How to build a pallet coop

Here is how we built a pallet coop for our ducks, I had picked some up that were left over at the farmers union and they were getting big, and I needed to move them into something a little bigger. I had a pile of pallets laying around and decided to use them.

So I grabbed several and dragged them down to the pond

I noticed one of the pallets had a cracked board, and I thought to myself, self, that would make a great doorway

so I grabbed my circular saw and trimmed off the broken board

I stood it up on the base pallet and screwed it down

I took another pallet and stood it up on end on the outside of the base and the front wall and screwed it into the base and the edge

and did the same on the other side

I then stood up a pallet in the back and screwed it down into the base and the sides

I needed access for feeding them and such, so I used my saw and cut a access hole into the back

I had a scrap piece of osb from when we built the barn

So I grabbed my redneck straight edge (grade stake) and marked out the height and width of the opening

I hung a hinge on top

and used a simple eye latch on the bottom to keep it shut

looks good

as you can see the width and height are different on the pallets, so the tops aren’t level. no worries

I grabbed some 2×4’s I had

and cut 3 at 57.5 inches and 4 12 inch sections

I screwed one long one across the back

and framed out a little stub wall

and screwed that down across the front

now I had to figure out a roof, so I was roaming around the property and saw the pig pen

since the pigs are now residing in the barn, they don’t need the roof anymore, so 5 minutes later

and I reused the screws and screwed the roofing down

it’s starting to look like something

next I needed to build a run, so I started walking around looking for something, when I noticed my raised beds, I don’t need the hoop houses right now

so I ripped out several sections of pvc

and went and shoved the pvc into the ground every so feet to create a tunnel down to the pond

I grabbed some chicken wire I had

and started wrapping the pvc, I used zip ties to attach the wire

I had some company watching me, I hope the wild ones aren’t going to be a issue

I extended it about 3 feet into the pond so the ducklings can play in the water

and wrapped the outside with wire as well

I’m going to break some pallets apart tomorrow and cover the gaps and paint

I’m pretty happy with it

we filled it with straw and put their food and a water dish in there and their light in case they need some warmth and moved them into their new home

shh, their sleeping