Carolina Coops style DIY - Chicken Coop Construction
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2021
- After lots of research on chicken management best practices, we decided that we wanted to design our coop after the Carolina Coops builds. We incorporated the deep litter method, chicken level egg door and chicken ladder along with lots of ventilation and open run space. In this video we try and document how to build the version we built.
Our Coop Tour here:
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Materials used:
Quantity of 6 of the 2x6x12 Pressure Treated
Quantity of 8 of the 1/2 CDX plywood
Quantity of 20 hardwood grade stakes
Quantity of 85 2x4x12
Quantity of 5 barrel Bolts
Quantity of 3 Gate Latches
Quantity of 15 Hinges
Some 1/4 stainless crown staples 1-1.25 long
Some 3/8 staples for the hand stapler
Around 130 running feet of 3ft wide hardware cloth
1 bag of roofing screws 1.25 long
Quantity of 16 pieces of metal roofing around 6ft
Quantity of 3 pieces of ridge cap
5 pounds of 3 inch screws
5 pounds of 1.5 inch screws
Tools Used:
Saw horses
Drill or Impact driver
Circular Saw
Speed Square
4 foot Level
Some string line
Larger hammer / sledge hammer for driving grade stakes
1/4 crown Stapler
Hand Stapler
Useful Links for product & Tools:
1/4 air powered crown stapler
www.ebay.com/itm/new-Duo-Fast...
1/4 Stainless staples
www.ebay.com/itm/L-Staples-L1...
Arrow Hand stapler
www.amazon.com/Arrow-Fastener... - Навчання та стиль
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I think I’m gonna try cheap and linoleum to line the inside of my coop with and see how that works. Your coop looks beautiful and I’m sure your girls are gonna love it! 🐓🐓🐓🐓
That should work well as long as it doesnt get wet below it.
Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! This really helps, Can't wait to have one built. Nice Job!
Thank You and glad it was helpful
I like these coops, but I love the ones that integrate the feed storage so you’re not having to haul their feed out there every day. I am older, and I tend to zone things to make it easier on myself
Integrated feed storage could definitely be a perk in situations like yours. For us, because our barn is very close we decided it wasn't worth the extra size and building costs. Having a well designed coop for your needs really makes chicken keeping a joy!
Great video and explanation. I’ve been watching several videos on the Carolina coops trying to figure out how to make one for myself and this video has been a big help. Thanks so much.
Glad you found it useful we really enjoy ours
I wish I can give you 100👍's up, because this is exactly what I want!!! Ty ty ty and did I tell you ty🙃. And YES I LOVE Carolina Coop too!!! They are the BEST!!!
Thank you so much for your kind comment!
Thank you so much for making these videos. I am planning a chicken coop build and was going crazy with ideas and your videos simplified everything for me. I will definitely be using your ideas. Thank you again from TN.
Hopefully the project is fun and you enjoy it
Our dogs REALLY helped keep predators away from the property. The Aussie was a great territorial lil beast.
Our little Farm Dog has a big bark but she doesn't stay out a lot.
Great video and awesome coop. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 the nesting area is 2 feet off the ground correct?
Thanks for showing steps by steps from the ground up. I tried to build one but I just don’t know how to start. After I watched you built, and really give me the instruction and I dea. Thanks!
Hopefully it helps, feel free to ask questions along the way, we will do our best to help
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I love the helpful dog! 😅
She does good work!
Thanks for the great video. I love the look of the Carolina coops, unfortunately we can only get the really cheap coops here in Australia that are basically crap. Hopefully I can build one of these similar to yours.
The design works well, After a few years we have only made one slight modification and that was just so we can open the door with a foot of snow on the ground
I am halfway through a build and picked up some great info here. I’m stuck at the double doors. Did you ever make a video about how to make the doors with the ventilation door?
Thank You!
Yeah, We got lucky it did not pull the threads out no more than it was making contact.
Hi Sue & Ryan! We really enjoyed your great tutorial. We have a Little Homestead in central Virginia and after endless hours of research found the Carolina Coops the best design. We almost ordered the American Coop 6x12. They are super busy and it would take several months to get to our order. Also, they are quite expensive (of course, craftsmanship is great, then there is shipping, it all adds up). So I came across your videos which we want to use as a guide.
Could you give us an idea on roughly how many day/hours it took from start to finish? My hubby is very handy with tools and I will help a lot.
PS. We have the mandatory dog (Golden Retriever girl) who is super helpful!! 🐓🐓🐔😉
I believe if we had kept track we may have 2-3 8hr days with the two of us.
You did a fantastic job.
Do chickens roost in the run way up high on those beams that made the triangle with the rafters? Carolina coop usually block off the triangle with plywood to prevent them from roosting up there.
As for the hay kicking out of box, I noticed CC has a 3-4 inch tall board in front of the box.
Awesome DIY job.
We had one hen that would roost up there but not to big an issue, And yes we added a 1x4 across the bottom of the roost box and it made a huge difference.
I am building a coop and it is on very uneven ground. I ran 4x4 redwood for the base, and made it level, so at one end the 4x4 are almost 8in high off the ground. Then I started filling the gap with concrete that also holds down the predator screen. As that gap grew bigger, I realized there was no reason to keep the base level !! Only on the coop house itself, which the slope didn't change much. For the run part, you can step down the base and just using taller studs to level the TOP where the roof is. That is only what matters, not the base. It is probably best to also make this step at one of the 4ft marks so the screen doesn't have to zigzag down the stepped area.
Just wanted to give a tip to your viewers.
Good point, That is for sure a good way to go on uneven ground, Thank you for the idea
Hi there, I might have missed this in the video but is there any reason you went with the torx screws (toe screwing) vs nailing (toe nailing) for the general framing of the coop?
just watched your video. its really great thank you. when did you cut the windows and doors? and how did you do it?
I cut them as I went using a combination of the circular saw and a sawzall
Hi there! Y'all did a great job! My husband and I want to build a coop based off of Carolina coops as well. Love their design! Our issue is we have zero building experience lol. Do you think this is doable for us? My husband is pretty handy/smart, but again, we don't have experience. Any chance you made building plans/instructions for this?
We did not make plans but I suspect you could follow the videos for sure. If the two of you can operate a skill saw and drill you should be able to take your time and work through a project like this. Just remember to start level and plumb and stay as close to level and plumb as you can but at the end of the day try and have some fun doing the project, take a lot of pictures to remember the project and know the chickens will be perfectly happy even if it doesnt come out flawless.
How far off the ground did you build the coop? It is beautiful!
The coop is a little over 2ft off the ground this gives them room to play under it
How did you make the double clean out doors with the removable hinges? I am making a coop with this same design and was wondering what your plans were, it looks like it worked well for you!
We didn't worry about removable hinges so ours is just regular hinges. We could do a more in depth video on the doors if its helpful?
Looks great!! How many chickens would this coop hold? Thanks
This coop was designed for 15-20 chickens. We currently have 14 but we don't free range them much due to predators so we don't want to over crowd. We do make sure to provide lots of interesting snacks/activities for our birds to help keep them entertained in a smaller space because free ranging is limited. They love to dig through wood chips, most foods you would compost(not rotten, but things like greens off radishes, carrot tops, lettuce centers) or even a couple shovels of dirt to scratch through.
I’m planning this build and using your materials list. I see you have 85 2x4x12’s ? Is that accurate? Or did you mean 85 2x4x6’ which would be half?
I’m fixing to buy the material and I don’t see the 85 12’ 2x’s in the design.
Thanks for the great video and the great ideas!
We used about 58 12 footers, but we did use them liberally for trim and stuff. I think if one was on a budget they could probably thin down the materials more than we did
How do you do the triangle part that connects both 2x4’s
Would you tell me what the sq footage is on that? I’m raising 6 hens and aiming for 6x14’ I think that’ll be ok
The outside area is 192 square feet and the inside area is 48 square feet
Two things:
First, excellent job on your coop and a very informative video.
Second, I have to ask you how long it took for the egg to break in your pocket😁
Hi! We have 14 chickens so my husband is trying to build one big coop and this looks really nice. How much would you say the whole thing cost to build? Please and thank you.
Thats a tough one, I think when we built it a year ago we had around $1300 invested but but I just looked at 1/2 CDX locally here and it is $50 a sheet
@@aroundthehomesteadwithsuer3497 thank you. This is very helpful
Did you use treated CDX and treated 2x4x12?
We did not, use treated except for the bottom ground contact areas.
what color of red that is i like it
It was Bear stain from Home Depot and I think it was Barn Red
How many chickens xan fit in here?
We currently have 16 which is a very comfortable number. I think I would keep it around 20 if I were to add more. We only have one rooster so that helps reduce potential conflict. If you were to free range you could probably have a few extra but most of the year we can't really because of snow.
How many birds will this hold?
I think the rule of thumb is 1 foot of roost bar per bird, I suspect this could hold 20-30 birds if you wanted. We have 16-18 and it stays clean and has no smell
Can u fit 30 hens in their
technically you could no problem, I think that many may require you to change the bedding in the coop more often
So big a chicken coop, may be you need raise more chickens
Funny you should say that, The wife just purchased 6 more hens lol
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Should show as you are doing it not after that fact