Approximately much did it cost to build you coop and run?

[Sir Birdaholic]

Doing all of the building ourselves, the 1st barn was $1500. Add on pens, $700. The other barn with outside Peafowl pen, $1600. They are all full of birds, & now I need to build more.

 

[Dar]

I used freecycle and as many free resources as I can

I have a metal roofing company down the road from me. His supplies come in on skids that are made from 4 - 2X4"s attached to 2 - 4X4's.. each 2X4 is 10 feet long and the 4X4's are only 36" (they are just fire wood really)

I was able to freecycle nails and insulation and a screen door. Because we were making the coop I had the door first and made the coop to fit the door. this door is now the door that separates the chicken part from the people part.

I traded eggs for shingles and roofing paper.. we agreed that once my coop was up and running again I would drop him off 5 doz eggs for 8 bundles of shingles

we did spend about $300 on floor boards and walls... I went into the home depot and they had a whole wack of mis tinted paints so I made a deal with the store manager that I would take it all for $2.00 a gal. I told him what I was doing and he thought it was cool! I came home and poured all the latex paint into a 5G pail and all the pol in another 5g pail and mixed it... the inside of the coop is latex and the outside is oil

 

[ALRwild]

How much did I spend? Too much. Cut chicks by the way.

 

[acs5071]

So close to free that it makes me sad to have not pulled it off. We had to purchase 2 small boxes of screws mid-project to the tune of about $8.00. That's right I said $8.00, total. We used almost exclusively recycled and repurposed materials. It is 6'x8' and 8' tall on the tall side. I do not know how to post pics on here yet but after I figure it out I will certainly post some. (we're kinda proud of it)

 

[jeff spahn]

I think we spent about $1000 on ours.

 

[Rosaleen]

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. ...have to love recycling....

 

[jeeping31]

As of right now my cost is $30.00 for the welded wire $3.00 for hardware cloth $3.00 for hinges $10.00 sheet of plywood. $15.00 for box of screws

Guardog was free also!!

I still need a water bowl and feeder I need to make or buy.

 

[202roosterlane]

I have 4 coops and 4 runs and I have about 4 grand invested.

This spring we are building 5 small coops and 2 large ones with runs. Gonna try and do it cheaper this time.......

No really I am happy with it and the chickens seem pretty happy.

 

[BirdMan32]

$300 ish. Home built.

 

[Patricia Jane]

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