any cheap siding ideas for my chicken coop?

[ThatsMyPurseIdontknowyou]

I have a 6'x12' chicken run / coop that I need to put siding on. About 1/3rd of it is open with hardware cloth, the rest is OSB and will be covered with hardware cloth.

I need to put some sort of siding on it. I need to do it on the cheap, but I'm not really sure what I can use.

l can get 10' long scratch and dent metal roof panels for $15 each from the local amish supply store. That is what I am using for the roof. The problem is, you can't get all the same color. For a roof I can't see, I don't care. But for the sides...

The 4x8 sheets of siding at Lowes are $40, that is far outside my price range.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Have you checked Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace?

 

[ThatsMyPurseIdontknowyou]

Have you checked Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace?

I have been!

Best deal I've found so far is $1.60 a foot metal siding.

Or, T1-11 for $17 a panel.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Or, T1-11 for $17 a panel.

That's a great deal.

 

[ThatsMyPurseIdontknowyou]

I found I think what I'm gonna use! A guy on facebook marketplace selling 48"x50" pieces of 1/2" plywood.

I'm gonna rip them with my table saw down to 6 inch wide and then do ship lap on the side of the coop and then paint it with some oil base barn paint from Rural King.

 

[PoppasGrill]

Pallets are good if broken down, and wood fence panels.
Have seen someone using the wooden trellis, it allows good airflow and is small enough holes that any chick over a few weeks old can’t get through it.