The $12 Chicken Coop. With Pictures!

[ndemerly]

I needed to make another coop before winter and was going to stop at the lumber yard, but today I drove past McDonald's and noticed they were remodeling. I asked the supervisor if I could go through the dumpster and look for wood. He told me to, "Go for it". So I found some 2x4 and osb saving me about a total of $50. I decided to screw the osb onto the framing and had to pick up one sheet of 1/2 osb and 1# of 1 1/4 screws. Total $12, not bad!

The new coop is 4x6x4.

I made center jacks and used plywood gussets and 1 1/4 screws to hold everything together.

I'll post more pictures when I finish it all this weekend.

 

[SparksNV]

wow! good for you! someone in my neighborhood is remodeling & have a bunch of old windows - i'm thinking of asking them for the windows. i want to build a greenhouse...

 

[The Sheriff]

Sparks, your avatar pic looks like the silver rooster in front of Safeway in Fair Oaks! Is it? I shopped there all the time before moving to Auburn a couple of months ago.

Mary

 

[Twiztedrods]

12 Bucks and it works, You Rock.

Free material is always best.

 

[Lbrad7]

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X2! Great Job!!!