Luxury Chicken Coop
Hello friends! Since sharing our recently finished luxury chicken coop project I’ve had so many questions about the cost. As always, writing a blog is the best way to share this information as it is a permanent location. The process took far longer than we had initially expected due to many delays with the local coop builders we hired. A full year later and we finally have a finished luxury chicken coop to house our future chicken friends.
Prepping the Area
The first step in this process was to prepare the area for the coop. We had additional dirt delivered to make sure the coop would be slightly higher than the ground around it to ensure water would not flood out the coop or the run. This was loads of dirt brought in by dump truck then spread and leveled. We also had a dirt pad built for the future coop foundation and run area. This initial step cost $1,500.00.
Next, we added a concrete foundation for the future chicken coop building. This is the best level of security for our chickens as we live in an area that has a ton of predators. They will not be able to dig under the coop to get in to our chickens. We have a solid cement foundation under the coop and lined the perimeter of the run with cement so that the coop and run sit perfectly on top. This step cost $2,000.
Luxury Chicken Coop
We reached out to a local chicken coop building company and told them what we wanted in our coop. They drew it up and sent it to us for approval. We approved the drawing and added some additional features we wanted like the feeder and watering system. We gave them our down payment in February 2024 and waited for them to start building. February 2025 and we finally have our finished coop. Our hen house is 10ft x 12ft x 9ft (length x width x height) and the run is 27ft long. The building cost was $21,095.00.
Lastly, we added sand for the run and shelf under the roosting bars and ordered hemp bedding for the coop floor. The sand needed to be a coarse, medium grain sand that was low dust called construction sand because we learned in researching fine grain sand that had high dust capabilities was sometimes harmful to the health of the chickens. We paid $400.00 for the sand. As recommended by so many, we added First Saturday Lime to the sand and hemp bedding to deter bugs and animals. we also added carabiners to secure our doors for the nesting boxes, storage, and run to keep those smart racoons out.
Here are all the totals together.
- Dirt Prep and foundation pad: $1,500
- Concrete foundation: $2,000
- Luxury Chicken Coop: $21,095
- Sand for run and coop: $400
- Total: $24,995
Here are the links to all the additional items we purchased:
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