10x8 shed at Home Depot would work for coop

[Jack Sparrow]

I found this today and although expensive, it might not be a bad idea if you needed a coop in a hurry. It's 10x8 but you can get extensions to make it 10x12 or 10x16.

Here is the link for the shed:

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053


and this is the details:

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/97/979b5671-6756-47d5-8857-9ff259ae6080.pdf

 

[lilith55]

I am still new at this but I cant see anything wrong with the building. You will probably need more ventilation though. It will let a lot of light in which will help in egg production.

 

[gavinandallison]

Looks good, definetly more ventilation, and also some cover on the glass or you will roast them. It is a shed/greenhouse.

I found a local shed dealer who sold me a 10x10 with windows, and vents for $1900 delivered and levelled. I just cut a doorway with a dremel tool. Also plan to cut more windows to cover with hardware cloth and plexiglass inside to close off for winter.

 

[AlienChick]

The sheds are a very good idea to use for a chicken coop.

We were gonna get a shed from a local dealer.

The dealer wanted $1695 for an 8x12 shed.

We finally decided to build our own 8x12 coop, and it cost us $680 total for materials.

I've never built anything in my life so this is challenging and fun.

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Thanks for the info ALienchick. I wanted to build my own coop but I wasn't sure which way would be more cost effective. Seems like do-it-yourself is cheaper.