Chicken Coop Tour

The Rugged Homestead will be getting 6 day-old chicks next month so I built a coop to house them when they're ready. In this video I take you on a tour of the coop, showing the design and feature highlights. The coop itself is 4 ft. wide by 4 ft long,with a 4x6 run attached to it. The chickens will also be given the freedom to range a 15 ft x 15 ft area outside of the coop, and possibly have access to the yard as well. That we'll see when the time comes. The coop was build with 2x3 wood using pocket hole joinery. It was based on a combination of designs from a coop called Chez Poulet by Heather Bullard and the features from the coops built by Carolina Coops. I put my own twist on their designs. There should be plenty of ventilation for the chicks in the coop and lots of safety features to keep predators at bay. The coop wasn't built from plans but rather out of my head from looking at the images I saw on the respective sites. Much of the lumber is reclaimed wood I had around from other projects. Heather Bullard: http://heatherbullard.com/2010/03/our-chicken-coop/ Carolina Coops: CarolinaCoops.com Share this video! https://youtu.be/NeiABRV3qco Subscribe to my channel for more great homesteading ideas http://www.youtube.com/user/ruggedhomestead?sub_confirmation=1 LET'S CONNECT! Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ruggedhomestead