Ikea hack: A chicken coop that’s Swedishly yummy
By Gina Spadafori
June 23, 2009
A hat tip to to Luisa at the fabulous Lassie Get Help blog. Now, is there anyone — anyone? anyone?! — who can rush over and build this for me at a price that won’t make me cry?
From Ikea Hacker (click for more chick pics):
start cruising freecycle and craigslist for those “parts”!
Nice job they did on this!!!
Comment by straybaby — June 23, 2009 @ 9:10 pm
It looks cool, but I just added up the cost of all the parts and OUCH.
Comment by Cait — June 23, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
Have informed the hubby that late winter/early spring we will be building the following:
a chicken coop and large covered run
my raised vegetable beds
I am making it a family project. Heaven help us!
My mantra every time I go into the local feed store… “I will NOT buy chicks, I will NOT buy chicks!”
Comment by JenniferJ — June 23, 2009 @ 10:07 pm
Actually, if you could bring it in for under $600 ($400 parts plus labor), you’d be paying less than a lot of the cutesy coops you can buy.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — June 24, 2009 @ 6:52 am
$600? OUCH. I’ve spent $65 + a case of Corona for mine, built by the neighbor, plus I promised to share eggs since all their girls are MEAN and broody gamehens.
Admittedly, the materials are still sitting under the carport, but it’ll get done eventually. :P
Comment by Cait — June 24, 2009 @ 6:55 am
Ouch, indeed, which is why my chickens live in a plastic garden shed I bought on sale for $125. :)
But I still think the Ikea hack is darn good-lookin’.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — June 24, 2009 @ 7:08 am
Yes, it is! :P
I wonder if I could find all the bits on craigslist…. (I’m just scared to use a power saw for fear of cutting off my feet or somehting. I can manage nailing bits together. Or glue. Glue would be good.)
Comment by Cait — June 24, 2009 @ 7:16 am
duct tape? :O)
Comment by Original Lori — June 24, 2009 @ 7:20 am