Let's see repurposed coops/nesting boxes

[Aunt Angus]

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I LOVE this!!!! Fantastic!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

My brother helped me build it, I've decided it's to small for my big girls so I am having a 8x10 built and delivered!!

 

[evelynsrice]

I built my coop out of pallets. I really think would have been best to simply buy precut lumber and built from that. Pallets are not square or level, lol, can be a real challenge to an old lady. The last pic is the run, also used pallets.

 

[Perris]

hello @evelynsrice ! welcome to BYC
well done with that build - as you say, pallets are tricky to work with.

 

[julieetroy]

The “foundation” is made of pallets turned on end, windows are salvaged, aluminum roof is from printing plates from a local newspaper, nesting boxes are wooden wine crates.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I built my coop out of pallets. I really think would have been best to simply buy precut lumber and built from that. Pallets are not square or level, lol, can be a real challenge to an old lady. The last pic is the run, also used pallets.

That's awesome! I love your covered run!

And I ran into the same issue with warped, uneven wood when I built my coop from an old fence. I don't think there's a square angle anywhere! But, as uneven as everything is, I was able to get the roof level. Haha! No more building from scratch for this gal. My next coop will be a converted shed or something similar. I'm glad I built my coop by myself for the experience, but never again..... Ugh....

 

[21hens-incharge]

I built my coop out of pallets. I really think would have been best to simply buy precut lumber and built from that. Pallets are not square or level, lol, can be a real challenge to an old lady. The last pic is the run, also used pallets.

Pallets certainly do have a unique set of challenges.

Well done getting them all out together!

 

[momoftwinsinwi]

Love my new coop and set up

 

[chazz0861]

I will take pics as I build. I think this will be a very good coop for them. I plan on putting a tin roof on instead of plywood. It will be cheaper and I am thinking of using Deer Netting for the fence of the run instead of hardware cloth. About $100.00 cheaper

Here is what I am starting with. I have 24 pallets and will be getting more

 

[Midlandchick]

Our coop was an old dog house. We tore off the sides and added on nesting boxes. We also made the whole back side open so we could easily clean.