Help me plan an affordable coop!!!!! Please!!!!

[patandchickens]

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My best advice is to scrounge everything you can, then pile it up and say "okay, so what can I do with this". Also, some things can be done partway at a time to allow more time for scrounging. For instance even if you are planning to insulate the walls you can leave them open til you come upon some cheap or free insulation and cheap or free thin plywood or panelling or whatever you're going to use as the inside wall. If the roof is meant to be shingled, it can be left naked or with a tarp attached tightly over it for "a while" til you find someone with leftover shingles to get rid of. Etc.

(e.t.a. -- really your best shot at a very budget-friendly coop would be finding a used shed on Craigslist etc that is still in good shape. A lot of this is dependent on luck but it is worth looking *real hard*, including letting everyone you meet know you're looking.)

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

I was just remembering the 'tacky coop' contest from a few weeks ago. Just about anything can become a coop! Check the local ads and the junk yard for old campers or trailers. They might be too worn or old or whatever for any person to want to tackel for themselves but they'd work for your purposes. Shoot, one guy on the thread bought a used fireworks stand for a few hundred dollars and turned it into a coop! It was, like, 20x6!! It's just a matter of creativity!