Playhouse coop?

[TheklaF]

I was wondering if you repurpose an old plastic playhouse into a duck coop if I closed the windows and door with some kind of wire to make it predetor safe?

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

That's what I am going to do!
I am using this blog as a guide. Making adjustments for ducks as needed.
https://nicefamilyhomestead.com/2013/11/13/playhouse-chicken-coop/
I actually found the same playhouse via craigslist, so when I found the blog, it made it easier to figure out what I want to do to mine.

 

[PirateGirl]

This was my initial plan for my duck house too! I thought a plastic playhouse would be easy to clean/hose down from the wet messy ducks. You will need to fortify windows and doors to make them safe from predators and make sure there is ventilation, but you should be able to make it work! I ended up with a bunch of free pallets and lumber, the only reason I didn't go the play house route. Good luck! It should be a fun and relatively easy build.

 

[Lrosell31]

This is my play house set up. I like it because I can separate my chickens ducks and geese at night so there’s no fighting. I plan on getting more so my birds have plenty of sleeping and laying area. I even used a couple of old dog houses. It’s not pretty but it keeps the predators out. We put locks on the doors and windows at night and my husband insulated them also.

 

[Lrosell31]

I kept hoping to find a used playhouse cheap on CL, but no dice, the only ones were located really far away. Just keep searching online and hopefully you find a few you can add. You could even cut holes in the walls to connect them to each other if you wanted on the inside.

It’s getting to be summer time. People tend to move and do spring cleaning I’m hopeful to find a couple more.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

This is my play house set up. I like it because I can separate my chickens ducks and geese at night so there’s no fighting. I plan on getting more so my birds have plenty of sleeping and laying area. I even used a couple of old dog houses. It’s not pretty but it keeps the predators out. We put locks on the doors and windows at night and my husband insulated them also.

You have a whole village!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

You have a whole little village for them!

Funny. I just said that too before seeing your response.

 

[aart]

Welcome to BYC!

Many have used playhouses....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/23465232/?q=playhouse&t=post&o=relevance&c[title_only]=1

Might depend on your climate...waht is your location?
Adding it to your profile is easy, then it's always there!

 

[TheklaF]

Thank you!! I asked at TS if they had free pallets and what do you know it looks like I will be trying to build my own duck coop.

 

[PirateGirl]

Thank you!! I asked at TS if they had free pallets and what do you know it looks like I will be trying to build my own duck coop.

How many ducks will it be for?