ANYONE KNOW OF CHEAP COOP?

[Robert Kazlauski]

Hello. I hope you can help me. I have a friend who wants to raise about 3 chickens but is out of work. Most coops and runs are extremely expensive and he can not afford that. Does anyone know of a company that sells a cheap small coop and run that he could purchase? I am trying to help him but every one I see is expensive. I do not know if he is handy so I do not know if mere plans will help. I hope that some individuals can pass along some helpful information. Thank you.

 

[FrostRanger]

I would advise against a prefab, they are often overpriced, too small, poorly ventilated and often shoddily built. Perhaps some of the others will have better ideas, but hoop coops are cheap to build and fairly simple

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I would try your local classifieds pr Facebook marketplace for a used coop. I have had good results that way and usually for less than a garbage pre-fab.

 

[McChooky]

If your friend has access to pallets he can build a cheap coop and run himself. Both require a minimum of tools and building materials .The cheapest I was able to build one was around $500 when finished .It was covered in galvanized steel hardware cloth and a tarp to protect them from the elements and predators

 

[Folly's place]

Hoop coops aren't hard to build, and will be inexpensive, and can be done well.
Mary

 

[Debbie292d]

Here's our Coop Forum, with tons of coops built by our members. I'd go to the small ones and bet you'll find something you could build. Many come with materials lists and instructions for how to build them.

 

[Appalachickens]

I’m not sure where you’re located and weather makes a difference, but I have a friend who has had chickens for years in a big dog kennel with a tarp over one end. She uses 5-gallon buckets for nesting boxes.

 

[Debbie292d]

I’m not sure where you’re located and weather makes a difference, but I have a friend who has had chickens for years in a big dog kennel with a tarp over one end. She uses 5-gallon buckets for nesting boxes.

A couple of our growout pens have similar to a doghouse for their coop.

This is one in our aviary we use when nothing else is open. It was called a dog box, something hunters haul their dogs around in. It weighed a ton. Hubby took it apart and put it back together a little differently. The front has the chicken door and that whole panel lifts up.




If these were adults, it'd be a bit too many and need roosts and a nest or two in there. But gives an idea.