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One of the most common questions that gets asked when the subject of building a chicken coop is raised is invariably how much it costs. Some people will tell you that it's dirt cheap (excuse the pun) and some will say it can be on the expensive side. Let's look at 3 ways to make sure you keep your construction costs low.



1. Do It Yourself

The most important factor is rolling up your sleeves and building your chicken coop yourself. Paying someone to build and install even the simplest, smallest coop is going to end up costing you. If you're reasonably handy and find a good set of chicken coop plans online, you'll ultimately save a lot of money on labour.



2. Buy your own materials

Avoid any pre-made chicken coop kits. It is ultimately way more cost efficient to source your own building materials than to pay for someone else to do it. All the materials necessary to build your coop should easily come in around the $300-$400 range and with some clever shopping this number could be even lower.



3. Buy a quality set of plans

Buy a quality set of chicken coop plans online. It's all well and fine to have all your lumber and chicken wire but if you've got a bad, hard to read set of plans, you're setting yourself up for trouble. It is possible to download free plans off the internet but I'm a firm believer in "you get what you pay for" and advocate spending a few bucks to get a good set.