How much did you spend building your coop/run?

[joebryant]

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Whatever! High cost or not, you're set for a lifetime of SAFE chickens.

 

[willkatdawson]

About $1800.00, but well worth it. Even my husband said the other day how much he enjoys the chickens. Plus it's not only a coop but a play house for the kids above.

 

[Charles07]

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Gorgeous.

 

[joebryant]

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You did ALL THAT for such a low amount? I'm getting sick! That's one of the best I've ever seen, and I ain't gonna tell how much I've spent on two coops and a run plus remodeling a 12x24 area of the barn with a floor and several 4x8 area. Oh, NEVER MIND... I feel sick.

 

[countrygirl911]

for my 10X8 coop and 16X16 run i spent around 600 dollars i used a storeage shed i bought from Lowes and converted it to a chicken coop. the trickey part was cutting the vent holes in it I have 3 on each side of the coop and the door that is suppose to be on there is left off we made a homemade door from wood and chickenwire to make the door that keeps them same and inside the coop at night whichs gives them even more air circulation. It is nothing fancey at all but the chickens love it. Next time I plan on it to be better when i build another coop will use the same materials but build it a little different. my coop can hold up to 20 chickens comfortably I thought that would be enought chickens for our family but i was so wrong i want lots more lol here is a pic of our coop i know it is not the best looking coop but it serves its purpose

5 of my chicks venturing out for the first time they loved it. The door is the one we build from scratch that shuts the coop up at night and allows more air to flow thru

Sorry i know it is not the best looking coop but like i said the girls and boy seems to love it

 

[Ema]

$60 bucks for wire, $7 bucks for straw = 67 total

I have an 11 X 10 Coop with a 16 X 20 Run my coop is 90 percent made from recycled materials.

I live in a cold climate and we were working on the barn so we incorporated the coop inside the barn, I didn't want to spend a whole lot of money on the coop seeing that I am already sinking 2000 into new barn walls. I gathered free pallets that the store owners up here are very happy to get rid off, and took them home. My husband used the pallets to build the coop walls 4 feet high all the way around. when I bought the house there was a back shed on our land and there were a few left over tin roofing sheets I used to line the inside of the coop so Its easily washed. I visited the local dump several times a week until I found all the parts I might need. our local dump has several areas, one is strickly for garbage, there is one for steel / metal items and one for wood items. things are left in the pile for one week and then removed for recycling, this gives the towns people the ability to pick up anything they think they might use, pieces of lumber or wire, lawnmover parts etc...you get the idea. Anyhow, we literally got everything for free except the chicken wire and the straw bales for the inside.

the wire is stapled and then framed 3 feet above the existing 4 foot existing walls so the coop is 7 feet high. It has two windows, one that was already there and one that we got during local trash swap (not really trash, people put out things they no longer want and then other people take it. its another way my town recycles materials, I got 10 windows in great condition for my greenhouse)

the top of my coop is covered by bug mesh, again I didn't have to do anything elaborate because its inside the barn which stays cooler in the summer, draft free with proper ventilation, and in the winter it stays about 15 degrees warmer than outside.

for the run my husband got all the supplies form work, they do road construction and bridge repairs and this time around they are putting in new water lines for the town, so they use this super heavy duty mesh under the asphalt and his boss was throwing out a whole bunch of it, so he asked and his boss gave us a whole lot more, so our whole run is covered all the way around and on the top. His boss also gave us this super strong material for winterizing the run, the material is used for under the road as well, this will stop the snow from drifting into the coop. Anyhow it takes dedication and some patience. Yardsales and dump runs, browsing the local paper and so forth, but I am happy that I only spent 67 bucks. when I am completely done I will post pics... good luck with yours and remember ther eis nothing wrong with recycling :-D ooh I should mention I also build a 2 horse stall and a run shelter out back all with pallets, and they all look great!!!

 

[woodmort]

I built my 20 X 12 coop for about $200 in 1985--that included 2 rooms with insulated walls and ceiling. The problem is I shingled the roof with asphalt shingles and it is now deteriorating so I hired a carpenter to install a new metal roof--$735. Unfortunately I've reached the point where I no long am willing to do that kind of thing by myself so will pay it. I have posted a picture and more information about it on My Page/Chicken coop.

 

[gryeyes]

I have spent entirely too much, or, possibly, not enough on my coops and run. The run is pretty tacky and white trash-ish. If I sat down and calculated all the costs, I would freak out, I think. I built the A-Frame coop - that was the first project. It cost about 200 bucks because I bought all new materials plus a circular saw and cordless drill. The run was put up with T-posts and several layers of various types of fencing: first chicken wire, then hardware cloth at the bottom, then plastic poultry fencing over that. I've expanded the run three times. I panicked and bought a coop kit off eBay. Then I built a 4x8 coop; materials all new, plus a jig saw cost me just over 300 bucks. Then I built a Duck House. That was about 50 - 60 bucks. New material, but I had all the tools and hardware. THEN I commissioned a new coop constructed far better than anything I could do by myself, cost just UNDER the amount I spent on the eBay coop kit which I gave to a friend (the commissioned coop replaced it). And finally, I snagged a Little Tykes Playhouse off CraigsList and made a small, adorable coop for bantams out of it.

I refuse to make an accurate accounting of how much I've spent on the chicken/duck housing and run. It keeps me off the streets, I don't do drugs, and I drink a whole lot less booze nowadays with chickens to give me that quiet, calm, warm & fuzzy feeling. It's all good!

 

[joebryant]

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Interesting... considering that mine drive me to drinking. Send me your gin if you're not using it.

 

[ccrichard]

Holy Cow willkatdawson that is incredible!!!!