thank you all so much for your responses.
I suppose I will insulate and I will go with the playhouse Idea.
now does anyone know where I could get some ideas of how to insulate? some links would be great. or photos of how to properly do this?
and even bigger importance to me now is...
I've been scouring the sites and I've become more overwhelmed and confused than when I started my search to build a simple coop!?!
I'm thinking of getting 2-4 hens but again that has also become a daunting task of which breed is best for the cold yet still lays often enough...?
I'm in the cold...