How To Build A Roof For A Chicken Coop

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How to build a roof for a chicken coop.

I ve been meditating on the ideal roof for a chicken coop. All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet. Also if you live in the suburbs it should be gorgeous enough to keep your uptight neighbors from deciding continue reading the ideal roof for a chicken coop. Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop.

The owners added a solar light to illuminate the interior and working with salvaged materials customized the inside with composite flooring diy nesting boxes made from pallets and a loft shelf for storing bales of straw. Rainwater doesn t cause mud in front of the house. My first chicken coop a converted shed doesn t have eaves and i greatly regret that. Any small sound structure with 2 by 4 inch rafters supporting as short a span as found on a coop is likely strong enough to hold the weight of a green roof after a heavy rain.

In this article you will learn everything you need to know to determine the pitch that is right for your chicken coop. A chicken coop roof needs to have a minimum pitch of 3 12 or 14 in most climates. For climates with heavy snow loads a chicken coop roof needs to have a minimum pitch of 4 12 or 18 5. You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below.

To make a simple roof join two 40 inch 101 6 cm by 84 inch 213 4 cm pieces of plywood with some inexpensive hinges. Chickens don t roost on top. Make up a pretty basic shed inspired chicken coop with a door for humans on one side and a humble sloping roof on the other side. About 30 pounds per square foot.

Just screw the wooden panels together and cover the chicken coop roof with shingles. Secure the roll in place by running a couple of 3 inch screws through it but only going an inch deep into the wood. Eaves are the part of the roof that extends beyond the coop building. Gaps like those between the rafters can be blocked with a small roll of chicken wire.

Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves. This is best done before laying down the roof itself. The exposed parts of the screws will keep the chicken wire from moving out of place.