Are you new to raising chickens and need help choosing to build or buy a coop? this video will give you all the basic info you need to decide and how to take. You've never seen a chicken coop like this before! watch me build it! come along with me as i take logs from the forest and build this awesome mobile chicken.
Attach the 2×4 perch to the ends of the supports with more screws. place the nesting boxes on top of the perch supports. screw through the box sides and into the posts, as shown. install the egg retrieval door, with its hardware, on the sidewall, then fasten the sidewall to the coop with 1 5 8 inch screws. This is our diy backyard chicken coop with building plans. in this video we explain how to build it, why we built it the way we did and how it fits in to our. Roof trusses. 6 x 32”x3”x2” @ 45 degree angle. take two roof trusses (battens) and screw them together through the 45 degree angle to create triangles (without bases). this creates your roof trusses, once you have made all three screw them into the coop frame directly above the vertical battens. step 2: fix ridge rail. A good rule of thumb is a minimum of 5 square feet per bird if your flock is fully confined and few in number. if you have a large flock, you can figure 8 square feet per bird. again, this is for birds confined to the building proper. if you have a yard for them to be in, you can adjust the room needed for your building.
Roof trusses. 6 x 32”x3”x2” @ 45 degree angle. take two roof trusses (battens) and screw them together through the 45 degree angle to create triangles (without bases). this creates your roof trusses, once you have made all three screw them into the coop frame directly above the vertical battens. step 2: fix ridge rail. A good rule of thumb is a minimum of 5 square feet per bird if your flock is fully confined and few in number. if you have a large flock, you can figure 8 square feet per bird. again, this is for birds confined to the building proper. if you have a yard for them to be in, you can adjust the room needed for your building. Pre assemble the run. clamp the run side frames to the coop front frame vertical (s) keeping them tight against the side frame front vertical (c). again, pre drill holes and secure the frames together with lag screws. attach the run front frame between the two run sides. step 5. Cut the vertical and horizontal supports for both front and back frames. attach them using exterior construction screws for a sturdier build. use 2×3 lumber for the walls to provide strength and stability. when cutting the beaded plywood panels for the interior walls, use a jigsaw for best results.
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