23 thoughts on “Building a chicken coop – DIY tutorial”

  1. Hi, I just downloaded the plans for this coop but there is no supply list. coul anyone tell me what is needed and how much to buy

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  2. So very helpful! Greatly appreciated. Thank you Mr. Caden. If I can’t get my husband to make this for me, I do believe I can do it all by myself!

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  5. I just built this coop, I only built the coop part as I have a large run area fenced off already. My cost for lumber and hardware was about $50. I worked on it after work and it took about 6 hours to build. The plans are pretty good considering the price, however, they do leave out several important details, how to install the nest box, (I modified there intention as It didn’t seem stable enough for me) The size of the door (yes easy to figure out but hey they are plans).

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  7. i built mine, however, minutes after i finished, it simultaneously combusted and killed all 5 chickens, do u have any chicken coop insurance plans?

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  10. at 3:51 you say the back wall pieces are cut from (?) “12 and a half inch plywood”? what exactly does that mean? which thickness? thanks

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  11. In your down-loadable book is there plans for a bigger version of this chicken coop? I am planning to house 10 Rhode Island Reds and love this design.
    Thanks Rachel

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  13. Very informative video! Thanks for sharing this to the community 🙂 By using those diagrams and watching this video, any person can easily set up a durable chicken coop in no time.

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  14. just asking, on your website do we have to buy it or just down load it? if i just have to download it were i could not find it. thanks!!

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  15. Thanks! I appreciate how you explain how to build a coop and show pictures, as well. You speak clearly so we can understand. We built a small coop, but it would’ve been helpful to have a diagram. Now it’s time for us to make a larger coop. This helps a lot!

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  16. Hi Lineagejunkie
    A perch is not essential. The main thing for a chicken is to be above ground, which the roost is. However, it is more natural for a hen to sit on a perch and all this needs to be is a bit of an old branch laid on the roost floor, or a rounded off piece of 2″x2″ which can be attached either to the floor or to the walls. This can be placed upto a few inches above the floor.

    Karl Caden

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  17. Hi Glynbrain.
    The image at 3:56 is the rear wall of the roost which is attached directly to the main frame either by screws or nails.
    You can actually download these plans and more at no cost from chicken kit .com or you can click on the link above.

    Hope that helps
    Karl Caden

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  18. I could see the roost in the diagram at 3:56 but not how it was fixed or how close to the rear wall it was. Could someone give me an approximation please.

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  19. Im just wondering, is there enough room inside the coop, for a perch to go across for them to roost on? I cant really see the dimensions of the inner part of the coop to see if that can be added inside. Thanks!!!

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  20. this is awesome! My husban dan dI have decided to add some chickens to our growing family and this is an easy to follow instruction video! LOVE the results too!
    As soon as I get a chance I will post a video of our finished chicken coop for a visual for the rest of you. Thanks for having this detailed description on youtube!

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