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A couple of things you might like to know about "plastic". It does not "breath" and condensation is a worry as chickens do and their breath is humid. Also plastic gives off a gas that you can not see without the right equipment. It dries out. If I could show you the milk jugs I use in my garden they are all brittle and breaking apart. You should have seen them breaking apart as the snow from the snowblower hit them as they hung on the fence post. I'll have lots to clean up some spring.
While I understand the mite business, you can expect to have to replace the plastic coop at some point and time. This is why you don't see to many plastic antique lawn chairs. And I will mention plastic is not biodegradable.
There was an article in the Practical Poultry magazine on plastic coops but there was no mention of it's durability as they are new and there is no evidence on how long they will last.
Just some food for thought
Rancher
Thanks, Rancher. That's great advice, I think I'll go with the Craigslist wood.
