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The ultimate backyard chicken coop

Name: The ultimate backyard chicken coop
Uploaded: 2024-11-14T17:28:44+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Justin Rhodes
Description: In this DIY presentation, the creator showcases an all‑in‑one chicken tractor designed for backyard use. The coop measures 8 ft long by 2 ft tall…

14 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this DIY presentation, the creator showcases an all‑in‑one chicken tractor designed for backyard use. The coop measures 8 ft long by 2 ft tall, fitting precisely over a raised garden bed and providing a portable shelter for up to 12 chickens. Constructed from cedar 2×4s ripped into 2×2s and half‑inch wire mesh, the design includes three perches, an optional door, eye bolts at each corner for easy towing, and a roof‑wall‑fence integrated into a single structure, eliminating the need for a separate net. The speaker emphasizes the coop’s versatility, ease of building, and ease of use, positioning it as the “ultimate” solution for backyard poultry keeping.

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The ultimate chicken coop, a do-it-yourself chicken tractor. It's versatile, it's easy to build, it's easy to use. No doubt this is the ultimate backyard chicken coop. The chicken tractor's middle perch becomes the prop. 8 feet long, measured to fit exactly on our raised bed. It's also a good length of a garden bed if you were to use it for that. Notice I covered it 3/4. It only needs to be 2 feet tall. I mean, chickens are only this tall. It does have the optional door, 3 perches, so 12 birds could fit comfortably in there. This is cedar wood, 2x4s ripped in half, so all these are 2x2s. We used half-inch wire mesh. We do have eye bolts at every corner so that we can hook our cable and pull this thing. This is a new design. A lot of people wanted the door to this. You don't have to have the door. One cool thing about this thing is it can be all in one. You don't need a net around it. It's its roof, it's its wall, it's its fence, it's just everything.