Hey everyone if you have bought the plans and have a question or suggestions please email me at thirdcoastcraftsman@gmail.com. I will be able to get back to you much quicker that way. Thanks!

make sure you build it with 2 doors. if it has 4, it's a chicken sedan

I spent many years raising chickens. Other than the addition of potential predator controls, depending on the needs of your location, this may possibly be one of the best designed coops I've seen.

I've been a builder for many years and have seen quite a fair bit of sheds. The plans in ryan's package ukposts.infoUgkxB7IXYxLzb_Ichhe45zM3Im5xfEiSp9vB have some of the nicest looking sheds i've seen in a while.

This is just lovely. You are so skilled! I've kept chickens for seven years now, and one small thing I've had to adjust on my coop is the egg door. Mine used to drop down, like yours, but one day it was left open (by a child whose job it is to gather eggs) and a raccoon got in. Super sad. I changed my door to open up instead of drop down, so that it closes with gravity--even if we forget to latch it, it's much more difficult for a predator to get into when they have to push the door up while they scramble inside. It's less convenient for us, of course, but more mistake-forgiving. Edited after I watched the whole thing: I especially love the angled design for the roosts. Sometimes you really do need to be able to get into the coop! How cool.

GREAT design. No matter what coop a person is building this brings up so many important considerations and solutions. ONE suggestion... The access door to the nesting boxes. I'd chain it at both ends & the middle so it folded down into a low countertop where you could set things instead of having to hold it up w/ your leg. Again, GREAT design!

Bought the plans and built it this spring. It is really great. It took 3 of us about a week (all pretty much newbies) and it was a fun time together. Thank you!

Should do a one-year follow-up vid. After it's been through all the seasons.

The deep litter method is actually super beneficial for you and your chickens. The compost from it can be used in your gardens, and the plants love it

Of all the coop designs I've been researching for my husband to build, THIS is the one I choose!

When I first started raising chickens I had no idea what I was doing after the first year I do so deep into it and learned what chickens were about their Anatomy their food their exercise everything I lived on a 100 and 80.acher farm that I was renting the house from the farmer who is 75 years old I gained so much knowledge from this man it wasn't even funny but I ended up free-ranging the chickens which means when I went to work in the morning at 5 a.m. I open the coop door and they ran around all day and eight frogs and Grasshoppers and mice chickens will eat anything we have a small stream that ran through our land and that's where they got their water from but in their Coop I also had chicken feeders that I bought pellets for but because they were free-range they barely ever ate the pellets we had 20 chickens Easter Eggers.. black ostrolops..rhode island reds..plymouth rock..brahma..we even had bhanty roosters and hens.. I miss them all I miss having the eggs and I miss when I came home from work and all them and come running up to my truck from out of the fields no matter where they were at when they saw my truck coming down their driveway they all came running my driveway was a quarter-mile long Gravel Road

I don't even have any chickens and I enjoyed the video so much I watched it all the way through. You did an fantastic job on the design of that coop.

I am a novice of novices and started with only a hammer and nails. I built this whole plan in under a month, after work. I love it!!!!

This got to be the best chicken 🐔 built I have seen. I really like how everything looks and how easily it can be cleaned out. 😌👍💕🐓🐣🐤🐥

I used some of your ideas on our Coop/Run. We added a shed to the side of the coop for storage etc. Ours is not as fancy as yours lol. We made the wall go straight up above the Layer Door to enlarge the inside of the coop and add another roosting bar. We used sand on all surfaces adding refresher because even though it is safe for them to eat, the refresher is not supposed to be used alone but rather with bedding. Our plastic rakes of different sizes work great for cleaning out the coop and run. Sliding the rake a little sideways as raking gets all the small stuff. Our chicks are 5 weeks old and will free range on 2 1/2 fenced acres when ready but they love the coop and run.

I was raised in the city, office work. I am almost 75 and want to start raising chicken. This is wonderful, I hope we can start soon, we should all prepare with food and vegetables. Thank you for sharing

I love that you're using Sweet PDZ! When my husband and I were in Alaska, we built a coop and used the deep litter method, in part for the insulation properties. We used pine shavings and added to that every day. Instead of a droppings board, we built a litter box under the roosts that we filled with Sweet PDZ. Then twice every day, we used a kitty litter scooper to clean it out. That worked out pretty well for us and our 18 chickens. They are great fun. Thanks for sharing. It is a fantastic coop!

I'm buying these plans soon! I've paused on building a coop due to build design issues I have been studying. You invented the wheel I now dont have to invent myself. You did the homework to my dream lazy man chicken coop! Thank you!

Love the design and build and narration. My next one, will be stealing your ideas! One suggestion for the hardware cloth, if money is no object buy the black vinyl coated. If you want, you can spray paint the cloth black from the outside and it is amazing how it completely cuts the glare and makes it see through.

I love the design, The only thing I would do is put a piece of floor vinyl to prevent the wood from soaking up manure odors

The double man door for cleaning and the system of a droppings board below the roosts is brilliant. I also like the way you clean often. I tried the deep litter method. It can work but it’s definitely not as clean as it should be inside the coop. And when you do clean, it’s a hell of a mess. I’m setting up my second chicken operation now, five birds will be a good start for the backyard flock. Thanks for the tips.

Add Wi-Fi and voila, a guest suite for the in-laws. Love it!

Not sure if anyone made this suggestion but on your door to the nesting boxes. You could put a small piece of chain on the sides and small hooks on the sides of the door, So if you want to use the door as a "bench" (work bench not sitting bench) instead of using your knee you just grab the chain and hook it to the door, one side both sides and now your door will sit "workbench" level and you are free to walk about. If you want to drop the door all the way down, you just unhook the chain(s) and let it hang down. Just make sure you use chains of a material that hold up to the outdoor elements so it doesn't rust on ya.

My dad's nearly done building 👷‍♂️this coop! I'm sure our chickens 🐔will be grateful.

Finished building this beautiful coop & run about a month ago, my chickens & I love it!! Wonderfully thought-out design, easy to clean and the plans are foolproof. I swapped the side window for two more large shed windows on the back (facing into the run), and built my whole coop as a mirror image to this to better fit my property. Thanks @ThirdCoastCraftsman for your time making these videos and sharing your great design! Wouldn’t change a thing on mine.

Nice coop and great video. Sweet PDZ for Chickens 10# is $23 or so. Same thing for horses is $13 for 25# at Tractor Supply. Save some money. :)

this is probably one of the best coops I've ever seen! Great Job!

Never seen curtains on nesting boxes. Made me smile. Love the angled shelf idea too.

Your cleanliness is the best I've seen.

This coup is nice enough I could live in it myself.

I was raised in the country, but I’ve been a suburbanite my adult life. I’m ready to get back to my roots now. This is an amazing design, but I have to add that I like that it doesn’t look inviting to creepy crawlers. You don’t have to reach your hand anywhere dark and it’s easy to clean! I’m going to buy your plan and if I can’t get my bf and son to build it, I’m going to hire someone. Can’t wait! 😊😊😊

I believe this is the best thought out coop I have ever seen and hopefully this will be the one that I will get my son-in-law to build for me. I do have an idea about your kitty litter scoop because I used sand in my other coop I just taped a dowel rod to it and that way I was able to reach further without having to go into the mess and just shake it out, just like kitty litter.

My wife and I are think of raising chickens, and I want to build the coop myself. This is an excellent plan and video! Thank you for sharing.

Man this is an amazing looking chicken co-op and does not look too hard to build. Great job great colors.

Just bought the plans and can't wait to get started! We're beginners, but your plans are so detailed, and this project looks entirely doable with the videos. I'll post how it goes when we're finished in a few weeks!

I don't have chickens , but that looks like one smart attractive coop! The only thing I imagine different is a door on the other side too. It's beautiful ❣️🌹🌿

Best looking chicken coop/run I’ve seen, plus it has all the functionality. Great job!

You put a lot of thought into your design and it shows! Great coop!

Nice to see the follow up on the coop build. Very well laid out and built. I'll wager those are some very happy chickens. Obviously the hen at @13:51 thought so and was definitely backing up your story. Thanks again for the video.

That’s a real nice scoop dude. I like your focus to cleanliness. That’s some thing my wife and I strive for with our 30+ chickens. When it comes time to rebuild a coop I’ll definitely check your plans out and incorporate some of your ideas

Your coop is exactly what I intend to build as soon as our snow is gone. Thank you for a great tour of your ideas and hard work.

Great job on that coop Chris! I have seen many coop builds on YT and yours is one of the best! Enjoy your chickens & there is nothing like fresh eggs for breakfast! 👍👍🐓🐓🐓🐓👍👍

Thank you - this video is amazingly thorough and REALLY helpful in understanding all the nuances. Almost bought your plans but realized I was biting off more than I could chew! Gonna go for a smaller design.

Really, really, cool coop! Thanks for making this a separate video, it will really educate anyone looking to start raising hens. For some reason my current flock, it's my third, does not like to roost inside the coop. They roost out in the run, yet they go into the coop to get to the nesting box to lay. They are "weird" haha. Take care and have a good one, Adios! 🖐

Great job!! Beautiful coop!!

It's better than my house

I like your sand bedding and the poop board that’s so easy to clean. I’m designing my coop right now and I’m going to add these to mine. Thanks for the great video.

Just finished the coop this weekend. It's amazing so far! Took me a little longer than 3 weeks working on it when I could. It really turned out solid and amazing.

This is the best video on coop design principles I have watched (and I’ve seen dozens). This is fantastic. Thank you.

This is a REALLY WELL THOUGHT OUT and BEAUTIFUL DESIGN!!!

Very nice design! Love all the extra attention to keep your coop hygienic for their health and yours. 😍

This coop is perfect. This has really helped me with a chicken coop. Thanks

This is by far my favourite coop design!! ❤

I used to have chickens a few years ago and loved your thought process on this build looks like you used all the things you learned about chickens to build this coop if I decide to raise again I may get your plans just so I don't have to think everything through I think it will be well worth the money for the plans and thanks for the video.

Getting ready to start our run...the plans are great! We have been busy with the new chicks we ordered--and we are looking forward to housing them in this wonderful coop design!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Love this coop. In the research stage now. I’m gonna buy these plans and build it with the hubs. Thanks for sharing.

This is the most efficient and beautiful chicken coop I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙏🏽💗

I have your plans saved for when I have more room and can build a bigger coop and run - I think it's an excellent design that addresses a lot of construction and chicken-care issues and that my family will be able to build without much carpentry knowledge! I'd love to see an update video in the spring/summer to see how the coop handled the winter (e.g. the humidity/condensation comment from a few months ago). I'll be building in a colder environment than you but I think this could easily be winterized for this climate. Can't wait for more chicken videos!!

Just the coop ive been looking for! Thank You! This is perfect ! Thanks For the tips too!

I absolutely love it.

Beautiful design, but one thing that I’ve encountered before is during the winter you can get condensation on the bare metal on the inside and it will drip down. I’ve had this happen in my rabbit barn and chicken coop. I solved it by putting down 1/4” OSB and roofing felt under the metal. But the design is really well thought out IMHO. Well done!

dayuuum thats some state of the art chicken coop if ive ever seen any.

Very impressive! I’m so glad I watched your video before purchasing one. Thank you for sharing!

Love this coop. Bought the plans and built one. It looks so great and can't wait to move the chicks into it. Thank you for the great plans and videos.

This was definitely the most informativevideo I have watched and I absolutely love your design. Thanks so much for the tour,

Your design is awesome! So awesome, it motivated me to finally apply for the permit from the city and go for it! Just got your plans now that the permit is approved, and THEY ARE FANTASTIC!! You really put some time and effort into making those plans, and selling them cheap is super appreciated! Thank you Chris!!

Awesome, I’ll be getting your plans soon

This is so great. I love the design of both the coop and run. Well done!

Your design and build is awesome. Never thought of using sand but I will now. Thanks.

Just finished my coop using these plans. Turned out great. Thank you

My son has offered to build me a chicken coop. What a great find your how-to and walk-through videos are! I don't think I'll have to look any further, your plans are perfect for me in terms of size of the coop and all of the great features. Thanks for sharing your ideas and hard work with the world!

Just purchased the plans! I am so excited. I have been looking at all kinds of coops including my neighbors and this one tops them all. Plus it will be very special to make it myself. God bless you Chris!

Loved the chicken coop. Gonna show this idea to my husband and get it going

Really nice. Especially I like that the chickens also seem to have the possibility to run outside the coop and in contrast to many other YTers from the US the feeling, they always have to stick into their small coop.

Hi there. I love the design. I like the run and the hanging baskets. The baskets take that medicinal look out of the coop. The only thing I would have done is paint the run to match nesting side. You did a fabulous job. With those skills you could build these for people who want to get started and don't have the ability to do it themselves and get a few bucks too. Thanks for showing us this your a good man. Stay safe out there. Take care and God bless.

This is inspiring me to take action. Used to pick eggs at my Gandma’s and clean under the roost. Loved Granny but love your coop design more, I think she would too! Thanks for sharing.

Super Deluxe Coop! Thanks for sharing your smart design.

If I needed a coop this would be ideal. Good design and execution.

What a lovely and easy chicken house to care for. Like how easy it is to clean & maintain, brilliant thinking on design.

Best coop I’ve seen, gonna take note and do exactly this, thank you

Great job, I pray for a coop like this some day.

I love the cuteness of the design but the inside thought u designed is amazing.l..can’t wait to build it!!❤

purchased the plans last week. very detailed. nice job. money very well spent. I am on a limited budget so ill be buying a little at a time and hopefully building by late may.

Love your design and the features. I just purchased your plans and will be building in a month or so. Thanks for sharing!

This is the best plan I've seen yet. Especially the daily elimination of poop.

What a beautiful design. Thanks for the inspiration. I will build a new run this year. 💜💜💜

Love this design. Looks great. And is easy to clean. Thanks for sharing

This helped me and my second oldest son out a lot. Thanks, brother. God bless.

Probably the most thought out coups I have seen. Beautiful job...

Thank you for sharing this video. Best design I've seen yet and I'll be building it soon! All the best.

We showed your plans alongside others from books/internet to my brother-in-law, an engineer. He picked yours to help us out on our coop project over all of the others. Very organized. His only suggestion was to have a full and complete cut list in addition to the materials listed. We're at the painting stage now, and things look great!

After purchasing a different set of plans, I stumbled across a video on the walk through of this chicken coop on UKposts and decided on these plans. I must say these plans exceeded my expectations. The level of detail and thought put into the plans was remarkable. The plans were versatile and adaptable, allowing me to customize the design to meet my specific needs. I particularly appreciated the ease with which I could make minor modifications to suit my preferences, such as: slanting the boards on the upper perimeter above the dropping board where it attaches to the two coop walls, making cleaning the coop much easier. There were two brilliant features that I didn’t see in any other coop plans: the dropping board and the pull-down nest box door. The dropping board in this coop design makes all the difference in keeping the coop much easier to clean. I would rather clean up and remove droppings than simply add more bedding material on top of it (the deep litter method). It takes me all of about two minutes to clean the coop every couple of days. I used standard metal roofing panels from Lowe’s to cover the entire run. Lowe’s offers 36” wide metal panels in comparison to Home Depot’s 24” wide metal panels. If there was one small change in the plans that I would make it would be the orientation of the windows. I made them as stated in the plans. However, they are a pain to open and close, especially the far one. I wish I would have realized how much easier it would be to open and close them if I would have installed them in reverse so I could open and close them from the outside of the coop. This also would have allowed me to install the protective wire over the window screens on the inside of the coop. It took me a week to build the coop and a week to build the run. This includes using primer and exterior paint (leftover from our house that we had recently painted!) on the non-pressure treated wood. Overall, I am highly satisfied with the purchase and would recommend these plans to anyone looking to build their own chicken coop.

Thanks for the info on your design, sounds like a decent route clean and easy to maintain.

Greetings and thanks for the walk through. Looks like you've put a ton of nice features into this project. I hope and pray to get into chickening (my own word) this year, Yah willing. Your coop gives me some ideas. Thanks again!

I want to own chickens when we move and this is an outstanding design as well as a beautiful looking coop. Love it ❤

Nice setup for the chickens. Looks great and I'm sure those chickens appreciate it.

OMG! I'm in Love.🥰 I mean with this amazing chicken coop. It's genius! I'm going to take your advice and build the attached section larger. But other than that I think is perfect! Thank you for sharing your beautiful design.

Perfect design! Just what I've been looking for. When we moved into our house it had a converted shed made into a chicken coop. The one thing that I like about it is that they put vinyl flooring down which makes the floor really easy to clean and stay dry. Especially when the rain blows in when you leave the windows open.

I'm gonna be building my first coop in a couple of weeks. Gonna use your great designs. Thanks

We did this, IT'S FANTASTIC.