A question for all:

[noahsmom]

This is for 6 chickens. I typically have odds and ends lying around the shop, so if I needed a brick for under the coop leg, I did not need to buy it. It is based upon the Purina Mills plans, free on the internet. I did not include nesting boxes since they won't need them until they start to lay at around 24 weeks of age. The most expensive item on this list, if you cannot find it cheap, are the shingles. New shingles could run $60.00 easily at $30 or so a bundle.

I see that it is not $200, but it is close.


4 sheets 7/16 osb 48.00
12 2 x 4 24.00
shingles at ReStore 5.00
100ft roll of fencing 65.00
staples 6.00
mismatched paint 5.00
5 8' fence posts 20.00
5 gal bucket 1.00
nipples 4.00
pvc pipe lying around
feeder built from scrap
hardware (hinges, etc) 15.00
50 lb feed 15.00
6 chicks 12.00
50 feet 2 foot chicken wire 10.00
J clips on hand
pine shavings 7.00
Nails and screws on hand
Total 237.00

Chris

This is great, and you might even be able to wheel and deal somewhere like craigslist to find some odds and ends to save even more!
Would definitely work for someone who wants to have a small operation of chickens just starting out. I couldn't wrap my mind around how you got $200 but you for sure proved my skepticism wrong!