- Mar 25, 2013
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Well to start with we had to draw out some plans...these probably aren't the exact way the coop will turn out but it was a start
We are on a budget so we are using as much stuff that we have laying around as possible. For that reason we designed a coop that uses cattle fence panels (we had a few sitting around the property).
We went to the lumber store and got two 2 x 4 x 8 and two 2 x 4 x 10. Using those we made a base frame that was 10' x 8'. You can see it in the above picture. We had some scrap 2 x 4 laying around so using one that was 7' long and one that was 4' long we made a base for the actual coop in the back left corner. We took two cattle fence panels and put them in the base so they formed a hoop, this will be the roof (see above). Then we wired the two cattle fence panels together (they overlapped a little in the center). So far this is what our coop looks like. Simple but only cost about $15 so far (but we only had to buy the 2 x 4s at this point).
To save even more money we found this old door made of wood (this is the back of it, the front looks nicer). We think it came from an old chicken coop or something like that. There were a couple spaces about an inch wide on the front and we didn't want predators getting in that way so we used wire mesh to cover the spaces (see in the picture) and stapled the mesh in place. So the door hasn't cost us anything yet ( we had wire mesh and staples at home).
Well that's it for now, a few hours and $15 later. I'll post with more later.
Oh yeah these are the baby chickies we are building a home for
cute aren't they... 1 buff orpington named Buffy, 1 plymouth barred rock named Wobbles, 1 black sex link named Stretch, 1 cornish x named Cotton, and 1 cherry egger named Lil' Red
We are on a budget so we are using as much stuff that we have laying around as possible. For that reason we designed a coop that uses cattle fence panels (we had a few sitting around the property).
We went to the lumber store and got two 2 x 4 x 8 and two 2 x 4 x 10. Using those we made a base frame that was 10' x 8'. You can see it in the above picture. We had some scrap 2 x 4 laying around so using one that was 7' long and one that was 4' long we made a base for the actual coop in the back left corner. We took two cattle fence panels and put them in the base so they formed a hoop, this will be the roof (see above). Then we wired the two cattle fence panels together (they overlapped a little in the center). So far this is what our coop looks like. Simple but only cost about $15 so far (but we only had to buy the 2 x 4s at this point).
To save even more money we found this old door made of wood (this is the back of it, the front looks nicer). We think it came from an old chicken coop or something like that. There were a couple spaces about an inch wide on the front and we didn't want predators getting in that way so we used wire mesh to cover the spaces (see in the picture) and stapled the mesh in place. So the door hasn't cost us anything yet ( we had wire mesh and staples at home).
Well that's it for now, a few hours and $15 later. I'll post with more later.
Oh yeah these are the baby chickies we are building a home for
cute aren't they... 1 buff orpington named Buffy, 1 plymouth barred rock named Wobbles, 1 black sex link named Stretch, 1 cornish x named Cotton, and 1 cherry egger named Lil' Red
