How to build a chicken coop for $50, in an hour! Using the tools and materials he has laying around the homestead, Doug from Off Grid With Doug & Stacy on YouTube, shows us how to build a chicken coop with the quickness. He only bought the lumber which was just few 2″x6″ 10′ boards, some chicken wire fence, some metal fencing, some wire ties and tie-wire, and some black plastic sheeting for cover. It’s a cheap and easy way to build a chicken coop, and it works in a pinch. You could easily add wheels to the front and back-end of it and attach a rope to the front and make a chicken tractor to move the coop around the yard/property.
The idea is simple and quick enough anyone can build it without much time or materials, and I’m sure if you looked around the homestead could save that $50 and find all the materials you need to build the whole thing. Chicken wire (fencing) is cheap and you should always have a roll or two laying around. Same thing with all the materials he uses to build this quick little chicken coop.
I likely wouldn’t use something like this for permanently holding my chickens, but it’s great for temporary use and it’s cheap and easy to build.
Here’s a video of Doug showing you how to build a chicken coop!
