Comments on: Ikea hack: A chicken coop that’s Swedishly yummy

By: Original Lori

Original Lori — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:20:55 +0000

duct tape? :O)

By: Cait

Cait — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:16:26 +0000

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.)

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:08:30 +0000

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’.

By: Cait

Cait — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:55:37 +0000

$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

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:52:22 +0000

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.

By: JenniferJ

JenniferJ — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:07:39 +0000

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!”

By: Cait

Cait — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:25:37 +0000

It looks cool, but I just added up the cost of all the parts and OUCH.

By: straybaby

straybaby — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:10:17 +0000

start cruising freecycle and craigslist for those “parts”!

Nice job they did on this!!!