Homemade chicken coop under 350$

[Chickening101]

Hi! Does anyone have any ideas for making a small coop that the materials are less than 350$?

 

[Dayrel]

A lot of variables there- does it include a run? how many chickens? fixed or mobile? etc, etc. You might want to look at a the "Coops" link at the top for a bunch of ideas.

 

[Chickening101]

I was thinking 3 hens, fixed, and no run. But I will look state the coop section

 

[Penguino1]

Hoop Coops should cost around 125$ to make. All you have to do is buy 3 cattle panels for 25 $ each, chicken wire to overlay the panels and ground for 20 $, 5 pieces of pressure treated wood to form a base and door for 25$. You can probably scrounge most of this stuff from past building experience or even craigslist to drop the price even further.

 

[flyin-lowe]

If you are just talking the coop you can build quite a nice one for under $350. (if you build it yourself). Mine is 6'x8'. I bought all the material at Lowes (minus the roof metal that was reused and the 4 windows I had donated). When I checked out the total was just under $300.00, Lowes had an additional 5% off if you spent 299.00 or more so I bought a few extra 2x4's to get to $299.00. For the 6'x8' it only takes 1 and 1/2 sheets of plywood to cover the floor, a bunch of 2x4's (couple bucks each). My walls are 7 foot tall, it took 2 sheets of smart side siding for the front, 2 for the back, and 3 more to cover the ends. When I built mine those were on sale for around $12.00 each. With basic carpentry knowledge you can build a nice coop, cheaper then the junk that is sold at most stores. A friend and I knocked mine out mostly in one day.

Here is a thread that shows some pics, there is not much too it really. It shows a few steps in the building process. The floor and floor joist are treated lumber, everything else is standard pine.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1082634/i-got-started-on-my-coop-today-90-finished

 

[Chickening101]

Wow, thanks guys.