Any place to buy a coop for 10 hens or more?

[Leigti]

I like the coops here and they deliver
https://www.horizonstructures.com/chicken-coops/large-backyard-chicken-coops

wow, those do look nice. I wish they showed pictures of the inside. If money was no object that would definitely be a good option.

 

[Leigti]

Depending on what kind of chicken coop you want, you could do a raised coupe gives you space under the coop for more of a covered run. For instants mine is 4 x 8 holds 12 chickens easily and cost $500 to make. Not as much cutting because he by 4 x 8 plywood and siding etc. Got some windows from the Habitat for Humanity store. Sorry but I can't post pictures. There are pictures of it somewhere but now the app won't let me do it.

 

[speedy2020]

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If you are going to spend that kind of money, it may just buy the chickens and eggs. I used free plywood shipping box & chain link fence to turn into box coop. The chickens are happy. The whole coop and run parts (hings, screw, roof, etc..) cost me around $100. My guess 50% people don't keep the chicken more than 5 years due to schedule, noise, space, cost, neighbor, and predator issues.

 

[Leigti]

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If you are going to spend that kind of money, it may just buy the chickens and eggs. I used free plywood shipping box & chain link fence to turn into box coop. The chickens are happy. The whole coop and run parts (hings, screw, roof, etc..) cost me around $100. My guess 50% people don't keep the chicken more than 5 years due to schedule, noise, space, cost, neighbor, and predator issues.

A photo would be good. Sometimes the coops are so fancy there intimidating. We only make them fancy for us, not the chickens. They need to be functional and safe for the chickens.

 

[speedy2020]

A photo would be good. Sometimes the coops are so fancy there intimidating. We only make them fancy for us, not the chickens. They need to be functional and safe for the chickens.

Here are few photos.

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[junebuggena]

If that works for your flock, than great. It would not work for my climate though. Here, all wood needs to be pressure treated and all metal needs to be galvanized or stainless. Marine air is tough on building materials. That's why mine is a resin shed, anchored by steel cables two feet into the ground.

 

[Teila]

junebuggena raises a good point, climate and predators are a large factor in what type of coop your buy or build.

We built, total cost was $600 AUS with some recycling of materials we already had.

We are subtropical with afternoon thunderstorms during summer and very high humidity but very few predators [we still did not use chicken wire though] .. so while ideal for our gals, definitely not suitable for everyone.

We did have a kit coop for a while, then chicken math necessitated another kit coop to be added but they were always two small and not suitable for our climate [too hot].

 

[Daox13]

rule of thumb, chickens can be expensive... it depends solely on you and what your preference is... You can either buy something and spend gobs of money or you can piece together something that may or may not hold up or you can build one. I would suggest building one. it really isn't that hard to do and its very rewarding. With the amount you would spend on a prefab shed you could build two and half of them.. for the amount of money you would spend on a custom made coop to fit 10 chickens properly you could build five of them.

Another idea is if you have a trailer and a few strong hands looks for a used shed in your area that someone is selling ( there are always sheds being sold) throw a few 2x6's down off the trailer and a winch of hand crank and load that sucker up and drop it where you want it... sure you would need to still build nesting boxes and roosts and what not but that by far is the least amount of work for the money.

I however suggest if you know even a little bit about build you go get a few panels and some 2x4s and build something, it will have your sweat and tears in it and your chickens will love you more for it (not really, but I like to think they are thankful).


here is my wonderful equation:
Shipping= Lightweight = less predator protection= high cost for not so good product = low time cost
Building= Heavy weight= High predator protection= low cost of money = High cost of time
picking up used = heavy weight = middle predator protection= middle cost of money = middle cost of time.

good luck

 

[emhughes3]

I am actually building/selling coops now. This picture is of the one I delivered Saturday. It is an 8x24 which will hold quite a few chickens. I personally have a 6x14 of the same style that houses 10 chickens nicely. You can find me on Facebook at Poultry Palaces.

 

[emhughes3]

I am actually building/selling coops now. This picture is of the one I delivered Saturday. It is an 8x24 which will hold quite a few chickens. I personally have a 6x14 of the same style that houses 10 chickens nicely. You can find me on Facebook at Poultry Palaces.

https://m.facebook.com/Poultry-Pala...e/cover/chooser/?pageid=718160578349786&mdf=1