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How to make a cheap chicken coop?

My mum and I are getting chickens next year, and I want to know how to make a cheap chicken coop.

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1. For a second I thought how to make cheap chicken soup! Lol. Ummm. Old Shed. shelves, and buckets. And tape.
2. With 2" x 4" wood posts and chicken wire fencing. You guys will need some help though. Good luck!
3. There are many ways to make a coop, most of them not all that expensive. I had a friend in Phoenix, AZ that had 2 chickens in their back yard and it was only about 1.5X taller than the chickens themselves. They had to keep it low to the ground so that neighbors didn't complain. It must have been about 6 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet tall. They made a "Frame" with chicken wire: Two 6 feet by 2 feet. Two 4 feet by 2 feet. One 4 feet by 2 feet. One 4 feet by 4 feet. They took the "One 4 feet by 2 feet. One 4 feet by 4 feet." and used a hinge to connect it so that they used the 4x4 as a "Lid" to have access to the inside. They put a Nesting Box in the 4x2 section. They kept the chickens wings clipped just to make 100% sure they didn't get over the wall and would rake out the coop once a week to make sure it was kept super clean. They lived in a Suburb so had to make damn sure no one complained about smell. Over 600 Chicken Coop Designs! http://www.backyardchickens.com/coopdesigns.html Click any of the chicken coop size categories below:
4. The advantages of a movable coop,..It's protection from varmits and dogs..Health, new grass every day(they're not walking in their mess)..lower cost, their eating seeds and insects from the ground...You're fertilizing the area(or garden).. Free Range Chickens...Eventually that square that you move through would continue to improve...It would be the Best it could be. http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=658&q=movable+chicken+coop%22&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&oq=movable+chicken+coop%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=s&gs_upl=0l0l0l3770l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0