Playhouse Chicken Coop?

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New Chick In The Backyard said:
why buy that when you can buy a real chicken coup? I was just looking at those last night! ha ha. funny.
Example:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/TKOOFN-W...hicken-Coop-Small-Animal-Cage-House/318168762
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Country-Style-Chicken-Coop/231977009
Also they sell coups at Rural king. ....and maybe co ops.
Best wishes!
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The only issue with chicken coops you buy is that they won’t be sufficient enough for 6-10 hens :/

I’m currently looking into building a coop instead. The playhouse just seems like it will require too much “editing” for how much it’s worth.
 
bill3607 said:
Descriptions says it is built out of cedar lumber. That is not good.

Edited to say that maybe with the structure being cedar it may not be a problem as it would if it was the bedding.

@aart ?
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Cedar should be fine as a building material, because the larger planks are going to release a lot less aromatics than shavings due to less surface-to-air area.

My old coop (now brooder) is solid cedar, and I also have cedar trim on my coop, as well as aged Western cedar chips in my wood chip mix. No cedar aroma = no issues.
 
floral_chickadee said:
Oh wow, I hadn’t really thought about a coop like that. I like the idea but I’m concerned it would let rain in, soaking everything. Is that the best kind of coop for my area?
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Rain doesn't get in if the three solid sides are solid and the open end is on the end of the coop rather than the side ("side" is the shorter width; not which way the ridge of the roof is). It needs to be deep enough from the front to the back for how wide it is side to side. This explains it.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/woods-style-house-in-the-winter.445004/
 
floral_chickadee said:
So I’m new to this website, and I apologize if I’m not using the right thing to ask questions but I was wondering if this playhouse: https://www.walmart.com/ip/KidKraft...awHV8vh1h0ari389bXEaAsEYEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds would work as a chicken coop?

What could I do to make it more suitable as a chicken coop? Or is that even a good idea?
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:welcome
Some playhouses are great to use as a coop if you can adjust them as needed.
Is this one plastic? I would buy a wooden playhouse. Wood is easy to adjust and you can staple hardware cloth on to it.
Another benefit: wood is a better choice for the environment and lasts longer with a good roof and put on brick foundation.
 
New Chick In The Backyard said:
why buy that when you can buy a real chicken coup? I was just looking at those last night! ha ha. funny.
Example:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/TKOOFN-W...hicken-Coop-Small-Animal-Cage-House/318168762
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Country-Style-Chicken-Coop/231977009
Also they sell coups at Rural king. ....and maybe co ops.
Best wishes!
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Because pre-fab coops like that are way too small, lack ventilation, and are usually poorly-made. (It is essentially impossible to meet the minimum coop space, roost length, and ventilation requirements in any coop that is smaller than a 4-foot cube).

Rule of thumb: If it looks like a dollhouse it's only suited for keeping toy chickens. :D
 

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