Converted children’s playhouse

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thecatumbrella
I love articles like this; thinking outside the box to solve a problem. Appreciated all the different steps taken on how to bring the playhouse up to speed, as well as your honesty on any issues and how it held up. And I’m glad you showed the failed prefab as part of the journey to get to the playhouse. 👍
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Debbie292d
This is a great article explaining and showing how to remodel a wooden playhouse into a small coop.
We recently bought something similar on FB Marketplace and remodeled it. We use ours as a growout pen, but it could be a coop for a few chickens like you are doing if we needed it.

Super idea and love the photos and details!
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ManueB
Concise but clear, and very convincing to show that it can be quite simple and worth it to change a small shed into a coop. It makes me almost wish we had done that for our small coop instead of building from scratch.
I do have two questions : did you use a wood stapler or just hardware staples that are hammered in ? And, is it not too annoying to clean the back of the coop since it's not human sized, so I suppose you can't just walk in ?
BDutch
BDutch
I used a wood stapler to attach the hwc.

This playhouse is really small. I can’t stand in it. But I have a system to clean it out easily. I put 2 pieces of cardboard on the floor (2 unfolded wine cartons). I have a garden kneel mat I put in front of the door opening. fold the dirty cardboard to the center and pull it out. If any dirt is left behind I use a small shovel to get this out too. If the floor is clean, I add new unfolded cartons to cover the perspex floor. Add a little bedding and its ready.
MaryJanet
A very clear and informative article. In particular, i like that it clearly stated a mistake made, which gave me a lot of confidence in the article's authenticity. This level of detail is rarely provided even though it's highly valuable for inexperienced people to learn from.
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GodLovesU
Simple guide to modification of a playhouse. The page about the prefab seems kind of out of place, however.
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Molpet
Looks great and much better than prefabricated coops.
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RoyalChick
Apologies if this is a repeat. My screen blinked. I think the article is very well done. The explanation is easy to follow and the pictures help a lot.
I also like that mistakes are pointed out so others can learn.
Good job!
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The written detail on the work done is well explained and the photos are helpful.
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