A Mobile Chicken Coop One Person Can Actually Move
Get the full ChickShaw 5.0 chapter out of Homestead Builds: detailed illustrated steps, cut lists, and mitered-cut diagrams.
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What is in the free download
The complete ChickShaw 5.0 chapter, printable, with every step photographed.
It cleans itself
The droppings fall through, so you are not shoveling out a coop every week.
One person, up to 40 birds
No tractor and no second set of hands. You pick up the handles and walk.
Version 5.0 is the easy one
Easier to build and stronger than earlier versions, with over 20 refinements. Every step is photographed, so no construction experience is required.
Who is handing you these plans
I am Justin Rhodes. My family and I raise our food on our farm in western North Carolina, and I have been designing and rebuilding this coop out on our own pasture for years, through five versions.
The ChickShaw exists because I got tired of coops that took two people and a tractor to move. Version 5.0 is what we actually use every day.
The ChickShaw is one of twelve
The ChickShaw chapter came out of Homestead Builds, the book I wrote with Chris Slattery. Twelve essential structures for an abundant homestead, with the most affordable option for each one, no fluff, and a video class on how to actually use the plans. Digital plans download immediately and the physical book lays flat while you work.
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Want to watch us do it
We film the farm year round on Abundance Plus, including the builds, the livestock, and the mistakes. There is a free trial at abundanceplus.com if you want to look around.