Subscribe for new episodes:www.youtube.com Allen talks about how important it is to make sure that certain aspects of your property, like your poultry pens, are ready for a potentially harsh winter. Have a question for Allen? He’ll be checking in regularly, so be sure to leave your comments and questions below. A farm wouldn’t be a farm without animals. From sheep to chickens to donkeys, there are a lot of helping paws, claws and hooves at P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home Retreat. In 2009, inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry, Allen Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds of domestic poultry. P. Allen Smith is an award-winning designer and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith’s Garden Home, P. Allen Smith’s Garden to Table and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens. More from Allen:www.youtube.com
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Chicken Coop Tear-down: Finished ~ 15 Mar 2012
The roof and sides of the old open-air, covered chicken coop/pen is down. The building of the new hen house outside the pen has since begun!
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Polyface Pen Dolly Construction Plans
This pen dolly is used to move Polyface style chicken pens (tractors). The width is 4 feet. The tires are 7 1/2″ and the axle is a 1/2″ bolt. The length of the handle should be not more than 6′. The one in the video is 7′ and it was too tall so the wooden board was added. The kink in the handle should be at about 4′ and could be kinked a bit more than is shown in the video. The material used is 1/2″ black iron pipe (used for some gas and fire sprinkler applications) available at most all plumbing supply stores.
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Polyface style Chicken Pen Construction
This is a walk around of the construction of a Polyface Chicken Pen. The complete cut list and a picture of the various parts can be found at www.henselfamilyfarms
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First Chicken Pens in Use
Polyface style chicken pens for Pastured Poultry at Hense Family Farms
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Backyard Chickens: Tour de Coops
For more Stories, Food News, and Cooking Fresh videos, visit cookingupastory.com Here in Portland we like to do things a little different. Here we also have backyard chicken tours. Now in its sixth year, Growing Gardens hosts Tour de Coops. This event gives people an opportunity to see whats involved in raising backyard chickens, get ideas for different types of coops to build or buy, and ask questions from those that know.
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Cheap Chicken Coop Designs (Chicken Coops Pens)
Get Cheap Chicken Coop Designs here tinyurl.com When starting a chicken coop construction project, the most important thing to remember is that prior planning is vital to your success. You can save hours of time, and also plenty of money, by planning with precision exactly what you want your coop to be like, how many chickens you intend to keep in your coop, and what kind of chickens you intend to raise. Keep in mind that the whole point of the coop is to give your chickens a place to live. So don’t skimp on the planning stage or try to cut costs with cheaper materials. A well-constructed chicken coop is key to having healthy happy chickens who will lay you lots of delicious eggs. Building the coop off the ground is also an excellent idea, as it will not only stop water from flooding the floor of your coop, but it will keep out snakes and weasels. To allow your chickens easy access, you can build a chicken door off the ground with a ramp leading up to it. Once you’ve planned out everything to a full extent, then you can get started on constructing your coop. Don’t skimp on the materials, because the better quality ones you use, the more sturdy your coop will be. At the same time, don’t be afraid to re-use others’ discards. Local recycling centers can be great places to find cheap quality construction materials. If you’ve planned out your chicken coop construction before you began, then the actual construction process should be fairly easy and fun. This is why having a …