Treehouse Chicken Coop

[Thunder344]

Any thoughts of whether or not they would be able to enter/exit if we cut an opening in the floor vs. an opening on the side?

If the ladder is slanted enough, they should be able to go through a opening on the floor. Though they might like a side opening better.

 

[Birdsonghill]

I think I would put up sides below the tree house floor and a roost under it and drop/rebuild the roof lower. Still need a run. No way to get around time and/or money.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

It's a cool concept but, are you gonna wanna climb up there to retrieve eggs and clean?

 

[Clowe]

I think it’s gonna be to tall... really hard to get the chickens in at night.

That’s my fear as well..

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

That’s my fear as well..

Yea, think about the other cons as well.

you have to climb up to the coop to retrieve eggs to and clean the coop like someone mentioned above

 

[Clowe]

I think I would put up sides below the tree house floor and a roost under it and drop/rebuild the roof lower. Still need a run. No way to get around time and/or money.

Are you saying to just build the space underneath into a coop? That has crossed our mind but the enclosed treehouse is not being used which is why I asked if that as a coop would be doable we have a run

 

[Ruby Rogue]

I can't see it inside, but the 4 posts holding it 'up', couldn't you just shorten those and lower it as opposed to fully deconstructing and reconstructing to lower it?

 

[Hilltop Flock]

Sometimes you can get free pallets from grocery stores, feed stores etc. They can be handy for building walls or broken down just for wood. Takes some doin. But it’s free wood!

 

[Clowe]

I can't see it inside, but the 4 posts holding it 'up', couldn't you just shorten those and lower it as opposed to fully deconstructing and reconstructing to lower it?

Unfortunately, no. We would have to deconstruct it. It’s not build around a tree, it’s basically just a very high fort house.

 

[Clowe]

It's a cool concept but, are you gonna wanna climb up there to retrieve eggs and clean?

We don’t mind. More just curious about safely/easily getting the chickens in and out.