Hi! I bought a new playset for the kiddos, and definitely want to reuse the old one somehow for the chickens. Before I go out and mangle it, y’all have any ideas on how to use it for the chickens? Ive got plenty of land to use, a huge coop, a chicken yard and extended run. Any ideas? I don’t know if it matters, but I’ve got a mixed flock of 22. Bantams and standards.
Any ideas on how to put this swing set to use?
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Some people turn the whole play set into a chicken coop.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/dahlhouse-on-the-prairie-play-set-converted-coop.77581/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/dahlhouse-on-the-prairie-play-set-converted-coop.77581/
Is that pic the new one or the old one?
Really, best use of an old playset would be to give it to someone with kids that can't afford to buy them one.
Sounds like you are set for chicken housing.
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You could tweak it a bit to make it a 'chicken play ground'... I'm sure someone's done it with a Google search.
Or tear it apart and use what you can on some other project.
I agree more with @aart here if you don't need it.
Or tear it apart and use what you can on some other project.
I agree more with @aart here if you don't need it.
But first, we need to see them on the slide…
You could turn it into a coop, maybe, depending on how big it is... I think it might be a bit small for 22 chickens. A playground for the chooks would be fun but not strictly necessary. Saving the wood for other projects might be smart because of the price of lumber these days. But I agree that if you're already set up with a good coop and stuff, it might be better to sell or give it away to another family.
Do your chickens free range at all? My dad and I made a shelter out of scrap wood for when our girls are out and about. You could do something similar!
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I got that pic online somewhere just to show the type I have to work with. If it still looked like that, I definitely wouldn’t be buying a new one.
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That’s not bad, little shelters scattered about. Annnd it looks like something I can actually do! Thanks!
I like this! Do you have to train the knuckleheads to use them?
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