Playhouse Chicken Coop?

[aart]

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

Neither of those would be good for more than one chicken.

I bought the little envelopes of "Save-a-Chick" at the farm store.

Yes, that's what I use too.
Details on small batch EL in this article:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-extreme-weather-spiel.75893/

 

[tigger19687]

That first Playhouse you listed I used as a 'play house in the run' but not a coop.
I got mine free and put a stick through the windows and the hens would go roost and preen in it during the day.
But it was NOT used as a real coop.
You are better off buying a wooden SHED and fixing the inside for the hens

 

[AuburnChickenNewbies]

Funny you ask that. I was looking at that exact one five minutes ago wondering the same thing. Looking forward to people's responses.

We actually did something like this years ago as our brooder/young chick coop..the only thing to know is that they leak like nuts. We enclosed the windows with plexiglass we had, but never really could get it water tight. Super cute though

 

[Mamatomany123]

We actually did something like this years ago as our brooder/young chick coop..the only thing to know is that they leak like nuts. We enclosed the windows with plexiglass we had, but never really could get it water tight. Super cute though

I think I got super lucky with my playhouse then. I got it for free and just added a floor, a door, and hardware cloth to the openings. Never have had a leak. We've also extended on it since this picture and it still stays nice and dry.

 

[Silky45]

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?

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?

Seems a bit small and it would need to be made predator proof. But maybe for 2 or 3 birds if you have a handy husband. Good luck .

 

[SkipperDoo]

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?

Hi, I'm awaiting for my pullets to arrive and decided to go with a similar playhouse......BIG MISTAKE........ I got it thinking that since I wouldn't need to know how to build one. I found that it would have been so much easier to build myself and less expensive. All the openings need to closed up/windows etc. The wood is pretty thin. I have to reinforce the inside. So far I've put up thin foam insulation doubled up, but I need to figure out what to cover the walls with. Thinking about using sheet vinyl flooring for walls over the Styrofoam. Not good with power tools so thought this would be easier. The roof will definitely need to be reinforced within a year. I will seal any open spaces but won't be enough for roof. I could go on. I do not recommend it at all. It's cute but not practical. I will make sure though that it is 100% predator proof and warm for winters and cool for the summers. I will also use a digital thermometer inside coop that I can read from inside my home. The picture of chicken is one of the chickens I chicken sat for my neighbors and I fell in love and decided to have my own. I made it through a blizzard and a crazy wild hurricane like 2 day storm and learned a lot from that. I will post when I finish with my coop and I'd like to see yours.

 

[aart]

Never have had a leak.

What's that on the roof?

 

[Jeddice]

I got this off Facebook market. My Silkies have this for their coop.

 

[Mamatomany123]

What's that on the roof?

It was just temporary plastic because the bolts were missing in the. Middle to hold the roof together. Once we added them on I took it off.

 

[TraceeP1]

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?

What a cute idea! I am a "newbie" to raising chickens as an adult, Silkies to be exact, but I have read a lot about raising chickens and grew up with them on our lil farm. From what I have learned, you need areas large enough to house certain numbers of chickens! I think having 8-10 chickens in the playhouse would be okay, but like I said, it's a guess! You don't want too many fighting for space! You would need to add appropriate wire or chicken wire to the open areas to protect your chickens from predictors! You should and places the can roost like broom handle sized poles across a couple places for them to sit and of course a couple nesting boxes for them to lay their eggs! You want a way to easily collect their eggs. This means that wherever you put your nesting boxes there should be access to the outside where you can just reach in and collect the eggs without going into the coop! I hope this makes sense and helps you a little! I bought a "mini" barn for my 2 Silkies, but I don't keep them confined to such a small area. They stay in when it's too cold but the rest of the time they are free to roam the yard. In the first photo below, the roof wasn't quite finished but to the right you can see the nesting box that I access from the outside. 2-3 chickens will often share one nesting box! Make sure you gather eggs everyday if you are eating them!