Chicken Run With Metal Roof

This chicken run is made of galvanized tubing and features a durable metal roof to ensure the enclosures stability over time.

Chicken run with metal roof.

I ran 1 2in hardware cloth around the lower portion of the run attaching to the horizontal 4x4 sills and 24in up full width of hardware cloth and attaching directly to the kennel panels. While this enclosure is made especially with chickens in mind other creatures such as rabbits small dogs and guinea pigs will thrive. If you re from a warm climate and your chicken coop is well ventilated the inside of your coop will be at temperature and humidity levels that are similar to the outside. In our last house we did not have a covered chicken run and it worked great for the awhile.

I wanted something clean and natural. Having a roof on your chicken run is one of the best ways of protecting them. Waterproof sheeting if you buy a metal run that pops up it will almost certainly be made from a metal cage with a waterproof cover like a tarp. These aren t permanent like the roofing i ve already mentioned but it s really easy to just pull it over part of the roof when needed.

The roof is attached to the three horizontal purlins at front middle and back. There are no rafters. I made the hen house sign in about 5 minutes using an old piece of wood a can or black spray paint and some 8 sign stencils. Galvanized steel roofs for chicken coops one of my low houses with walls just four feet tall and a simple galvanized metal roof.

The chicken run floor is a mixture of pine shavings dirt and mulch. Nothing left for me to do on this project but the honey do s. It s all in jessie s court as she makes the final prep for the chickens this month before bring. In the united states chicken keepers using metal sheeting for roofs usually fare from the southern states such as georgia alabama and texas.

I built 10x30ft run using welded wire professional dog kennel panels attached to vertical and horizontal 4x4 posts and covered with corrugated metal roof. The finished chicken run. Large metal chicken coop walk in poultry cage hen run house rabbits habitat cage flat roofed cage with waterproof and anti ultraviolet cover for outdoor backyard farm use 9 2 l x 12 5 w x 6 4 h 4 4 out of 5 stars 115. Wood felt coops are typically made from wood.