New plan! (LOTS O PICS, adding them as I go)

[WhySayWhat]

Updated cost of materials list:

$ 2.04 - Pressure-treated 2x4's (4 at 4+' in length) - will be used somewhere, maybe not this project, we'll have to see
$ 2.04 - OSB (or whatever it is)
Free - 10 Pallets! (3 of the big blue kind...2 of which are going to be the bottom of the coop)
Free - 2 Pallet Crates
$ 6.52 - Paint @ Lowe's (MisTinted)
$ 17.94 - 2-4"x4"x8' Pressure Treated Lumber (for the floor to sit on)
$ 19.97 - 5# tub of 3" Drywall Screws (galvanized)
$ 58.46 - 1/2"x2'x100' Hardware Cloth (galvanized)
$ 0.51 - OSB
$ 10.92 - Concrete Blanks (the piers)...$2.73 each * 4 of them
$ 19.52 - Adjustable Galvanized 4x4 brackets (goes in pier to make it EXACTLY what they sell pre-made)...$4.88 ea * 4 of these too.
$ 5.00 - Interior paint in light beige! (1 Gallon)
$ 3.06 - 6 pieces of green painted cull lumber...2x4's, 1/2x6, tall skinny OSB...
$ 2.02 - 2 pieces of display...came 1/2 painted!
$ 7.48 - 4 3" Hinges
$ 8.91 - 3 Barrel Bolts
$ 1.87 - Hook & Eye Closures (3-pack)
$ 2.97 - Strap Hinges (2-pack)
$169.23

 

[abChicken]

We are making progress

 

[WhySayWhat]

That we are, lol. I'm really hoping I can have the ground at least semi-leveled befor the weekend is over so I can con, er, have my SO carry those concrete blocks aroiund the house for me! I can scoot them around the garage...but they are way too heavy for me to pick up! I think I might use those 2 long pieces of plywood I got today on the face of the coop...where the pop door and clean out doors will be...that'll give me a nice surface to work with for the doors!

 

[AlabamaChickenLady]

WOW... you are doing great and saving sooooo much money to boot!!!!

I hope the weather stays good for you so you can start building this weekend. I'm excited for you and can't wait to see your finished project. You have such wonderful ideas too.

Keep us posted.

 

[abChicken]

I should have had her in N.C. several yrs ago when i was building coops

 

[AlabamaChickenLady]

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I know what you mean. I could have used her last year when we spent a fortune on our coop. Now that I know about the cull bin at Home Depot..... I'm going to keep looking for good deals to build the roosters their "batchelor's pad".

 

[WhySayWhat]

You guys are too much! It's so nice to hear my hairbrained schemes are good ideas to other people too though.

To think...I wouldn't even be doing all this if the SO had just let me get a puppy! Lol!

 

[abChicken]

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I know what you mean. I could have used her last year when we spent a fortune on our coop. Now that I know about the cull bin at Home Depot..... I'm going to keep looking for good deals to build the roosters their "batchelor's pad".

I know i just went to Lowes got what i needed. Long story but i needed something to keep me busy (lost My DW )
Gosh its been four yrs !2 Feb.

 

[abChicken]

Chickens lots more fun than puppys My thinking ..they multiply faster

 

[WhySayWhat]

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Lol, well yes...but I thought for sure if I asked to have 3 chickens as pets, he'd finally cave and let me get a Shi Zhu instead!