Bottle Coop?

[KAKBucks]

Has anyone thought about building a coop with empty bottles, either plastic or glass?

There are a number of famous structures built with bottles http://www.agilitynut.com/h/otherbh.html

The articles mention wood and/or metal framing, but there aren't any real directions on how to do this. I was thinking about empty beer bottles. It would sure take a bunch of bottles, but "collecting" the empty bottles would be quite fun. Guess I need to head to the grocery store! haha

Kendra

 

[Emzyyy]

That would be verrrrry cool.

 

[SterlingAcres]

That is AWESOME. I would totally do that. Maybe not for the chickens, but for another building on this property. Do they cement them together or what?

 

[starshrike]

Very cool too - It wouldn't work well in California, at least not glass ones :|

 

[Guitartists]

Sweeeet.... maybe I will give this a go next year with all of those beer bottles that accumulate over time

HAHAHA

 

[silkiechicken]

If I had a bottle coop out here, I'd be afraid water would get in the bottles during the constant drizzle, it would start to mold, and everything would turn into a slimy growing wall of green! Neat idea though.

 

[Opa]

There is a house built in the 1940's in Kaleva Michigan with over 60,000 wine bottles. If you check on wikipedia or at www.agilitynut.com/h/otherbh.html you will find several examples that may give you some hints on how to get started. If you built a coop from wine bottles that you emptied, and the time spent emptying them was short enough you could come up with something rather unique or maybe just something. Good Luck

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[gumpsgirl]

How cool are those houses?!?! I could see my 12 year old building something like that. He loves to put things together! Boy that would take a whole lot of bottles though. That would also be a cool idea for a children's clubhouse.

 

[chickenfanatic]

hmmmm definantly somethin to think about in the future

 

[Emzyyy]

You could have people in your area donate bottles for it.