Ugly reclaimed wood chicken coop build

[Killingwithasmile]

Just 3 days ago I found out we are going to be getting 10 hens from someone who can no longer take care of them. I didn't have a coop setup or enough money to buy one big enough so I was able to get some old studs from my parents demo project last year and bought some plywood. I have all day tomorrow to finish it up before I have to pick up the chickens. My coop is super ugly but seems sturdy. I have no building experience. Anyone ever do something like this? I plan on making it prettier in the future.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

It looks decent.

 

[black_cat]

That looks great for only three days of work!! What are the dimensions?

 

[Killingwithasmile]

That looks great for only three days of work!! What are the dimensions?

Thank you. I think it's like 4 ft tall, 7ft long, and 3 ft wide. I wish it was bigger. The run will be 8x8

 

[3KillerBs]

Hurray for recycling, making do, and free chickens.

It will be small for 10 hens, but you can work on that later.

 

[BleuSaphir]

Looks great!

 

[Shezadandy]

You'll want to be sure that they've got a place to get out of the rain/wind/snow. Chickens do really well in cold weather as long as they have the basic shelter needs met.

Also- because you live somewhere in snow, make sure your roof will shed the snow and eventual rain.

Look for a recycled building materials store, also search "reclaimed" "rebuilding" - a great place to find things at really low prices.

For example in my area:

Building Material Resources (materialforless.com)

 

[365username]

Just 3 days ago I found out we are going to be getting 10 hens from someone who can no longer take care of them. I didn't have a coop setup or enough money to buy one big enough so I was able to get some old studs from my parents demo project last year and bought some plywood. I have all day tomorrow to finish it up before I have to pick up the chickens. My coop is super ugly but seems sturdy. I have no building experience. Anyone ever do something like this? I plan on making it prettier in the future.

Pretty good for a new comer. By the way welcome to BYC

 

[Nigel27]

Looks great! Definitely will want something on the roof to shed water