Has anyone recently converted a greenhouse to use as a coop?

[ibhux]

Looking for suggestions of greenhouse models.

We want the frame, not the cover. We'd discard the cover and replace it with 1/2" hardware cloth and a tarp over half of that. One end would be 15/32" plywood with a vent for airflow and the other would have a 30"x80" steel door (overkill but that's what we have to work with) in a wood frame. A 5' t-post at each corner would provide additional support and act as anchors.

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The largest predators here are coyotes and bobcats but coops are more often visited by rodents (rats, mice, tunneling ground squirrels), snakes, raccoons, rabbits, hawks, and cats.

We don't get any snow to speak of (maybe 1-2" total) so snow load isn't a concern but we do get strong summer storms with hard downpours and 30-40 mph winds (monsoons and microbursts).

The winds concern me because some reviews of 10'-15' greenhouses say they collapsed in wind. With the above reinforcements would that still be an issue? Maybe someone who has a better eye for engineering than I do could tell me more about that. (@aart?)

Has anyone bought or converted a greenhouse about that size? Are you happy with it? What model did you use?

Im using an old greenhouse frame.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Looking back on this thread I'm glad we didn't follow through on it. We had a once-in-a-lifetime tornado during the summer and it obliterated our coop (which was not a greenhouse). Our chickens survived but there's no way they would have survived that in a greenhouse.

We have a temporary pen for now and will be rebuilding our coop in a few months. The new one will be thoroughly anchored.