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    We are cute, but what will we grow up to be?

    Chick #2 looks exactly like my red sex-links when they were that size. The others I have no clue though.
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    Show off your small or cheap made coop

    Heres mine! Dimension are about 5.5' x 3.5'. Made from recycled pallets, OSB, and other recycled/cheap materials for around $170. Currently houses six 6-week old pullets (we will add a detachable run in the next month or so).
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    Woohoo- my finished (for the most part) pallet coop

    Did a bit more decorating, I'm planning on doing some white stencil accents later :) Also named the girls! From left to right (on the pictures above): Antoinette, Blanche, Josephine, Rouge, Sylvie, Charlotte (yes we intentionally named the darkest chicken "white" and the biggest white chicken...
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    Hutch brooder/coop - using 2 Ware Chick-n-Hutches - Evolution of the Chicken Master Plan!

    Awesome story ;) Love the narrative style!
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    Can you get into your run?

    It may make it difficult to get your chickens out, or clean out the run if you have no access to it (unless your chickens are very well trained)
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    Woohoo- my finished (for the most part) pallet coop

    After about four weeks of collecting pallets and assembling this coop- it is finally finished and the chickies are outside 24/7! It isn't perfectly straight, or very fancy, but it gets the job done, and doesn't detract from the look of the yard. In a few more weeks (or paychecks) I will start on...
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    Pallet Coop Progress!

    Almost finished! I still have to secure the roof somehow, and cover some of the gaps with wood/chicken wire. Here it is with the first coat of primer :) I can't decide what color to paint it though- I'm thinking either blue or yellow. Running total is $50- already had the paint and most of the...
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    Pallet Coop Progress!

    Todays progress! Covered most of the walls with OSB, covered the roof with OSB and primed it (The prime is just to seal it for a week or two until I buy the corrugated tin for the roofing). The hinges have been installed for the nestbox lid- now I just need to figure out a locking mechanism...
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    Pallet Coop Progress!

    New progress today! Added the finished exterior nestbox, and will probably try to install the roof this evening!
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    Pallet Coop Progress!

    Starting to look like a coop now! This is my 5.5' x 3.5' recycled wood pallet coop. So far the running total is $25, and about 90% of the materials were free or re-used. I finally have all four walls up, a frame for the roof, doors installed, and am almost finished building the exterior nest...
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    Building a chicken coop inexpensively

    Try to find wood pallets from stores for free. I am almost finished with a 5.5' x 3.5' coop for 6 hens, and have only spent about $25 so far for a few misc. things (hinges, locks, a couple 2x4's, and 8x4 pice of OSB, etc.). By the time the coop is finished, I will have spent less than $100, as...
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    The start of my new pallet coop!

    Believe it or not, that is the flattest area in the entire yard . . . it is very steep, but we make the most of it :) I just dug the legs into the ground to level the coop- for some reason the angle of the first picture makes the legs look crooked though.
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    The start of my new pallet coop!

    Hey guys! I'm new here and have been lurking for a few weeks while planning a chicken coop for my 6 red sex-link chicks :) The hubby works at a well known home improvement store, and happens to get free pallets from work occasionally. So far this coop has only cost us about $20, and I'm hoping...
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