Dog House into Duck House!

[raccoonroom]

We're still adding some finishing touches like borders along the door to match the windows and we're adding new shingles to the roof.

We bought an old dog house for 40 dollars. Brought it home and attached hardware cloth to bottom of the house and along the edges. Any cracks were covered.

We took the front wall off and cut out windows for ventilation and added more hardware cloth to cover the openings. We cut the opening larger and added a door with reinforced wood on the back and a lock on the outside.

After taking the roof off, we added hinges so we could open the roof to make cleaning it out easier. We just need to add a handle to the outside so we can have something to keep it open.

I can't wait to update when it's finished.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Cute! How many will be sleeping in there? Look forward to seeing finished project.

 

[raccoonroom]

Cute! How many will be sleeping in there? Look forward to seeing finished project.

It's 3.5 L by 2.5 W so I was thinking three Welsh Harlequin could sleep comfortably together. Does that sound okay? I've read so many different opinions on suitable coop space and it's a bit overwhelming

 

[Miss Lydia]

As long as they are only sleeping inside that should be fine.