I've been working on building my first coop, and so far it's all from materials I already had. Most of it was from previous projects, but I found the galvanized pipe next to a dumpster a couple years ago.
First, I gathered the wood and metal that I had to work with;
Then I started seeing what I could put together with the metal, to make a frame;
I mounted the plywood, that would be the poop board and the base for the nest boxes and roost;
Next, I made the nesting boxes;
I mounted the boxes, and built a ramp;
I'm trying to figure out how I want to do the roof, door etc. but I figured it would be better to make the short end taller. It'll create more headroom for the chickens and for me.
That's almost all the materials I had, so I need to plan what I want to do ahead of time for the rest of it.
Progress is slow, but I'm still working on it. This is from today, 2-7-2012
First, I gathered the wood and metal that I had to work with;
Then I started seeing what I could put together with the metal, to make a frame;
I mounted the plywood, that would be the poop board and the base for the nest boxes and roost;
Next, I made the nesting boxes;
I mounted the boxes, and built a ramp;
I'm trying to figure out how I want to do the roof, door etc. but I figured it would be better to make the short end taller. It'll create more headroom for the chickens and for me.

Progress is slow, but I'm still working on it. This is from today, 2-7-2012