I hope you enjoy this pleasant little vlog!
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[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

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[@laneclaypool8005]

You can cut your own tin by reversing the blade in a circular saw so that the blade is running backwards. It makes a very smooth cut. You must use hearing protection when cutting tin in this manner. It will save you paying someone else to do what you can do yourself.

[@danfaller1089]

Lane Claypool or cut it with wire

[@TheRainHarvester]

@@danfaller1089 cut with wire? How? Interesting

[@arandom1024]

Or just buy a proper blade for the circular saw that is meant for metal...

[@tompincuspy81]

Yeah, you can buy 4 1/2" or 7" cut off wheels that will fit a circular saw.

[@jeremiahhill6047]

Josh, I want to thank you for this video. Back in Late August/Early September, we got our first batch of meat birds ever. We knew that we had to keep them away from our egg layers. I was searching for a cost-effective mobile coop and stumbled across this one. I do have to say that it was super easy to build and fit what we needed perfectly. Ours is 4'x8' and has been slightly modified, but the concept mirrors yours. When we have chickens in there it moves every day and goes around the backyard perfectly. We love the fact that the maintenance on it is virtually zero and the climate has no real effect on it. I look forward to using it 2 times a year for many many years to come.

[@terriperry6360]

how do you keep predators from getting to them?

[@m.hughes6672]

Well presented; love the project. No unnecessary chat; straight to it. Good job man!

[@robertgraham292]

Just made on out of 2" PVC. Turned out great. Thanks for the idea.

[@gileshanover1539]

Awesome chicken tractor, Josh. Easy to make and to move should help many people start raising their own food. Thanks. Have a great day!

[@StingerSecSol]

"Your neighbors will think you're a crazy person." Love it! I subscribed just because of that statement!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol welcome to the channel!

[@maymelden]

I absolutely love this idea.. I've been playing around with the idea of having chickens.. and I think this would work great for my front yard

[@geribrandon7057]

Wow, I love that. I dont have chickens anymore. But I love them. What a great idea that is.

[@wamblipaytah1600]

No smell, no flies, free fertilizer, AND my neighbors will think I'm crazy??? Man, so many wins! x-D That's a great design 😀

[@hihoney1122]

Lol that's especially why I wan TV it lol lol

[@wamblipaytah1600]

@@hihoney1122x-D

[@Vbluevital]

Swivel wing closures would be easy. The chickens will be hot with the sun blazing on a tin roof. Love the grasss mowing fertilizer part.

[@DyabXl]

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[@Davyydable]

I may do this, but add some height for roosting space

[@jobaccamasakado]

Awesome! It's great to see these things evolving. Great mods. Great video. Keep up the good work!

[@hanshardt6122]

As an Ironworker I have plenty of times working with steel sheeting on roofs. I know that galvanized sheeting gets extremely hot in the sun, white sheeting reflex the suns heat much better take my word for it

[@andyjones6361]

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING!!!!!!!

[@seandrake7534]

Yep the problem we have seen with the white rubber roofs is they cannot be around rooftop AC units it reflects so much heat it will melt the ac coils in hot areas

[@hanshardt6122]

@@seandrake7534 who talking about ac units we're talking about a chicken pen

[@adamm2909]

Excellent job I love it 🇵🇸❤️🕊 Respect and love from Palestine 🇵🇸

[@lakebum6211]

Pretty neat Josh. I'd go with the sliding door. Simple and easy.

[@beaneesrotties728]

Thank you so much for the information about the quantity of what is recommended for that chicken coop you maid. Cuts down on so much work of counting how much pipe and all that extra stuff we need to build it 🤣🤣🤣... Much love all the way from Las Vegas NV. P.S Hope you and your family are staying save due to this crazy virus 🦠..

[@nickwit21]

You can see here, the birds are on pasture, and yeah that's my front yard! Love this.

[@SimpleRanch]

I love it! When we kick off our ranch, this will be one of the first things that I will be doing. I am so excited. Thanks for sharing bro.

[@davidsherbert6896]

may I suggest a leaf hinge, and a hook latch to hold the coop door down in wind....maybe a knob for easy opening...

[@micraman42]

For a door for your mobile coop, I was thinking of just fastening the roofing material to a piece of paneling. You can just lay it on top or use a hinge.

[@annemiekevaneijkeren4486]

Thanks mate, much better than wood. Thanks for the detailed instructions, very useful.

[@kevinmanning4880]

You got great ideas! Thanks for your great videos!

[@shawnvictorharriman5759]

I love this set up man. I’m thinking of attaching a feeder to the side with screws for easy fill. 8x8 nice hangar for waterer…maybe double door hinge with drawer handle on top for door.

[@AAaa-pd4sb]

Another saweet idea. Good job from Kentucky :)

[@ThaParsonsWife]

Love the new coop and it looks much nicer too

[@mikewilson8265]

Good one. I really like the PVC frame but don't like the exposed tin around the edge. Looks like a long knife waiting for something to cut. I made a pine framed mobile coop for my cousin's kids and covered it with chicken wire like that. It took about 5 minutes for her poodle to break through it to play with the chickens. (No-one was hurt except for my pride.) I ended up using a couple of galvanized wire (1/4 in) fence panels and they worked well. The dog still tried to get in but never succeeded.

[@ChickenHues]

"Plus your neighbors will think you're a crazy person"! LOL Love it!

[@mkanwar3208]

Inspirational. Thanks for sharing. Highly appreciated😉

[@journeyfortwo5211]

Nice to hear original music and not tired old stock songs!

[@johnfrancis4809]

maybe make hinges on one side of door panel using rubber straps. such as static straps. maybe 10 per panel edge. An idea.

[@xFace021x]

I'm thinking about making one of these this year. Been watching these videos over and over. I'm thinking 16 T's for mine. I would have vertical center braises where your cross beam is and then two cross beams going on either side of the center vertical braise. I'm thinking for the door use a slot on the tin and screws on one of the cross beams to keep it down but able to slide. Not sure if it will work the way I'm planning. Great videos, thank you for these.

[@TheSmagzilla]

nice coop. i did a 4x8 hoop house and lined it with garden wire/chicken wire and a tarp over that. i just lift it up every day and let the chickens out. they return every night.

[@mrs.garcia6978]

I can attest to the explosion of grass, we can still see the green stripes where we ran the birds compared to where we did not. It’s amazing how fast the grass grows back. We run our egg layers now, next year meaties, can’t wait.

[@hotpawvlog9408]

Hi, Thanks for showing a coop done with different material! Saw a lot of coops but always done with wood which has its own weight - and gets destroyed through the years! Think I will try it with these kind of pipes too! Regards from your new subscriber from Germany

[@ahmedtouqeer8553]

Good work. Respect from Pakistan. Thumbs up

[@musiquefrique]

This is fantastic it’s going to be a project for our therapeutic farm!!! Thanks for the awesome content and newbie friendly explanations!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'm not so sure I'd recommend meat birds for therapy lol...they're not around for very long 6-8 weeks and you're done and ready to process to the freezer

[@ericswilley357]

Love that Bronco and the Willys in the background! Great vid! Keep me coming...

[@Debbiesnc]

Hi great presentation thanks. I’m hoping that you also raise hens for eggs so we can see how you build a cool coop for the long-living chickies!

[@denisegraeff8644]

Looks really nice

[@rabbithomesteading3797]

Wow those chickens switched coops with ease! Thanks for the video!

[@deadacrats6281]

great idea, when i do mine i’ll raise one end higher then the other for rain water run off and i’d utilise a portion of the PVC that is used as the frame but use it as a food feeder buy drilling some holes into it so it’s has a dual use as frame and a feeder.

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

Love it man, it's a nice idea to use the pvc piping. I want to do the same, but I want them to tractor out my ground (and hopefully destroy our invasive grasses) in the process, so we can build growspaces where the chickens were. Love the system, keep it up, regards from South Africa.

[@AAaa-pd4sb]

I made one years ago that was to tall and as the years go by its to heavy for me to move... lol Never thought to make a low profile one. Been trying to catch up on all your videos in my coffee breakfast times in the morning. Fun watching you get things done

[@macgregorwiggins1285]

I did the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@laohantun7404]

Very grand place for chicks......good job Josh.....

[@millerscorner2]

I am 67 and I built a 20x20x8 pen with coop and it's awesome!

[@blueheronfarm3818]

I built a pvc tractor about three years ago. It didn’t last more than one season. The sun in Oklahoma is too strong, not to mention the winds here. I now have mine constructed out of 2x2 severe weather pretreated lumber. Not too heavy and I have a corrugated tin roof on them. They are on wooden skids.

[@bridgetglass7372]

Terri M can you show me your coop? I have 50 broilers and need something lighter than what I have. In north Texas.

[@blueheronfarm3818]

Bridget Glass mine is a Salatin style tractor. I’m adding a wheel jack on the back end this year to make it even easier to move. The jack in putting on is like the one Sow The Land has on his Suscovich type tractor.

[@armstada000]

Hey you may want to reconsider a completely covered roof again Joel Salatin dose 25% mesh on top so the sun can disinfect the birds on a daily basis. Just a quick suggestion

[@paradoxchild01]

adam armstrong they have outside time everyday

[@HenrysHere]

SO IN SHORT , NO HE DIDNT THINK OF IT

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

corect!!! Sun is life!

[@candacekuhn8589]

FARM GIRL WOULD USE HEAVY DUTY GORILLA TAPE FOR HINGE AND DOLLAR STORE BUNGIE TO CLOSE. ;) BE HAPPY AND PROSPER 🤟

[@gigiontube]

adam armstrong Completely agree with your suggestion. Those chicken need sun to get vitamin D.

[@peaceandlove5214]

Really beautiful and great work,I was googling to find coops and I found your videos,thanks alot.

[@backyardfarmerpat]

I loved that idea of moving the feeder to the area where you want them

[@RoadhogRNA]

That’s just an outstanding job!!!! Those chickens are living at the Hilton!!!! It will be much easier to move and service.

[@davidbreeden9070]

Looks like based on joel salatin idea. seems like a great idea for small sustainable farming. Thanks for the videos!!

[@TheRainHarvester]

Joel is using aluminium now because the emisitivity is 1/4 that of steel roofs (too hot).

[@dnayf6323]

I love it and love meyers too!

[@capitaldd5840]

GREAT user friendly idea. I don't even have chickens but I might build one of these...... build it and they will come 🤗

[@donlatimer5114]

Josh take a one by three board and put under your metal top where your doors going to be, cut it to fit between the pipe and add couple of flat aluminum plate and fasten it to the one end of one by three and to the top of your PVC pipe. Then take some one by two and make you a door frame that will fit between the pipe and passion your metal roofing material to the frame and put hinges on it, on the inside. PVC pipe screw on the some aluminum angle iron for the door to rest on. Where you are using your hanger hooks put a locking nylon nuts on them, this well innate the need for a double nut ..

[@georgeseagrave3088]

I use 5 gallon buckets with chicken nipples on the bottom for watering. They can't crap in their water. I attached hoses to each bucket running to a manifold on the main line. I just open a valve to refill. A trough heater keeps each one from freezing in the winter. 5 gallon buckets with big enough holes and eyelet bolts serve as great feeders. They peck the bolt and the food falls. It's rodent and weather proof. They can't crap in it. I'm thinking about making A frame tractors as wide as a garden row to let the chickens weed and fertilize my garden but restrict their access to the vegetables. The PVC might be a great addition to my plan.

[@duanerichards2070]

George Seagrave I would like to see a picture of your freezless watering and garden tractor rig for fertilizing row crop

[@georgeseagrave3088]

I'm not sure how to attach the plans or pics. For watering, go to a co-op or Tractor Supply and ask for chicken nipples. You screw them into the bottom of the hanging 5 gallon water bucket. I later evolved that to a wire shelf. The handles gave out over time. I cut a hole near the top of the bucket just big enough for the hose and electric line from the trough heater. Don't cut the hole in the lid. Chickens get up there and crap on the lids. I leave a hose attached to a hose baffle to switch on and off which water bucket I'm filling. I do not leave that attached in the winter for freezing reasons. I put on a quick disconnect for that. I never put in the garden. You build a pvc rectangle as wide as your rows are spaced and as long as your rows. In the middle of the short sides, put a T and a vertical post about 3ft. Connect the verticals with a long pvc and 2 90s. Use chicken wire to make a long A frame and close the ends. Rig up a door to get them in and out. Move it from row to row as needed.

[@pano-rific8838]

With a grass runway for the ranch. This is a perfect solution for free range chicken grazing while fertilizing the grass. ~ your neighbor

[@yooperupnorth8897]

Your a genius stony Ridge farmer.Happy chicken raising.

[@530eman]

Great information, thank you…! I personally would just leave the access tin loose and put a stone or brick on it, that’s what I do now; hassle free

[@601salsa]

Use 2" or 1" pipe to create a frame and hinge the frame, you can secure the tin to the pipe as you have done already. That will work just fine. If you had angled the roof an inch you could have collected the rain water reducing chores.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Why would I need to angle the roof if the coop is on a hillside?

[@workphone4210]

I BUILT A 3 FT BY 6 FT 2 IN PVC PORTABLE CHICKEN COUP 🐔. CAN'T WAIT TO TRY IT.

[@robertmorgan2408]

Love this! Very generous of you.

[@korishan]

I like the idea of using PVC for the coop. I've been thinking about getting some chicks myself and wanted to make a mobile unit. This is a great idea. For the door, I was thinking of using 1/2" pvc to make the frame. Then use electrical conduit holders to screw them down to the 4" pipe. This would allow you to have a hinge of sorts The advantage of using the 1/2" would allow you to have a ridge in the center to help angle the tin to make the water run off (not that it really matters in this small unit). This would also allow you to make all panels become a door ;)

[@mickeypritchard475]

Have used old leather gloves for hinges cut off a finger screw both ends cheep works grate for years

[@lucyrouleau1805]

So smart you will do well cause you look like a super smart person we used to raise our own food but now live in the city

[@louannad1]

What a cool idea! Easy peasy cheap and lightweight. I'm going to make myself one of these.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol...well no longer cheap with prices on PVC the way they are nowadays...crazy how much pipe has gone up in price

[@moviemakerwannabe]

I would suggest making the pen a little taller. I've tried both heights and higher was much easier to work the birds. Sometimes you really have to catch one. For your door: might be able to make slots for the sides of the door to fit in and use the ridges of the piece behind for the slides to keep it in place. A slot on the end would be needed so when the door is closed nothing can lift up the door and pull it out of the slots on the sides. Usually we just used hinges and wooden doors but that is much heavier. Our birds like to have perches too.

[@AllExprexxRestoration1972]

Make the cub higher so you can make a workable, standing area with less stress when cleaning the waterer, I’m old farmer from Jamaica, I know the full hundred

[@jamesroyal1739]

The slide was my first thought ,but I would slide it back over the tin beside the door , no support needed ,good job by the by

[@tellitlikeitis1828]

I have an old 18v Milwaukee set...Sawsall, Drill, light, and circular saw. It is over 30 years old and still have 2 of the original batteries. Love cordless stuff. I am going to contact Vannon Batteries and see if they have batteries for me.

[@lizbethdiehl318]

So cool!! Is there a modification you would recommend for doing this type of set up for egg laying hens?

[@smokymountainoutdoorsman1991]

Sweet Jesus those broiler chickens grow fast! Lol. I'd just get me some hinges and make one section of the tin liftable.

[@melissarasberry1470]

such a happy farmer!!! makes me want to build one!

[@marcbee1234]

...and I don't even have chickens!

[@ricktantlinger7016]

Nice - Going to build this today !!! Thank You!

[@LatinDanceVideos]

Was thinking similar. Nice knowing I’m not the only one thinking of pvc pipe as framing. Easy to wash.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

lol....I can't say I've ever thought about washing it lol...stays pretty clean....why would you wash a chicken coop...this is probably the most interesting comment I've had on this vid...thanks so much !

[@brianduguay2024]

That even looks pretty nice compared to the wood version. I'd keep 4, 5 gal buckets around with some sand to put on the top 4 corners for gusty days.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Believe it or not...held up great in the wind ...we had 2 hurricanes blow through this year and it sat right on the ground stable and steady...it weighs about $250lbs ish

[@dduncan221]

I liked the part “to heavy for my WIFE to move and the part that your Nabors will think your crazy. Both on my list LOL Thanks for taking the time to Video, editing and uploading your post “Time is the only resource that cant be paid back or bought” 99% of us appreciate your time and your post. Together we all learn and expand positively make suggestions of possible improvements. God bless your work Josh and I enjoy the music also. Keep them coming I have been watching g for over a year now.

[@kennethgumede2184]

Good idea,much thanks,it is light in weight and easily movable, I am going to try this.

[@jkhenderson1]

I love the idea of the pvc coop. It's got to be way lighter to pull! Great job Josh!

[@jfokim1]

moringa feed

[@wilbertbirdner1303]

you sold it to me with "your neighbours will think you're a crazy person"

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Awesome!

[@edro757]

Yup. ..hahaha

[@alexamunoz7943]

Some people say crazy, I say clever!

[@bendaubitu1141]

Very good video for small chicken breeder. Love the design easy to build

[@p.8405]

Hey Super, wunderbar, dass Du Dir Gedanken machst. Gefällt mir, entwickle weiter.

[@justinamusyoka4986]

I'm starting poultry and teach my grandkids how to do it.

[@krisk255]

Thanks for the idea. If you have limited grass space, how soon before you can return them to the starting grassed area?

[@bobjohnson8133]

Awesome, thank you for your willingness to share!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks BOB!

[@loleki737]

Thank you for the great idea and instructive video!

[@drizzle335]

Hey josh been enjoying the videos. I actually live not far from you I’m in tobaccoville. I use to love those dewalt tools also, I suggest when it’s time to get new ones get a Milwaukee set they are in my opinion best bang for the buck. If your going to be building a bunch in the future it will be worth the investment. I also see you going far on KZbin and on your farm. Keep it up brother

[@whitehorseducharme4428]

How about use a PVC pipe that goes all the way across it little drippers on there where you can attach to hose to it and I'll fill it up fill your pan in there with water Hit or Miss down the chickens also

[@bullsnutsoz]

Good thinkun

[@e75mark]

Was thinking that I made pvc Drip system 👍

[@r.lavernemiller9047]

You make everything look so easy to do!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Hopefully inspiring folks to get out and build stuff!

[@chiefestilette9572]

Like the way you built that chicken coop like that Old Willis Jeep I have a 48 mile Willis Jeep Church Point Louisiana

[@nsainah]

Am in Kenya, just love ur vlog lots of information am learning. I have a farm also.

[@geanitsucuneli4791]

PVC in Kenya very expensive !!!!Use some bamboo.

[@davidrush8283]

jb weld some earth magnets on pvc pipe to hold then just slide back

[@johnaneufeld5442]

nice abundant garden in the background

[@robbyers7614]

This looks like a neat little Coop to raise broilers. Thanks.

[@maltipoosoffgrid6868]

Love the bronco. We just sold a 1970 that needed totally restored

[@martinmaddox5315]

Some of my farmer friends have had a taller homemade version of this for 15 years. It is about 4 feet tall x 7 feet long by 3 feet wide. It has 3 raised nest boxes built in one end and I believe they put only 3 chickens per coop. I they had wooden frames and wheels to move them. The wheels barely got them above or even with the ground.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

seems like a huge waste of time and material for 3 chickens per coop....however this is for meat birds..not layers so we're talking about a totally different setup for sure

[@martinmaddox5315]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer it might be a waste of time but they kill the insects on the pasture or lawn and aerate that section of ground. They also fertilize that small section of ground, not as helpful for a large pasture but is good for the smaller lawn. And most importantly the chickens are healthier. Just have to move often so they don’t damage the lawn. A local farmer sells them to the other farmers for the ones that don’t want to make their own. It is best for a mini farm.

[@davespark10]

When he said "alriiiight" it calms my soul.

[@conniepratt2039]

Thanks, Mr. Josh, for sharing your knowledge~😉

[@coolguy1283]

That's a good creativity👍 I think there should ten Tees and eight Elbows.

[@marcbee1234]

That's correct calculations, I'm glad someone's paying attention.

[@AndyFetisov]

Things that I would improve upon. To add weight use 10 lbs dumbbell disks as wheels at the corners. Use electric fence perimeter wire, space it with vertical 2" PVC pipes at the corners and middle. Keep it charged up with a solar panel. Use latch hinges and rivet them on. Run a water hose for the automatic chicken waterer and a mister nozzle in a corner on a timer. Soak the feed overnight and just dump it on the grass in a line, saves about 25% more $ vs dry.

[@gregmikulewicz7423]

They love wet feed. They will run for it.

[@rosecoward3292]

I hear going a step further and actually sprouting the seeds will make your chickens shine with health. (literally)

[@prairiewoman2054]

@@rosecoward3292 yes fermented chicken feed is a thing now. As is sprouts. I will be doing that with my layers too!

[@TheRainHarvester]

Good idea! Or use old brake pads.

[@1MohrFarm]

Great idea with the drain pipe as a frame. I added this to my list of projects

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Go for it!

[@mecameckes227]

I really like this run