Author Topic: Car Tyre Chicken Coop? (Read 2809 times)

danccooke · « **on:** July 01, 2017, 02:28:07 pm »

Hi,
I always like to recycle things and especially if there is a way of doing something for free other than some man power. Has anyone ever contemplated or made a chicken coop from old car tyres.

I am thinking the sheer weight of tyres will mean they don't need to be filled with earth as you would if you were making a retaining wall or house. From years of being a motor-sport marshal I know these things hold up pretty well. I know i can get loads of tyres for free as the garages have to pay to have the used tyres taken away and scrapped. I can build a proper door frame and door and even pop holes but the main structure could be tyres with just a few bolts being the expense??

Am I being a dreamer or do you think this is doable.

Dan

Charlie1234 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2017, 03:08:15 pm »

Nothing wrong with dreaming Dan thats how some of the best ideas come about I would go for it mate and keep us posted on the progress/finished project.

Steph Hen · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2017, 10:07:29 pm »

Like how outside box this is! No idea how to make it, but will watch with interest.

danccooke · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2017, 11:20:09 pm »

Well at least that wasn't a don't be stupid :-)
I need to draw a rough plan before getting go ahead to begin from the other half. Currently I can see it in my head. I'll keep you posted as to if it get the go ahead.

danccooke · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2017, 12:02:19 am »

Mrs thinks it'll be impossible to keep clean. Looks like it's a non-flyer

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2017, 09:15:42 am »

As someone whose farmyard looked like a shanty town with coops made from old fireguards through pallets to puppy cage panels to house poultry through last Winter I'd not dismiss anything as a building material. If you're talking about a low coop on a solid sheet of flooring and a lift-off lid roof and some kind of secure door for night-time, for hens that will free range during the day, then why not? The coop will have a huge footprint for the size of accommodation but, again, why not? Just be aware it will absorb a lot of heat in the summer and also need a gap at the top to allow air flow through.

Jukes Mum · « **Reply #6 on:** July 03, 2017, 10:22:27 am »

Personally I'd be a bit concerned about the chemicals in tyres such as polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAHs) etc. If the tyres get warm in the sun, I wouldn't want the chickens breating in that rubbery smell if you intend to eat the chickens or eggs.