$46 hen house

[duckidaho]

We built a hen house for $46 dollars. We salvaged an old scraped tool shed with no roof, windows, or door. We moved it from a neighbors house. We bought plywood and hinges and built the roof and door. We bought to old frame windows from a salvage yard. My friend has some roofing shingles we can put on left over from another project. We might paint it just as a luxury to make it look cute.

Chicks arrive in 10 days.

 

[hensdeliverthegoods]

That's awesome! Congratulations on your ingenuity and hard work. The new chicks will have some great new digs to call home.

 

[NancyDz]

Looks good, the only thing I would add is some ventilation . They need some air flow.


What kind of chicks are you getting??


Nancy

 

[duckidaho]

We were thinking of drilling 20 1/4 holes near the top for ventelation on each side. Is that enough? We are getting Barred rocks, opingtons, araucanas, and leghorns.

 

[birdlover]

You'll need more than that in the summer (if it gets really hot where you live). See if you can't get windows that you can open and put hardware cloth on the inside to keep predators out when you leave them open.

 

[AtRendeAcres]

 

[duckidaho]

Oh ya, the windows open. No problem there.

 

[bigzio]

Insulation will do wonders to keep it cool during summer and warm during winter. The metal sheds can really heat up during hot sunny days.

Nice job!

bigzio

 

[duckidaho]

What's the easiest/cheapest way to insulate? Straw bales on the outside walls? Other suggestions? We were worried about that part of having a metal shed.

 

[mmtillman]

Cool!!

Good job on coop!! Feels good to save money , huh??

And you are getting the exact birds I choose , too!!! Mine arrive April 2

I wanna see the finished coop when your chickens are moved in !!!