I Don't Understand Coop Pricing, I Really Don't

[AtholCoop]

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And a friendly wave neighbor. Coop turned out nicely. I always appreciate a good scrounge job.

 

[pdxblossom]

I live in the Portland area and have been shocked at the price and quality range of coops. I think I've finally decided on an $800 coop. Much more than I budgeted, but it's big and will provide a good home for the girls. I couldn't build a coop - don't have tools or skills - and by the time I purchased everything I needed it would be one rickety structure.

 

[GotChicken?]

I was lucky enough to already have a coop on the property that just needed repair and expansion, so that helped considerably, and I used a lot of scrounged materials such as windows, scrap plywood from construction dumpsters, and just odds and ends laying around. My biggest costs came from buying the special screws needed for treated wood ( those things are ridiculously expensive), the treated wood itself, and hardware cloth. I believe I've spent about 400-500 dollars for materials, but for that I have an 8 x 13 main coop and a 2.5 x 4 foot broody coop (and enough material left over for more little coops if I can acquire more shipping crates

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[MakNugget]

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Amen to that! I had zero wood working experience before my coop/run (except for the brooder I built) and the cost associated with it is quite atrocious. The only reason I've been able to keep at it is that it's a project I've been working in stages instead of paying all upfront.

I'm glad I built it myself instead of buying a prebuilt unit. It's quite the rewarding experience.

 

[Rozzie]

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