Chicken Coop Price Breakdown
Factor in your own cost for time spent on labor. Shopping and building can take a while. Plus if you need any additional tools, that is an added expense. But having a coop you like and makes it easy to care for your hens is the most important.
5 pieces of 4'x8' plywood: $100
3 4'x1" dowels: $12
12 8 foot 1x2s: $18
200+ wood screws: $20
2 smaller fixed pin utility hinges: $2
4 larger fixed pin utility hinges: $5
5 hook & eye: $5
1 1x12x8 piece of wood: $15
Chicken Wire: $16
1 gallon exterior paint: $24
1 quart accent exterior paint: $14
1 quart primer: $10
Paint kit: $13
Cinderblocks: $9
Total cost: $263
