Found this on CL - Do you think I can modify or add-on to it?

[MaLoTu]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/for/4953450399.html

First of all, it is a Costco coop, does anyone have any experience with the quality? It looks like it may be kinda flimsy

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Also, it says 4 chickens, I should have 8 (if all goes according to plan), do you think we can modify it by adding to the other side? Is it even worth the trouble?

TIA!

Marie

 

[HighStreetCoop]

It's going to be made of cheap particle board and no, it's not worth altering.

 

[MaLoTu]

Thanks, that is what I figured.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Getting the coop is the major hurdle is you're not able to build it yourself. Depending on your budget, there are a some decent options on craigslist and from other local sources like The Laughing Chicken or Mill Valley Chickens. There's also a dead simple set of plans to build a cheap coop from three sheets of plywood in A Chicken in Every Yard:

http://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Every...qid=1427738055&sr=8-1&keywords=urban+chickens

 

[MaLoTu]

I'll look to see if they have that book at the library.

To be 100% truthful, it really isn't cost that is keeping us from building, it is the permitting for our city. I didn't want to invest too much if we needed to give the chickens away. However, it appears that is less of a factor now that you found their guidelines and we should be in compliance.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Have you asked on the NorCal thread if there's anyone in Hayward? I'm sure there are. I totally agree that it's much easier to make plans once you know that you won't be forced to get rid of them.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/25/california-northern