Justin RhodesAbundant Permaculture, LLC · Boss

Can't we just have a pretty coop?

Name: Can't we just have a pretty coop?
Uploaded: 2024-12-08T16:00:19+00:00
Duration: 4 s
Channel: Justin Rhodes
Description: In this short dialogue, Speaker A proposes building a visually appealing yet functional chicken coop, dubbed the “Pretty Shop.” Speaker B agrees on the…

8 Dec 2024 · 0 min

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In this short dialogue, Speaker A proposes building a visually appealing yet functional chicken coop, dubbed the “Pretty Shop.” Speaker B agrees on the condition that the coop remains mobile. The conversation outlines the coop’s aesthetic elements—gabled, shingled roof matching the house, trim‑frame windows, siding—and practical specifications: 4 ft × 4 ft floor plan supporting up to 24 chickens (the speaker has housed 30), chrome 26‑inch wheels with 13 in clearance, wire mesh, 1‑inch perches, and a milk‑crate‑style floor that lets dirt fall through. The coop can be moved on wheels, attached to a hitch for pasture rotation, or placed in a permanent run. The speakers emphasize that beauty and practicality can coexist in a mobile chicken housing solution.

The beautiful one come to me and said, can't we just have a pretty coop in our yard?
And I said, okay, it's a deal, but it still has to be mobile.
It needed to be practical too. I understand you want some beauty. Gabled roof, you could also make it shingles, match your house. Trim frame windows, siding, chrome wheels, 26-inch wheel, 13 inches off the ground. Don't go for the cheap wheels. It's a 4-foot by 4-foot floor plan, so hold up to 24 chickens. I've had as many as 30 in there. Wire mesh, I put 1-inch per perches in there too. So the floor is the perches, a classic milk crate design opening in the front of the milk crate. Dirt falls through the bottom. Now I have this in a permanent run, moving around in here, but it's on wheels. If we moved, it could move. I could move it outside, take it out on pasture. Place where you can attach a hitch if you want to hook it up to a machine. There you have it. Build the Pretty Shop. You need something pretty, something that holds up to 24 chickens, and something that's still very practical.