Cheap Coop

[MonkeyZero]

Can you tell me how to make a cheap and easy coop for less than 100 dollars? I have 7 4 foot tall by 4 foot wide wood. I also want a run. I have small space, must be easy for a 18 year old to make.

 

[davecash]

well get some chicken wire and some metal t posts for the run, and some plywood and twobyfours for the coop itself.. its what i did on my new one.

 

[DoctorGoose]

Look on craigslist for scrap lumber leftover from construction sites, and you can just grab some nails from the hardware store! (I made my first coop/run when I was 15 in this way) Just be logical and put supports where it's needed.

 

[tiffanyh]

If you got 4x4 plywood, make a cube out of it. Youll need some other scraps as frame to screw into. My doghouse doesnt have a complete frame, I just used 1x1's to bring and hold the edge of each piece together. Unless you cut the back down, you will have a flat roof.

 

[Newchickenmom&kids]

Quote:
PLEASE....don't use chicken wire...it will only keep chickens in....it will not keep predators out!

 

[Flufnstuffs~FluffySilkies]

Don't Buy 2X4's
If you cant find any scrap wood
By 2X2's they will work well for small coop
I just made a small coop for Stephs Polish and I bought 8 2X2.
You will need to scrounge up hinges for a door.
You will need some Treated wood or maybe Garden Landscape timbers for the base.

 

[2mnypets]

I touched on this subject in another post. You can see it here. Hope this helps a little.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16759

 

[schlitch]

A note on the 2x2 posts, if you can get by with ones that are only 46" then you can buy treated banister posts (edges are rounded) for about a buck a piece at a home depot/lowes type store.

 

[motherhen]

If you can get a hold of old palletts you can slap it together and sheath the out side with your sheets of wood. I made mine with palletts and other discarded items. I even used log poles I gathered from the woods as material because I had it around. I even stuffed styrofoam from packing inside the walls. I had to spend money on the netting and hardware and I pretty it up with wooden shingles fairly cheap. If you use your imagination you don't need to spend a lot. Also, try asking neigbours or look around during garbage day for material.
The pen was enclosed with 1/2" wire that looked like chicken wire, but it wasn't called that.

 

[Flufnstuffs~FluffySilkies]

I just Started this Coop Yesterday, For a Coop Like this only a little bigger like you wanted
could be done for about $100.
You will need 3 peices of Plywood about 12 2X3's, three treated 2X4's, two sizes of screws, hinges/latch
Figure it out in your own head I could be a little off.

ALL MOST DONE. This is for one Reg Polish & 3 Bantam Polish.
I STILL HAVE TO PUT THE SHINGLES ON. They are just laying there.
I Need to Paint/Stain it
And I still need to add the front doors. This coop is 30 inchesX4 feet and the wire pen is the same size.
I used 2 sheets of ply wood. Everything cost me $75.00