$150 chicken -- so far
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bill_schubertI just dropped $150 on wood for the coop. Probably another $100 for the pieces I did not yet get (hinges, shingles, et al). Then there is the coop door that's about $200.
Last time I spent about $600 but that ended up being for a coop that was big enough for 20 or so chickens. This one is good for maybe four.
But the wood is on order and I'm going to try and pick the chicks up tomorrow. They are first come, first served so no idea if there will be any available when I get there. If not, next Thursday we'll stake the place out.
The chicks take about six weeks to grow enough feathers to be able to regulate the temp. So we have enough time to build out the coop how we want it.
The door is on Amazon. And a mister. I'm going to run a mister down the side of the run so we can turn it on when the day gets too hot.
We'll pull it all together. I need a nap.
Last time I spent about $600 but that ended up being for a coop that was big enough for 20 or so chickens. This one is good for maybe four.
But the wood is on order and I'm going to try and pick the chicks up tomorrow. They are first come, first served so no idea if there will be any available when I get there. If not, next Thursday we'll stake the place out.
The chicks take about six weeks to grow enough feathers to be able to regulate the temp. So we have enough time to build out the coop how we want it.
The door is on Amazon. And a mister. I'm going to run a mister down the side of the run so we can turn it on when the day gets too hot.
We'll pull it all together. I need a nap.
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Date: 2025-03-12 22:57 (UTC)Back when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and lock-down happened, one of the YouTube gardening content creators advised his viewers on the costs of constructing raised garden beds: "[X] years ago, building this bed would have cost [a specified number of] dollars. Right now, this lumber cost me [a specified amount] more. Realistically, I don't see prices coming down any time soon, so what I recommend is that if you possibly can, just bite the bullet, pay for as much of the lumber as you need as you possibly can, and build what you can, now."
I'm glad for you that you're in a position to do this now.