Hi everyone,
I'm new here--chicks are set to arrive next week--and I'm thinking about buying a dog house and modifying it into a coop for them.
What do you all think of this for four hens?
http://www.petco.com/product/11153/Merry-Products-Wood-Pet-Home-The-Stable.aspx
And would it be a problem if the entire thing is finished, even on the inside? (I'm assuming it's finished on both the outside and the inside). Maybe we could sand the inside if it is so the girls wouldn't peck at the paint/stain. I can't build anything, and my husband doesn't want to, so that's why we're not attempting to build a coop...and we want something cheap. I love that it has a door and that the roof is removable. So what do you all think?
Amy
I'm new here--chicks are set to arrive next week--and I'm thinking about buying a dog house and modifying it into a coop for them.
What do you all think of this for four hens?
http://www.petco.com/product/11153/Merry-Products-Wood-Pet-Home-The-Stable.aspx
And would it be a problem if the entire thing is finished, even on the inside? (I'm assuming it's finished on both the outside and the inside). Maybe we could sand the inside if it is so the girls wouldn't peck at the paint/stain. I can't build anything, and my husband doesn't want to, so that's why we're not attempting to build a coop...and we want something cheap. I love that it has a door and that the roof is removable. So what do you all think?
Amy