Alter this Dog House - Ideas?

[Tala]

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Ooooh.... I like the subterranean coop idea. How is that possible? Anyone ever actually done that?

somebody on here did once

 

[sheila3935]

I have that dog house for my 2 ducks. It is very small just big enough for 2 small ducks. It is inside their run so no worries about preditors, but for chickens not big enough. also in the summer it would not be good.

 

[ranchhand]

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If I recall, you wanted birds for meat and eggs? Silkies go broody if someone sneezes, which means they stop laying. And I don't know about you, but eating black skin, meat and bones would bother me.

 

[GeneJordan]

That plastic house might make a better indoor brooder...

 

[BWKatz]

I use the Petbarn on the same page in my garage at night. See my BYC page. u could use a 10x10 covered dog kennel for a run and move about ur yard during day.

 

[Pharm Girl]

As someone with a low-to-the ground coop such as myself can tell you, bending over to collect eggs and clean out the coop gets really old really fast. I got my first coop a year ago and have already replaced it with a much taller one. You'd think I'm an old fart by this post, but I'm only 40 and healthy! Food for thought.
Personally, I am a fan of the playhouse coops though. They don't attract the wrong kind of attention and depending on climate, can make a lot of sense. There is a thread somewhere on here with a lot of playhouse coops. I would just get something bigger off Craigslist and go from there. I have my chicken tractor on a slab of wood with sand to keep critters out. That would work for a bottomless playhouse.
Good luck!