My visit to Lowe's

[HooverHenHouse]

They make stall mats, usually in the equine section. We've used them for our horses and they worked great,..I think they would work well to put over a wood floor if you went that option.

A friend sold hers at a tack sale, maybe check craigslist or tack sales to see if anyone has any used? Not sure how expensive they are new.

 

[Jakoda]

at TSC new stall mats that are 4 x 8 are around 32 bucks a piece,, Used? well I'd want to know what they were used for,,(paranoid about bringing in disease The foam squares are much cheaper I think
Diane

 

[kateseidel]

I don't think $700 is much for that size coop - make your run bigger if you can. Your hens, and you, will be glad you did. My hens free-range so they rarely use the run, and I went with a small one (9x12). If I could not let them range, I would definitely go with something at least 20 feet long. I also like both my coop and the run to be tall enough for me to walk into upright and comfortably - I spend a good bit of time with the hens.

Overall, my setup probably ran me around $1,800. One of the fun parts is the almost constant "tweaking" that goes on - building new roosts, new nest boxes. This winter we are putting in solar panels to run the water heater.