Chicken coop cost.

On more than a few occasions I've been asked how much my chicken coop cost to build.  I'll try to provide as many details as I can here.  Some of the materials I used were leftover from previous projects.  Their cost to me for the coop was $0.

The table below is a materials list containing links to Home Depot's web site.  I don't have every receipt from the project so some of the items listed are from memory.  I used the prices from the receipts that I do have.  The other prices came from HD's web site.  

Quantity	Description	Price	Total
3	15/32x4x8 Plywood	17.87	53.61
1	4x4x6 Pressure Treated timber	5.27	5.27
1	15/32x4x8 OSB	9.87	9.87
30	2x4x8 Dried Whitewood Stud	2.92	87.60
6	2x2x8 Spruce-Pine-Fir Furring Strip	1.53	9.18
1	19/32x4x8 Sheathing	20.97	20.97
1	Charcoal 3-Tab Shingles	22.00	22.00
1	Felt Roof Deck Protection	15.50	15.50
1	Galvanized Hardware Cloth	9.97	9.97
26	Hurricane Tie	0.52	13.52
Total:			247.49

I know there are things missing from this list.  I didn't include nails, screws, hinges, hooks, and latches.  As I mentioned above, and in my post about the nesting boxes, I used leftover OSB to build the nesting boxes.  You'll need material for those as well.  I didn't include paint because I used primer and paint that I already had.

I also seem to remember having a few 2x4's left over.  I don't think I needed all 30 of them, but I don't remember how many I did need. 

In any case, the above list should provide an idea of what it costs to build yourself a decent 4x8' chicken coop.  I'd estimate that it's easily doable for $300-350 (in early 2013, who knows what prices will be in the future).