Treehouse Chicken Coop

[black_cat]

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?

Cutting an opening in the floor will take up floor space and cause bedding to fall out. Your best course of action is to figure out how to lower the whole thing.

 

[LateBirdFarms]

I use an old treehouse as a coop. But we framed up the walls on the lower half as the actual coop section and use the top for storage with extra ventilation through the floor that is never at risk of inclement weather.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I would deconstruct it and use the materials to enclose the lower section.

Cleaning it, tending daily needs up there would get old real quick.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Lowering it is not an option, unfortunately. We don’t have the money or resources to do so. We have thought about deconstructing the whole thing and rebuilding it lower but it’s a lot of work/time as we both work full time, ha.

Can you make a ramp with a sort of shute over the top 1/3 it to discourage jumping?

 

[CluckerFamily]

I would either take it apart and rebuild it lower to the ground or cut the legs off to make it shorter. Cutting the legs off would be easiest.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Cutting the legs off.....

How would one support the structure while cutting and then lower it without getting crushed??

Seems sketchy and scary to try that.

 

[aart]

Cutting the legs off.....

How would one support the structure while cutting and then lower it without getting crushed??

Seems sketchy and scary to try that.

Exactly...easier said than done.

 

[Chuckie chicken]

Exactly...easier said than done.

How hard could it be? A couple of tractors with buckets, or some jack posts and a bit of lumber, even floor jacks and 4x4 posts would work in a pinch.

You could have that thing on the ground in a few hours.

I do tend to live a little on the edge tho...

 

[saysfaa]

Cutting the legs off.....

How would one support the structure while cutting and then lower it without getting ??...

Two skidsteers or two tractors with forks or buckets would probably be the easiest and fastest way.

Or Cribbing or screw jacks or guy wires. Or some combination.

 

[Krugerrand]

How hard could it be? A couple of tractors with buckets, or some jack posts and a bit of lumber, even floor jacks and 4x4 posts would work in a pinch.

You could have that thing on the ground in a few hours.

I do tend to live a little on the edge tho...

and if that doesn't work, you at least become a finalist for the Darwin Award.