Love it. No fancy expensive materials, no fancy design, no overthinking. For people than need the job done, functionable, with available material and no interest to be carpenters.
@@MrandMrsDIY let me thank you too. I find this this project to be really simple and affordable, given the fact that one can get most of the wood for free. Precious. Do you have, by any chance, available plans for this project? Thank you so very much. Greetings from Portugal.
I stopped viewing at the 25 minute marker to implement some of your suggestions on a table that I had begun as a base for a coop. Your vid was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.
I find this project to be really simple and affordable, given the fact that one can get most of the wood for free. Precious. Thank you so very much. Greetings from Portugal.
Absolutely the most rock-solid chicken coop I have ever seen! Glue and screw is the way to go. Treat it with boiled linseed oil (as far as I know it's safe for chickens) and it will last and last. Great job!
Very nice....I can do that, I say that because I'm a shade tree carpenter if you know what I mean. Your video is very informative. Thank you. John from California.
Here lately kind of binge-watching a lot of videos related to certain projects I've been procrastinating on with but with your very helpful and well informed videos it's got me back on the right track. Thanks! Keep em' comin' mate 🤘
Yes, you inspired me. But while building this, I have learned a lot. The design is simple and brilliant! I can tell you improved the design and that you know what you're doing. Thanks a lot. This coop is going to last forever. Its quite sturdy. Finishing some touches up this weekend and in goes the hay and chickens! They can't wait any longer.
Nice, try. I give you two years max using the OSB board, you are going to have to rebuild it. Use fiber cement board such as Hardie siding. Learn from my mistake. Excellent instructions! Ohh, and your assistant is smokin hot!
It's more than two years old already and the floors still perfectly solid with no sighs of any damp, decay or swelling, its propped up from the ground with a DPM on the concrete pads stopping any raising damp, The cement fibre boards would also work very well, Glad you thing the instructions are excellent, many thanks for your comments
Great video! Just one question, when you cut the video at 7:56, was that when you realized you made two of the same side, then had to redo the left side panel? Only laughing because I've probably done that a hundred times, it's an easy mistake to make.
how to make a chicken coop This was great, thanks, I have been researching "large chicken coop plans" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Machaaldity Coop Blaster - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got excellent success with it.
That's awesome, but I would of liked to see you add a purch and how you would of gone about it lol I'm using your build as my build thanx for sharing👍🏴🇬🇧
I built mine off of this...I used pallets and regular boards because I made mine a tad bigger. Overall, a good guide for a first time coop. Yeah, you do need some tools, but if you diy around the house, you should have most of them.
There are many components to doing a pro job. One plan I discovered that succeeds in merging these is the coop magic tactic (google it if you're interested) definately the most incredible info that I have ever seen. Check out this unbelievable website.
Hey Andy!! I watched this video and it was the deciding factor that inspired me to build my own. The only problem is, you didn't mention all the trouble you have with taking the pallets apart!!! I seriously struggled, but got there in the end. I uploaded a video of my finished article on my page. I would love your opinion on it. Thanks for the help and continue with the great videos!!
Hi @UncleBeard I'm glad the video was helpful, I'll look at your picture later, Breaking the pallets down can be tricky and you get a fare bit of waist, we have another video ON @Silverlinetools channel showing some easy tips that help out a lot check them out
It's preference. Obviously you would not want a 1 to 1 scale for a very large coop, but for three chickens it's a kindness to have multiple nest boxes so the hens have fewer reasons to fight.
good build. We're in the $. Gonna see if I can sell em. There's a good market for them right about now. One design flaw is the access door is too long to hang straight down so you have to deal with a ramp in the way when you want to do clean out. If it's a little taller or the door is a little shorter or if it opens to the side you're gonna have an easier way to go. Also, a piece of linoleum on the floor and up the sides a bit seems to be a popular method of keeping the floor from absorbing too much nastiness. plus sealing up the crevices around the bottom to reduce breeding ground for lice and such.
Yea, I was thinking about that too. I was going to put mine up on cement blocks, but then the door would still be too large. I think about seven slats tall would be perfect. Throw in some linoleum and a roosting pole and it's good to go. The design is great though. Really. Going to build mine after I go steal some pallets!
@@mikeymo4 I ended up using some Pergo flooring with a urethane single ply roof coating overtop for the hen house enclosure floor. Had a sample pint been wondering what to do with for more than 10 years. Got mine up on blocks and my access door is going on the end opening to the side.
Quick question, should the wood run horizontally, as in this video, or vertically? Before watching this I'd assumed vertically would help rainwater drain away. Feedback from anyone who's already built something like this is greatly appreciated.
Wow, your wife helps !!!! Very sweet!! No where in the world can find wife helps husband to carry or to hold. But everywhere in the world, husband does for the wife. But you proved that’s not true 🤣🤣🤣
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Love it. No fancy expensive materials, no fancy design, no overthinking. For people than need the job done, functionable, with available material and no interest to be carpenters.
Glad you like it!
This is the clearest chicken coop build I’ve watched. It almost makes me think I can do this. Thank you.
make the hinged door that opens for u to get in to clean lift up.
so ur not leaning over the door.
I agree. 👍👍
Thanks
Great video, so glad I watched this before starting my coop. Back to the drawing board. Cheers Craig, saved me time and money.
Perfect
@@MrandMrsDIY let me thank you too. I find this this project to be really simple and affordable, given the fact that one can get most of the wood for free. Precious.
Do you have, by any chance, available plans for this project?
Thank you so very much. Greetings from Portugal.
@@VitorMadeira Great stuff! Let us know how you get on!
It's the best tute I've seen. Ty for this!
Thanks! You planning to build one yourself?
@@SilverlineToolsTV yes!
The best chicken coop video bar none. Sturdy construction and detailed descriptions. Nice one thanks.
Thanks @Thelegendhaha glad you liked it and it helped
That is the squarest chicken coop i have ever seen in my life
Thanks
I stopped viewing at the 25 minute marker to implement some of your suggestions on a table that I had begun as a base for a coop. Your vid was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.
Many thanks Tiger
Many thanks
I am from South Africa its easy to understand your instructions and dimensions because of the SI units / metric system used.
Thank you
I find this project to be really simple and affordable, given the fact that one can get most of the wood for free. Precious.
Thank you so very much. Greetings from Portugal.
Thanks again Vitor, check out our other UA-cam channel @mrandmrsdiy
This video is badass. I was contemplating reclaiming pallets, but now I'm sure that's the way I'll go.
Always go with pallets, that's our moto!
Yes its amazing what you can achieve with pallets
Absolutely the most rock-solid chicken coop I have ever seen! Glue and screw is the way to go. Treat it with boiled linseed oil (as far as I know it's safe for chickens) and it will last and last. Great job!
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks we will try this one!
Please do!
Thanks, yes go for it
Very nice....I can do that, I say that because I'm a shade tree carpenter if you know what I mean. Your video is very informative. Thank you. John from California.
Many thanks John, we've very pleased that you find our videos informative, I'm not too sure what shade tree carpenter is tho sorry!
@@MrandMrsDIY like in shade tree mechanic
4:02a.m now, and I’m here, after the brick bbq pit video. The biggest thing I “built” was my IKEA Hemnes bed. And subscribed.
Fun fact: I don’t have any feathered animals.
I just did the same. Watched the BBQ video, then looked at this one.
Great video I'm going to start building my chicken penn tomorrow, no doubt I'll be referring back to this video throughout the build.
Let us know how it goes! Good luck!
Thanks
I copied him and it worked out just perfect
Thank-you Craig I think is your name.
Awesome, hope your chickens are happy in their new home!
Here lately kind of binge-watching a lot of videos related to certain projects I've been procrastinating on with but with your very helpful and well informed videos it's got me back on the right track. Thanks! Keep em' comin' mate 🤘
Awesome! Thank you! Let us know how you get on
Best video on chicken coops hands down, thank tou
Wow, thanks!
So far the best full video I’ve seen that I’ve enjoyed watching. Thank you for making this video.
Your very welcome @RetiredHouse-Dad that's great to hear thank you.
Many thanks
it s amazing tool and amazing skill for amazing idea, thank you for sharing
Thank you very much, you planning on making your own coop?
Thank you Craig. This video was a huge help to me.
Your very welcome @YoyceFortin
Very nice step by step video and explanation , Thank you Craig
Many thanks
Liked it when you folded down the back. The moment it really came together. Great job
It would be nice to have some plans to go along with this video
Love this guy
Thanks Aye
Thank you this video its AWESOME!!!
great video! you have inspired me because this is pretty much the design i thought up in my head as a basic coop for 4 chickens.
Let us know how you get on with your build! We'd love to see
@@SilverlineToolsTV haha mine failed but I ended up getting my friends coop and making it out of better wood
I love it! I'll place a roost in it :)
Craig hasn't aged since the 90s
We agree
Yes, you inspired me. But while building this, I have learned a lot. The design is simple and brilliant! I can tell you improved the design and that you know what you're doing. Thanks a lot. This coop is going to last forever. Its quite sturdy. Finishing some touches up this weekend and in goes the hay and chickens! They can't wait any longer.
Great to hear! Send us a pic we'd love to see your build
Nice, try. I give you two years max using the OSB board, you are going to have to rebuild it. Use fiber cement board such as Hardie siding. Learn from my mistake. Excellent instructions! Ohh, and your assistant is smokin hot!
It's more than two years old already and the floors still perfectly solid with no sighs of any damp, decay or swelling, its propped up from the ground with a DPM on the concrete pads stopping any raising damp, The cement fibre boards would also work very well, Glad you thing the instructions are excellent, many thanks for your comments
starting this project soon thanks great video :)
Good luck! Let us know how it goes
Many thanks, good luck
update!! so I got a stack of pallets and underestimated how hard they are to take apart so I am now waiting for my pallet wrecker tool 🤣
@@riggznthat1004 They can be a little tough but once you get the back they become quick and easy. thanks for the update
Good job thanks 👍🏼
No problem 👍
Love Craig and his shlits and shlats and shircular shaw 🤣
Nice job.
Great video! Just one question, when you cut the video at 7:56, was that when you realized you made two of the same side, then had to redo the left side panel? Only laughing because I've probably done that a hundred times, it's an easy mistake to make.
Lol I saw that too...
Jp Matarazzo I saw that and wondered the same thing. I like the look on his face when he realises the mistake
We all make mistakes, well stopped
how to make a chicken coop
This was great, thanks, I have been researching "large chicken coop plans" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Machaaldity Coop Blaster - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my brother in law got excellent success with it.
@@juanbuonocore9595 Hahaha did exactly the same thing a month ago when i built one.
Excellent. Lots of good tips. Thank You.
Glad you enjoyed it! You going to give it a go yourself?
Awesome. Thank you very much!!
No problem, you planning on building one yourself?
That's awesome, but I would of liked to see you add a purch and how you would of gone about it lol I'm using your build as my build thanx for sharing👍🏴🇬🇧
hi guys, the greatest success that i've ever had was with the Coop Magic Tactic (just google it) definately the best info that I have ever followed.
Brilliant
Thanks
Nice one Craig nice coop I'm going to build one myself 👍 thanks for sharing the video.
Go for it!
Brilliant we hope it turned out ok
awesome explanation!!! thx!
Thank you @RamonBS
Great video. Very clear instructions.
Thank you
Thanks
Thanks for the Video i made my own from this.
Brilliant, so glad to hear this, @HendrikSchepkens
Nice job of explaining everything, Im pretty sure even I can do this, very excited to build one- thank you
I completely agree. Don't understand why the video has 9 dislikes...
Glad you like our videos thanks, Good luck
@@sourbush9124 Never worry about dislikes. Even a video about someone saving a child's life would get dislikes on youtube.
Well done from pakistan
Thanks from England
Nice job
Thanks
Thank you for sharing your video, I really enjoyed watching on how to build the chicken coop.
Cheers
Thanks
Great design..., thank u and god bless u... :)
Cheers
Very inspired!
Thanks
Very nice. They dont need 3 boxes for 3 hens but they do love having options.
Thanks, I'm still learning about the hens!
You don't need q nesting box for each laying hens. But you do defenetly need perches and he forgot to put some in
Did I miss how many pallets were needed, great coop and great video.
Thanks, around 6 good pallets should work
Very well thought out❤
Thanks, you planning to build one yourself?
Great job and very well explained, Weldon mat 😉
Thanks Omid
Thanks
Brilliant video, thanks so much for sharing. Pallets seem to be getting hard to come by at the moment. Too many people in lockdown being creative!
Thanks, Your right about the pallets
Thank you
Naprawdę bardzo fajnie projekty pokazujesz i choć nie wszystko rozumiem to bardzo ciekawe tłumaczysz. Dziękuję i pozdrawiam!!!
Proper nice bloke from when BB was decent.
Thanks Dave
@@Kiss4cooper Cheers
Thanks
About hens; ventilation is very importen ! Also during night ! Put ventilatonhole with meshprotection !
Would a small solar powered fan be a good thing?
Great idea thanks,
Exactly he forgot that and perches
I built mine off of this...I used pallets and regular boards because I made mine a tad bigger. Overall, a good guide for a first time coop. Yeah, you do need some tools, but if you diy around the house, you should have most of them.
Great to hear our videos are helpful
Thanks. 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏
Your welcome
Looks good 👍
Thank you
This is very nice. You do need a roost for the chickens though
Thanks for the tip!
Tqsm
Came for the coop, stayed for the accent.
Cheers
There are many components to doing a pro job. One plan I discovered that succeeds in merging these is the coop magic tactic (google it if you're interested) definately the most incredible info that I have ever seen. Check out this unbelievable website.
Hey everyone, the greatest results that ive had was by using the coop magic tactic (just google it) without a doubt the most helpful info i've tried.
Hey Andy!! I watched this video and it was the deciding factor that inspired me to build my own. The only problem is, you didn't mention all the trouble you have with taking the pallets apart!!! I seriously struggled, but got there in the end. I uploaded a video of my finished article on my page. I would love your opinion on it. Thanks for the help and continue with the great videos!!
Hi @UncleBeard I'm glad the video was helpful, I'll look at your picture later, Breaking the pallets down can be tricky and you get a fare bit of waist, we have another video ON @Silverlinetools channel showing some easy tips that help out a lot check them out
@@MrDIYCraigPhillips the video you mention on dismantling pallets is very good. Thank you.
@@VitorMadeira Your welcome
If you're only going to have 3 hens, you don't need that many nesting boxes. One would probably be sufficient.
Don’t google coop magic tactic, scam
@@celidasanchez8845 You don't need to google anything. Chickens don't care about architecture.
It's preference. Obviously you would not want a 1 to 1 scale for a very large coop, but for three chickens it's a kindness to have multiple nest boxes so the hens have fewer reasons to fight.
@@williamreely3455 LOL, they'll fight anyway. They're chickens!
You are absolutely correct, because I have 65 hens and 40 boxes, and sometimes there are 15+ eggs in 1 box ://
Im gonna do one like this but a bit bigger
Good luck with ti.
I love it just wish i had chicken lol
If you build it, they will come 🐓
nice job, I know what to do with that pile of pallets now
good build. We're in the $. Gonna see if I can sell em. There's a good market for them right about now. One design flaw is the access door is too long to hang straight down so you have to deal with a ramp in the way when you want to do clean out. If it's a little taller or the door is a little shorter or if it opens to the side you're gonna have an easier way to go. Also, a piece of linoleum on the floor and up the sides a bit seems to be a popular method of keeping the floor from absorbing too much nastiness. plus sealing up the crevices around the bottom to reduce breeding ground for lice and such.
Yea, I was thinking about that too. I was going to put mine up on cement blocks, but then the door would still be too large. I think about seven slats tall would be perfect. Throw in some linoleum and a roosting pole and it's good to go. The design is great though. Really. Going to build mine after I go steal some pallets!
@@mikeymo4 I ended up using some Pergo flooring with a urethane single ply roof coating overtop for the hen house enclosure floor. Had a sample pint been wondering what to do with for more than 10 years. Got mine up on blocks and my access door is going on the end opening to the side.
Great idea thanks
Very nice! But it’s missing ventilation. A window with mesh. I guess I can fix that in my design. Maybe above the little entrance
Great idea! and thanks for the advice. Let us know how you get on with your build!
how big are them chickens must be huge.
Super chickens
Love it! Only thing that ruined that rustic look was using ugly OSB board.
Thanks, we ended up covering that up with felt
Very detailed! I am a beginner chicken mom. Buying a chicken coop is so expensive and cheaply made. Do you have written plans available? 🙏
Thanks! Unfortunately not
excellent job friend.
Many thanks
i trust this, its british
Cheers
@@MrDIYCraigPhillips no problem man
Thanks
Like you
Thanks
I would have the egg collection box on the side higher slope of the roof so it would not get dripped on.
Good idea, thanks
Nice!
Cheers
Great video Craig, many thanks. I have started the build but wonder if you could provide dimensions for the nesting box? Many thanks
Thanks
Wait, is this Craig from BBUK?!
Yes @Craigbigbro1
Yes
I need to figure our the measurements now for the imperial system.
The overall hight is around 52 inched at the front, then 60 inches at the back, 44 inches long by 32 wide. hope that helps
Quick question, should the wood run horizontally, as in this video, or vertically? Before watching this I'd assumed vertically would help rainwater drain away. Feedback from anyone who's already built something like this is greatly appreciated.
Ether way would work ok
Great video
Could you add perches in the main part ?
If they needed them
He forgot you must give hens and all birds perches he forgot he has give them perches or they can't sleep well
@@MrandMrsDIY birds especially hens need perches or they end up sleeping in their own pooh
What about roosting rails? And also where is the ventilation for the birds. Otherwise is a nice build, I liked it.
They get there ventilation ok, its not air tight, but some other have suggested it needs more vents so I added a couple
Nice clear video but where's the roost at? :)
How many pallets did it take to build this please? Love it!
I think around 8
Good idea! Could you please tell me the size of the nesting part (height, width and depth) of the individual places?
Wow, your wife helps !!!!
Very sweet!!
No where in the world can find wife helps husband to carry or to hold. But everywhere in the world, husband does for the wife.
But you proved that’s not true 🤣🤣🤣
Does the coop not need a roosting bar?
Great idea, roosting bars are always recommended to give the hens a comfortable place to rest 🐓
Really good design👌
Thanks a lot 😊
I’m glad you’ve moved on from Big Brother lol,
Lovely design mate 👍
I the only one that noticed two left side walls after cutting the 2nd and leaning them on the bench together?
Dunno what you mean 👀
How many pallets did it take to build this?
I think I used about 6 all in all
Around 6 to 7
What size screws were used in this video? You only mentioned 80mm screws. But I know those weren't used for the whole thing.
I think i used both 30 and 40mm screws
Does this chicken coop hold large chickens such as Rhode island Red's?
Not sure of the sizers of them chickens sorry
Great video! Do you treat the wood against rot?
Thanks Chuck, yes the wood can be treated, just double check that the treatment you use is waterbed and isn't harmful to animals
How many pallets did you take apart to make this chicken coop?
No air vents!
Need much more ventilation other than that it’s good 👍
Thanks for the tip