Under $100?

[jonbanks]

go to the junk yard go to the dump go to new bld sites ask for the left over junk. you can do it save yourself at least 25 bucks ofr hinges and screws

 

[jnjross]

where are you? ms ag dept puts out a bi-monthly ad called the farmers market bulletin
most all other states do the same, it's one stopp shopping

where's that spellcheck dang it

 

[seedcorn]

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Don't know about the rest of the country but here if it is metal, it's either being used or it's being recycled for steel. We have people cleaning up old dump spots, walking roads, etc for metal.

There are ways to get things cheaper but it's getting harder and harder.

 

[Roosterboy]

It gets recycled here. My grandfather used to get paid for large amounts of that stuff that people threw out

 

[gumpsgirl]

My DH and I built a coop for my daughter for her birthday that cost around $80 to build. $50 of that was screws, but I personally think one could use nails to build this very easily. DH wanted to use screw though. I haven't posted it yet and will do it now and send you a link to it.

 

[gumpsgirl]

Here's you a link.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=100807

 

[BayCityBabe]

Okay, I'll fess up: I don't have hours & days to dig through trash, either. When DD & I wanted to buy materials for a 4x4 mini-coop to put in our big coop, we ended up at Home Depot with a shopping list. We had nothing at home. (DH is not handy). Our list had about $40 worth of stuff on it. In the end, we were able to get a box-crate (a pallet type container they ship washers in) for free and we worked from there. Spent about $20.
But I understand what you are asking: Can I BUILD for > $100? Yes, yes, yes. You are in the right place, here @ BYC. There are many great examples. The A frame style tractors look particularly do-able.
Wish you all the best!

 

[Roosterboy]

Thanks! I think i can do it since i have a lot of stuff it just may not look to pretty!

O well. That will just be a reason to make a bigger coop later

 

[BeauTabiano]

im building my coop , and its kinda nice for under 50 dollars , i have a thread for it some where in the forum

 

[dancingbear]

RB, do you know about Freecycle? There' also FreeMesa, and other free-sharing groups. Here's a link that I hope will be helpful. http://www.freesharing.org/
And another, this one may have more activity, http://www.freecycle.org/

They're both sites that show different regional free-sharing groups, so you can check to see what's available in your area. Some areas are much more active than others. I don't find a lot of stuff in my area, but I did get a really nice older portable sewing machine from a lady on Freecycle. She'd gotten a new one for Christmas, and posted her old one to give away. You can score some great freebies, if you can find listings close enough to you to make pick-up feasible.