Let us discuss the specifics of the various choices and options on the building material that you could use to make a DIY chicken coop. You should know that the type of material you use will have a major impact on the total cost of your chicken coop building project.
Many people are inclined to believe that it would take fairly expensive material to build a chicken coop. This, however, is not necessarily true all the time. If push comes to shove, you could build a chicken coop from various recycled, throw-away cost things like:
- An old shed
- Scrap lumber
- 50 gallon barrels
- PVC pipes
- things that you probably have lying idle around the house and in the back yard.
While wood is usually the most commonly used material to build chicken coops, it also happens to be the most expensive. A big benefit you get by shelling out more of your brightest and the best is durability and a long life. So, if you want a chicken house that will last for years to come, you will have to bite the bitter bullet and invest in wood.
If, however, you’re thinking of having a small, quick and cheap coop, you just might get away with recycled timber. Scrap pieces of wood collected from your house or by asking around can also do the job for you but you’ll naturally have to compromise on the sturdiness and the finishing.
One important point you might want to note is that careful study and planning of the material meeting your specific needs could end up saving you about 50% of the total cost of your DIY chicken coop.
