Since the pallet duck house build was a success, we decided to move our egg slaves into the yard this winter and build them a simple coop. the one thing missing in my opinion in a lot of pallet builds is insulating and outside finishes. so here is our version of a pallet chicken coop.. Add another full pallet to the back of the coop, and screw it to the base. i then found a scrap piece of wood and laid it on the floor for a solid bottom for the coop. step 2: cut a couple of pallets down (these were roughly in half) to make the sides and screw them to the back pallet and the base.. So, this is how we built our chicken coop from scraps of wood we had, 4x8 flat pallets that my father in law found at work that they no longer needed, and many trips to the store. i need to make something clear before i really jump in. throughout this post i will probably say "we" or "i"..
Our first chicken coop was functional, but left a lot to be desired. we learned a lot from our first little coop, and we put what we learned into our second, bigger pallet chicken coop. things we learned from the first coop, make a coop big enough to walk in, roosters are big, need a bigger door, and always plan you coop to get even more chickens.. Checkout this diy pallet chicken coop or mini hen farm, it has been chicken wired for safe housing of chickens and there is separate bungalow style chicken coop where your chickens can stay at night for egg laying and to take some rest also! all you need is to get some pallets, chicken wire and metal chevron roof with curved texture to install. First of all choose the wide space area at backyard or at outdoor of your house to go for this diy pallet chicken coop project in honor of your sweet and cute chickens. make the pallet looking well by washing and gritting it. also remove the impurities, wooden cavities and knots..
