by Strange Hippie » 09 Jul 2024 08:29
One of the very best things about owning chickens is how cheap they are. One quick trip to the tractor supply company and a swipe of a little debit card, and pretty soon you can be coming home with 12, 20, or who knows how many chickens with money left over for dinner. It’s wonderful!
But, though the chickens themselves are quite cheap, lots of other things involving their care can get expensive. Probably the single biggest expense for beginning Chicken keepers is their coop.
Chicken coop kits or pre-built coops can run you several hundred dollars, even well over a couple of grand, depending on the size, complexity, and quality. That can turn into some major sticker shock when all you wanted was a little flock of yardbirds to call your own.
But you don’t have to give in to that. Kick in that homesteader spirit and a little bit of DIY ingenuity and you can whip together an entirely suitable and affordable chicken coop for very little money, often under $100.
I’ve got 20 such frugal coop ideas for you gathered from around the web and on YouTube…
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One of the very best things about owning chickens is how cheap they are. One quick trip to the tractor supply company and a swipe of a little debit card, and pretty soon you can be coming home with 12, 20, or who knows how many chickens with money left over for dinner. It’s wonderful!
But, though the chickens themselves are quite cheap, lots of other things involving their care can get expensive. Probably the single biggest expense for beginning Chicken keepers is their coop.
Chicken coop kits or pre-built coops can run you several hundred dollars, even well over a couple of grand, depending on the size, complexity, and quality. That can turn into some major sticker shock when all you wanted was a little flock of yardbirds to call your own.
But you don’t have to give in to that. Kick in that homesteader spirit and a little bit of DIY ingenuity and you can whip together an entirely suitable and affordable chicken coop for very little money, often under $100.
I’ve got 20 such frugal coop ideas for you gathered from around the web and on YouTube…[b][size=150][url=https://www.newlifeonahomestead.com/frugal-chicken-coops/]READ FULL ARTICLE[/url][/size][/b]
