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post #1 of 68
2/28/12 at 10:25am
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So i'm looking into buying this coop. I'll tell you the price after I get some responses. It's brand new, and they will deliver(for a fee) Just don't want to "overpay".

 

Thanks!

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post #2 of 68
2/28/12 at 10:30am
$50 cause you could build it your self for that and it looks small.
Edited by bingrancher - 2/28/12 at 11:15am
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post #3 of 68
2/28/12 at 10:32am

very nice coop, its not what we would pay but what you think its worth to you. if you are good with a saw and hammer you could make one but if not then pay what you think its worth. in the UK you could pay maybe £199 for that type. as you know ready made coops are not cheap. my coop cost me £50 in materials and a couple of days to put together. the most expensive part was the ply for the sides and roof.

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post #4 of 68
2/28/12 at 10:32am

$150-$175  because I don't built

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post #5 of 68
2/28/12 at 10:35am

When I am costing things out like this I look at multiple factors, things like - What is it made out of?  What are the dimensions?  Would I have a hard time finding any of the pieces to build one (ex: specific type of hardware/lumber/wire etc)?  Do I have the skills to make something similar?  Do I have time to make something similar?  Does it call to me or do I look at it and go "meh, it's ok"? 

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post #6 of 68
2/28/12 at 10:38am
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They want $400 plus delivery.

 

I will add that I am not a builder. I could build my own, but god knows how it would turn out! I wouldn't be able to add all the little doors and such if I did it myself.

 

I also placed an ad looking for someone to build me a coop, all the responses would be about $300-$400, PLUS materials, or more!. So that option isn't cheap either.

 

I really don't want to spend that much on one, but the "prefab ebay coops" are almost that much, and are a lot cheaper...

 

I'm still up in the air on it!

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post #7 of 68
2/28/12 at 11:04am

I'm new here but also looking to build a coop. That seems to be a really high price for a small coop. What part of the world are you in?

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post #8 of 68
2/28/12 at 11:11am
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Originally Posted by Countrychick8540 View Post

They want $400 plus delivery....



 

A rule of thumb, "Take the cost of materials and then double that cost to figure what labor could cost".

 


$400 so I'd figure $200 is for labor.  $20 an hour for 10 hours of work.  I don't see 10 hours of labor in that coop.  I don't see $200 of materials in the coop either.

Disclaimer:  I have not slept in any hotel recently nor am I a certified web lawyer.  Opinions expressed are by a cowpoke who believes the year is 1868.
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post #9 of 68
2/28/12 at 11:15am
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I am in Wisconsin. And everyone up here seems to think that they can charge whatever they want for coops! Since there's hardly ever any for sale.

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post #10 of 68
2/28/12 at 11:37am
Might try converting an ice fishing shanty or have a high school wood shop class build one
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