Playhouse to Coop...good deal or nah?

[TheFarm41]

$600 is a good price for that structure, but I think that it is way too nice for chickens! Put it in your back yard and rent it out as an Air B&B. lol. Is that thing on wheels? Cool. You can make a chicken coop out of almost anything, chickens don't care too much. I would look for a less expensive option.

 

[mrs3rrl]

It can certainly be done with a few modifications, but with a price tag of $1k you could probably find materials and build your own cheaper.

agreed!

 

[Birdsonghill]

With the current cost of building materials, it might cost you as much to build a decent, similar sized coop! I recently converted an old pasture run in shed to a decent coop with elevated floor, a cleanout area under the roost and added ventilation. It cost me double my estimate, priced in 2019, to do it in 2020-2021. (I move slower working these days!) I spent over $1,000 to convert the old 10ft x10ft building along with a similar size covered run, with some free hardware and fencing and lots of my time! You may spend more than you imagine on some improvements, alone. I gave away an old playhouse coop conversion about 5 years ago because it was too small for an adult to stand up in. It is worth a lot to me, to be able to easily clean and keep chickens safely and more comfortable. I got too old to put up with the difficult clean outs! Maybe, make a counter offer of $400 - $500 to help offset the moving cost and set up. Be sure to remember, to provide some mid day to sundown shade, at the least! Here in Tennessee(as you know) it gets tough on chickens in the summertime and a shaded house will be up to 10 to 20 degrees cooler inside. Good luck!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Just came from buying lumber for my shop set up. A sheet of 3/4" sanded plywood is $102.
Unsanded was about $60.

 

[stupid]

That looks like black mold on the boards, but could be just weathering,
ceder will turn with age

 

[aart]

Just came from buying lumber for my shop set up. A sheet of 3/4" sanded plywood is $102.
Unsanded was about $60.

'Sanded'?
Meaning one side 'good'...or one side 'high quality hardwood veneer'?

 

[stupid]

I put this on the other thread (didn't realize it wasn't yours): That looks pretty nice, and I can see how you can get ventilation in easily by removing some of the top boards right under the roofline. Wonder what is the discoloration on the ceiling, or if that's just the natural weathering of the wood?

ceder will blacken with age

 

[21hens-incharge]

'Sanded'?
Meaning one side 'good'...or one side 'high quality hardwood veneer'?

I believe both sides are paintable or stainable. I do stand corrected though....the 3/4 was 108.

 

[rosemarythyme]

ceder will blacken with age

Yes it will but the fact that the dark areas are on the ceiling only (instead of the wood silvering throughout) makes me wonder if there was water damage at some point.

 

[21hens-incharge]

'Sanded'?
Meaning one side 'good'...or one side 'high quality hardwood veneer'?

PS....I left with 2 sheets of melamine cull stock. $20 for the both of them. Not my ideal choice and will require special hardware but I am betting I can get that for under $180.