25 thoughts on “How I Built My Chicken House”

  1. I love your design. You did a top notch job explaining how you built it.
    Anyone could follow your conversation to build their house. I learned a
    few things to add to my plans. I did catch one thing you might want to
    modify on your design on the roof. Being a ex-roofer, I noticed your
    shingles are very close to the wood. Water coming down a roof will leach
    backward up underneath and can rot the wood. I would take 1/2 a shingle
    and slide it under the edge of the roof and leave it out away from the roof
    edge by 1 inch. This will protect your facer boards. Just a thought.
    Thanks

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  2. wonderful job. I have to built one this Spring. So I wanted to get some
    tips from you.
    excited to be back and wacthing videos again. Hoping your not buried in
    snow.

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  3. I have watched your video several times. I live in South Louisiana and
    learned to tape and float sheetrock after Hurricane Katrina flooded my
    home. I am planning to make a coop for the two little Bantams that my
    brother gave me. Now they are living in a tarp covered 5 foot tall dog pen.
    Thank you for such an encouraging video.

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  4. My sister has about 30 and everyday she spends at least 30-45 minutes just
    sitting in the pen and watching them. A lot of “chicken pen politics” go
    on. You’d be amazed at their little chicken society. They really do have a
    pecking order!!

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  5. Just wondered where this is? There doesn’t seem to be any concessions made
    to the weather. I live in St. Augustine, fl. and am ready to build and like
    your design, but wonder about ventilation and insulation. Do you get any
    temp. extremes where you are.? If you are close enuf to me could I come
    visit if I get in a bind?

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  6. I am not doing anywhere at good as you – this is sooo frusterating never
    having done anything like this before – can you tell me how is the door
    made.. do you have 2×4 on the backside?

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  7. holy moley, you are an inspiration and def a motivator! I’ve been trying to
    work out in my mind a design for my little gardens that will conserve water
    IN the garden instead of it running out to the yard. compared to this
    project, mine is minor!

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  8. imstillworkin, you have a beautiful chicken house, why it is nice enough to
    be used as a bug out retreat:) Very nice workladyship, and it does help.
    God bless you and yours !

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  9. The wood has been treated to resist rotting while it is exposed to the
    elements outdoors. They call it “salt treated wood”.

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  10. I’ve thought that this design could be used for something like that. The
    storage area could be used as a loft for a bed and there’s enough room for
    most essentials in there.

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  11. Thank you, the hard part was figuring out just how I wanted that chicken
    house and where I wanted it. I’m happy to say that I don’t have any
    regrets. It’s worked out nicely and it’s close enough to the house that I
    can keep an eye on the chickens.

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  12. Out of square after the fact ain’t so bad but out of square while you’re
    doing it sure makes life hard, lol.

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  13. Hmmm…guess we’re all getting our education via utube!! I did the exact
    same thing the other day when I was sewing some maternity pants for my
    daughter…heeheee….I was cutting down a ready made pair of pants and
    sewing a belly band to them and stopped and got on utube to see how it was
    finished out. Worked perfectly!! Oops…we’ve let our little secret out
    now…..

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