One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Katie sent in some AWESOME pictures of an old kids playhouse she and her family turned in to a chicken coop. How cool is that?
Here’s what Katie had to say about her coop.
“Its small, but the girls are mighty! We have 2 Red Stars, both 10 months old. We converted our kids playhouse for the coop and used an existing fence to support the run.”
“The girls {Cinnamon and Polly} are living the sweet life with plenty of fruit and vegetable scraps. We are quite close to our neighbors and living in a neighborhood with an HOA. Its been 2 months since we’ve had them and no one has noticed and/or cared.
The girls are quiet and free eggs for the neighbors doesn’t hurt either.”
“It may not be fancy, but this baby cost us less than $100 to build including the birds, which we bought from a free range farmer for $12 each. Love that we are teaching our kids about where their food comes from. Plus, who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner once a week.”
I don’t know about you Katie, but I think the faux fireplace will come in handy during the winter months. It’s a good thing you installed a roosting bar so they don’t get too hot. HA!
Oh, and the refurbished play house also works as a great time-out spot as well.
Well done Katie, well done!
~Mavis
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Want to learn more about raising backyard chickens?
You can read about all our adventures raising chickens over HERE.
Thinking about getting a few birds? Check out The Joy of Keeping Chickens: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Poultry for Fun or Profit By Jennifer Megyesi. Amazon currently has it in stock, and ready to ship.
Brandi says
Too funny! I had plans to turn our old playhouse into a chicken coop this Spring! They are going to be living in style 😉
Brittany says
How cute is that?! People never cease to amaze me with their creativity. 😀
Jamie says
That’s really cool!
kristin says
Very nice! We will be trying to convert our old playhouse into a coop very soon. How did you attach the chicken wire to the windows? Thanks!
Cheryl says
I need to know how you attach the nesting box to the side and also the wire to the windows….please respond asap since I am in the process of wanting to do it this week….Thanks
Dorothy says
How did you attach the nesting box to side and how many chickens will it accommodate?
Dorothy says
Please notify me by email thanks.
Valerie A. says
Anyway you can tell me how to secured the nesting box to the exterior of the play house? I have a play house similar to yours that I am hoping to turn into a coop. Thank you!