We Built Justin Rhodes' Chickshaw 2.0. How did it go?

in homesteading •  6 years ago 

We had a great response to this build. Not only the editing and video itself, but the build went great. Some people have commented on it as it is sitting out by the road with our chickens utilizing it. You can check out the video below along with other great information as well:

We built Chickshaw 2.0 with just a few changes. Join along as we show you how we built it.

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Nice! I'm planning on building the mini version next year when I add chickens to my homestead.

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I'm looking forward to seeing how you make it. Thanks so much for watching!

I've seen this thing in Justin Rhodes' videos, and I've wondered how well it works. I'll be sure check back for updates.

Also, I thought you did an awesome job on the video! If you don't mind me asking, what camera and editing software do you use?

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Thank you very much! We are trying DTube out to see what results we can get from it. I currently use a Canon Rebel T5 as our main camera and iPhone as backup. This particular video was all shot on the Canon. Editing software is Adobe Premiere Pro.

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This is cool, although before coming to this blog, I was not aware of the term Chickshaw, googled and got nothing but by here now I know its like a rickshaw for chickens.

Pretty cool build and makes sense having a mobile chicken coup. The bigger wheels will make it easier to move on uneven ground. It looks like a fairly easy build as well and the chickens adjusted to it very quickly.

Yes, it was a pretty easy build. Just took time. His plans do a pretty good job of keeping it that way. Thanks so much for watching!

That was a fantastic video. Well shot, edited, and the music was cool. The actual chickshaw is just great. So practical. About the thing about the roof edge, I guess that is some sort of rubber frame.
It is a blessing to be able to build things like those who have, to have the skills and the tools. Just a blast.
I have a question regarding the eggs: is it profitable? when you balance the cost of raising the hens, their food, etc and the cost of eggs in the market (I have no idea how much they cost), is it a good thing economically to produce your own eggs?
Keep building

Thank you for the kind words. Eggs, as a "business" by themselves aren't really profitable. Having a few chickens and just selling your surplus basically just makes you a couple of dollars. But, if you add them to an already profitable product, it can work out well. For example, if adding your eggs to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) system, they can pay off. Such as a pastured poultry CSA, selling chicken at ~$4/lb and eggs at ~$4/dozen, it can pay off. Hope that made sense. Thanks so much for commenting and watching!

Sure, it does. Thanks for the extra info.
I asked not so much in terms of the business aspect, but in terms of the family budget and the relation with market prices.
In venezuela the prices of items such as eggs or poultry went so high it was adviced to just raise your own chickens, but then the prices of the birds food went so high it would be cheaper to just buy them (chicken, eggs) from the market.

Man, we often see a lot of step-by-step tutorials and DIY stuff around the platform but is really rare to see a video so well explained, edited and thorough as this one, it shows how close you are with your audience and that makes the quality of the video grow a lot, the final product is so cool, thanks for sharing!


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I do not know why, but the video was very relaxing, the way you worked in the house for the roosters was very useful, you are very employee