Getting the pallets: $1 each at the local green recycling/compost place. Free found stacked down at our local lake and with permission of the county commissioner. Free from my work, our hospital gets from 2-5 per day. Pallets are more easily taken apart with a wrecking saw and a nails in wood...
Our First Coop: With little building experience and a plan modified and borrowed from TSC my DH and I began our coop building venture.
The finished product. Something old - the crate and pallets used for a porch and steps. Something new the coop itself. Something borrowed the dog kennel panels...