Thanks for sharing your costs. I have about $2000 budgeted for our new coop and was worried that would not be enough. How big is your coop and run? Ours is going to be 8' wide and about 28' long. I figure the roofing and the hardware cloth will be the most expensive parts. You have given me hope!Hubby said he doesn't have a clue until he looks at his receipts. I know it wasn't anywhere near what that Carolina coop would have cost me. He used 4x4s, and 2x4s all treated on the outside 19gauge rubber coated 1/4" hardcloth. We rented a 24" ditch digger and buried another roll of hardcloth 2' out and 2' underground as well. The coup was all 2x4's and 1/2' plywood on the bottom and on the inside we used the same smart barn wood siding from Lowes. It was 20.00 per sheet. We used 8 sheets. He just said maybe close to 1200.00. The hardware cloth was $180.00. 60.00 just to ship it.
All in all it was a third of a new coop that size. It took us about three weekends and a few hours each night. I did all the landscaping myself in less then 2 days. Under $250.00 with the bench. Best part is we are still married!
7 hens! They are two weeks old right now.
