Renovating an OLD Coop, worth it??

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staci2383

staci2383

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First time poster, and SERIOUS beginner to all things chicken. We just purchased property that has an OLD chicken coop on the land. It is adorable and rustic but decrepit and probably not suitable for chickens in it's current state. I would love to post some pictures and get feedback from all of you more-experienced chicken owners, worth salvaging or a complete redo?? Also any salvaging tips would be appreciated! Thanks in advanced

FRONT OF THE COOP:

ENTRANCE TO COOP:

INSIDE COOP (notice concrete uneven-ness and holes):

FRONT CORNER OF COOP:

ANOTHER INSIDE THE COOP PIC (with my little coop model):
 
I'd say go for it, but I like making old things new again
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. Looks solid too.
 
I'm not seeing where it is "decripit and probably not suitable for chickens" I have seen open air coops many times here on BYC. Covering the windows with hardware cloth, sectioning off some space inside for the birds and storage, covering up some of the smaller holes, you have yourself a chicken coop. Good Luck.

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I would totally keep it. I use to do remodeling for my business and this would be a gem. This is perfect size if you have a ton of chickens.
Here are some pointers to look for when remodeling:
- Look for mold around the wood and replace it.
- Make sure your shingles are still ok, if not, just put new shingles or metal roofing over it.
- If you are looking to save money go to home depot and find any denied paint in stock to repaint it.
- I love putting windows on my coop so you can use those existing openings to make some adorable windows.
- Finally make sure you just put in the typical coop stuff like egg boxes, perches and so forth.
- I wish i ran into a find like that, if you or your hubby is handy, you will have a lot of fun with this.
Here is an example of a coop I built for a customer of mine and you can make yours look similar with just some sanding, paint, and a little more extra features with little or no money.

Good Luck
 
Get some self leveling concrete to even up the floor. Sand and stain the wood if it's starting to go. Replace what boards you need to. Otherwise I'd say it looks great.
 
Go for it! We are just finishing up renovations on my coop. It used to be the kids playhouse, then a small coop... then...well.. we all know how chicken math works... now it's doubled in size inside and the run. I will post pics when we get done, but any $$ you can save in building will just buy you more chicks!
 
I'd vote yes too, as long as it looks like you can make it sound enough for your weather... Not sure where you're at, but here we have to consider snow load, and other area need to consider wind, etc. We rehabbed a who-was-thinking-this-could-hold-chickens coop on our property and now it's really great. Still needs few things, but I just hate wasting building materials and I'm cheap!!! And don't forget to consider it from a predator's point of view, which is where mine still needs a few finishing touches.
 
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Everyone here is encouraging! You guys have me excited and ready to take on the project. My husband is pretty handy. Me not so much, but I'm working on it!

I'll post more pictures as I go. Thanks for the tips on leveling concrete and roofing. We live in the Seattle area so not much snow, but SO much rain.
 
Oh my...I'd have given my eye teeth to have had an "old decrepit" coop like that on our property!! lol
That thing has ENDLESS possibilities, and could look lovely (not just functional) with some TLC, paint, flowers/landscaping around the outside....
 

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