When I was a kid, my grandfather had about 30 hens in an enclosed coop (1970's) and supplied the neighbourhood with fresh eggs (for a modest price). When I had kids of my own, was living "in town" and heard them refer to a squirrel as a "wild animal", I thought "Hmmm... these kids need more...
I have access to a ton of pallets in good condition, and would like to build my next coop (for about 6 hens) out of pallet wood. Does anyone have any design plans? Has anyone made a pallet coop? :)
Building of Sheila's coop
It took a while to build. We used 2 palettes for the base one 8x4 and one 4x4. I used left over logs to attach the corners, then covered it with wood from other palettes. The building is roughly framed with 2x4's. My husband couldn't wait for more palettes.
When more...
This page is under construction and will change as I get further into the build.
So we got into chicken's for the first time this year. My son is 7 years old and my wife and I thought it would be a good time to introduce him to what its like to have responsibility. All of the wood for my coop...