I welded up a pen for our geese using some 2" x 2" square tubing I had around and some corrugated tin for a roof. Apparently, my wife had just envisioned nailing some wood together and covering it with chicken wire when she put the project on my never-ending honey-do list.
Boy, was she surprised! She's been making fun of my "Tim the Tool Man" chicken coop ever since. She's been calling it the "Hilton".
I don't think it was over-kill. At least we can use it for a storm shelter /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Plus, I can hook it to the truck and move to anywhere I want.