PVC hoop coop really strong enough?

[suzeeg]

I posted several pics of my pvc chicken coop. Its been up for several years and I have never had any problems with it. The wind blows right through it so there is nothing for the wind to pick up and destroy. I also have it where I can move it if I want to. Search for "My PVC Chicken Coop Project" by me Suzee G.

 

[suzeeg]

I posted several pics of my pvc chicken coop. Its been up for several years and I have never had any problems with it. The wind blows right through it so there is nothing for the wind to pick up and destroy. I also have it where I can move it if I want to. Search for "My PVC Chicken Coop Project" by me Suzee G.

 

[kyflock]

Finally decided on cattle panel... We'll get started this week. I'll post some pics when we're done! This one's practice b/c after we finish we have to build 2 more! haha!

 

[ChicKat]

Looking forward to your pictures!!

 

[TheDownyChick]

Do you have any pictures yet?

 

[Island Roo]

I've built hoop structures with poly pipe and pvc in the garden and cattle panel for the chickens. Cattle panel is easily the strongest structure against the elements and offers better protection for medium to large predators that might try to use force to gain entry. Mine is mainly for summer use - I've seen some that have collapsed under heavy snow.

I started with ideas from this thread (a picture of mine on page 31)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/172799/our-hoop-house-chicken-tractor

I borrowed ideas from this site too - like the 2" abs pipe cut in half for skids. Makes the hoop house easer to move.
http://www.localharvest.org/blog/34657/category/Construction

 

[ChicKat]

I've built hoop structures with poly pipe and pvc in the garden and cattle panel for the chickens. Cattle panel is easily the strongest structure against the elements and offers better protection for medium to large predators that might try to use force to gain entry. Mine is mainly for summer use - I've seen some that have collapsed under heavy snow.

I started with ideas from this thread (a picture of mine on page 31)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/172799/our-hoop-house-chicken-tractor

I borrowed ideas from this site too - like the 2" abs pipe cut in half for skids. Makes the hoop house easer to move.
http://www.localharvest.org/blog/34657/category/Construction

Cool ideas - thanks for the links.

 

[kyflock]

okay so I just found this thread from a long time ago... I don't have pics but wanted to update.

We have 1 8 by 8 coop for the chickens, and 1 done with just 1 cattle panel that's about 4 by 8 for the guineas. We had some SERIOUS predator problems... they were able to get through everything, tarp, asphalt roofing, wood floors, bent the metal hinges to get through the side of the door...

But the ONE thing they couldn't get through for us was the cattle panel roof... which my husband also put chicken wire over. We're thinking of turning our 4 by 8 one into a tractor, or starting over with a tractor for a second flock.

Also - after losing the roofing materials on top of the wire we've just had tarps... and I think they honestly work as well as an expensive roof...

We like this structure so much we're planning on eventually building 3 more large ones without floors or fronts for stock shelters.

 

[Kaiyum]

I started a new poultry farm. I am facing problem in building strong coop. I search on the web and I found the site http://urbancoopcompany.com/product/round-top-chicken-coop/ this site made backyard chicken chop. But I have no idea about their backyard chicken coop quality. Before buying backyard chicken coop from them I want sure about their chicken coop quality. If anyone has any idea about the site then please reply me. And also please inform what are the things I should judge before buying or making a chicken coop.

 

[ChicKat]

I started a new poultry farm. I am facing problem in building strong coop. I search on the web and I found the site http://urbancoopcompany.com/product/round-top-chicken-coop/ this site made backyard chicken chop. But I have no idea about their backyard chicken coop quality. Before buying backyard chicken coop from them I want sure about their chicken coop quality. If anyone has any idea about the site then please reply me. And also please inform what are the things I should judge before buying or making a chicken coop.

Hi Kaiyum,

You really came to the right place to find out about your chicken needs...BYC has all the answers. One thing that you may want to do is type in chicken coops on the search bar at the top and pop up LOADS of postings that will give you more choices than you ever wanted to think of....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/9/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance Here are 400,000 posts for you.

In some ways a coop is as personal as a personal computer or a car...You need to itemize your needs and criteria.
How many chickens do you plan to keep? Will you be breeding them? What restrictions do you face...is extreme heat a problem? is extreme cold something to deal with? Do you want to move the coop around to new grass from time to time? Do you want to repaint yearly etc.?? Are predators a threat in your area?

Every chicken keeper you talk to will give you different views.

Here are some criteria that work for me.
1. I can assemble it myself
2. I can move it myself
3. Predator proof
4. Easy to clean
5. Easy to maintain

I went the route of plastic so I don't need to paint and refinish yearly. My advice to anyone would be to use one that has a slide out poop tray and on the tray use PDZ
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/621363/poop-board-convert-warning-graphic-gross-poop-pictures

The spoiledChicken did such a good job with this explanation, that in the first dozen discussions you get the gist -- then people seemed to be reasking questions and she graciously kept repeating the answers.

Because I am going to be breeding Cream Legbars, I prefer many smaller houses and runs to one giant enclosure, I want to know the exact parentage of all the chicks - or at least one parent if I get eggs or chicks from someone and then as time goes past I will close the flock and keep my own pedigress...

Snaplock has some plastic coops that are insulated, and the design is savvy -- The legs give more ground space to the chooks, and the same design for legs fits both the small and large coop.
You are so smart to investigate and ask the questions. Biggest thing -- make sure raccoons, coyotes, foxes, neighbor dogs, hawks etc. cannot get to your chickens.....

http://snaplockchickencoops.com/chicken-coop-pictures.html

ETA - they are light weight -- 45 - 65 pounds I would guess...and I left one on a table -- we had one of those prairie windstorms whipping up -- what 45-50MPH winds and it blew off the table. (it wasn't occupied at the time) -- It was undamaged...but it was weird to see it blown. Wind is strange here. Subsequently, attached to a set of legs, and placed inside a cattle panel chicken run--- (hooped)-- it hasn't blown since.