Chicken Coop Ideas – Turn a Kids Playhouse into a Chicken Coop

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.