Any suggestions to build a chicken coop on a budget?
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Here is a photo that I had downloaded a while back to build our duck hut by. It is pallets as others have referred to. You could also use a pallet for the floor and use old doors or windows from the local habitat store. And the roof can be covered with anything that would shed water (such as old tires cut into squares or rectangles, tin, etc)
The hole on the top of the house does not need to be that large for chickens, as the chickens would simply use it as a perch. (Our Ducks don't perch).
Another idea is an old baby crib turned upside down.
Pallets.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxKCS2JKEY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tF30DmAUYI
Best design.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMsFhV1jhCE
or logs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lUaJD-eRto we used smaller trees about 6" at butt end cause we saved the big ones for firewood
I have never before raised chickens, and I have never built anything in my life, but I needed a chicken coop and I didn’t have the funds for a store bought one. A quick Google search brought me to Building a Chicken Coop by Bill Keene.
Bill promised to simplify the process of building a chicken coop from scratch and provide all the information I would need to successfully keep my own chickens.
Most importantly Mr. Keene provides a 60 day money back guarantee, which made the purchase risk free. Either it was everything he promised or I got my money back.
He also includes lots of bonus material, I was really excited about bonus number four, a pdf file titled: The Cheapest Materials to Build Your Coop Out Of.
It all sounded ideal for my needs, and I ordered right away.
It was just what I needed, and it sounds like you do too!
Here's a link to his site. Good luck! It's not too hard once you know what to do :)