building a chicken coop from reused materials

November 18, 2009 · Filed under backyard chicken, chicken coop, free, recycled materials, sustainability, urban farm

I collected the following items for building a chicken tractor with a detachable chicken run:

• a frame of a wooden coffee table (Karleen found it on the curb)
• 20 recycled 5 foot 1×8 redwood boards (bought from a fencing company)
• a stack of nail and screw prodded 2 by 4s (used to hold drywalls inside my garage)
• the leftover semi-gloss latex paint (from painting my interior doors and windows)

The design of the tractor is determined by the coffee table that is the base of the chicken tractor. The size of the run is determined by the length of the 2 by 4s. Since dad is visiting I am taking a few days off work so we can build the coop together: