How To Build A Slanted Roof Chicken Coop

A coop isn t just a shelter it s a house where your chickens live.

How to build a slanted roof chicken coop.

Building backyard chicken coop. It ought to have the following properties. Eaves are the part of the roof that extends beyond the coop building. Urban chicken coop idea the design step 2.

Building chicken house the nesting boxes. Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop. If you do decide to build your own coop you can save a lot of money by using stuff that is freely available such as wooden pallets. Advantages of building your own chicken coop.

Gable roof chicken coop plans. Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves. 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.

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. Once in place i secured them to the chicken coop with my framing nailer. Next was to make some rafters which will join the two walls together. You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below.

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. Chickens don t roost on top. I ve been meditating on the ideal roof for a chicken coop. Businesses give pallets away free just to get rid of them.

Using a lean to roof is the simplest way to put a roof on your chicken coop the single sloping roof that goes from one side of the coop to the other allow you to use a single board for the roof rafter instead of creating a ridge and having two roof planes. Roofing materials step 3. Slanted roof design step 4. How to build the right chicken coop.

This is a small chicken coop similar to a small modular type home all parts have been constructed separately i e. The nesting box can be either inside the coop or added as a box on the outside of the coop. The base the rafters and walls. All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet.

I gathered 61 of the best looking easiest to build or the cheapest chicken coop plan available so you too can build it by yourself. The easiest and most plentiful material for coop building is wood. Before we start to the free plans it s important to know what makes a good chicken coop.