Chicken Coop material?

[ChicksinBoise]

I found somebody who is giving this playhouse away. It measures 8 x 10. I would have to go and disassemble it.

What do you guys think?

 

[sara]

I think with a little TLC it would be great!

 

[Motherhenandflock]

Wow, if you've got a way to get it moved, I'd say go for it. The price is right.
Maybe your kids (unfeathered) would want you to fix it up for them.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I think it would be fantastic!

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Go for it! Our coop is a restored playhouse too.

It wasn't as pretty as yours is already. My hubby tore off all the rotted cedar shakes and roofing and replaced some of the rotted plywood walls. It was SO much easier to just renovate something already constructed than to try to build a coop from scratch!

We had a guy with an excavating machine pick it up from a strap through its windows and put it onto a borrowed flatbed truck. That way we didn't have to disassemble it.

Our finished coop looks just like a brand new playhouse. The neighbors love it. It doesn't look like a coop at all.

Yours will be GREAT.

 

[NeuseWorks]

That would be a great home for a flock with a bit of work. Can you get a truck up to it? I'd pay a flatbed tow truck to move it so I didn't have to take it apart.

 

[silkiechicken]

That would be great!

 

[thebifman]

Wow! That would make an excellent coop. Just add a chicken door, nests & roosts and you will have some lucky chickens!

Brian in NYC

 

[foxtrapper]

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It's cute as a button, and would make an adorable coop.

But, getting it apart to transport will be a lot of work, with a lot of damage. Then there's the reassembly. By the time you get done, you'll be questioning your sanity.

 

[ChicksinBoise]

Yeah, that is the question. Whether it is worth the trouble or ripping apart and putting back together. It depends on the age and condition of the wood.