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Just got the call from home Depot today. The metal roofing has arrived. I can go pick it up now. Also need the wood for the coop and sidings. Weather is great today.

Finally. Screwed the corners together. I was planning on pocket holing it all, but I had the perfect length deck screws and it just made more sense really to use those. It does mean that on the front of the run, the right-most post will have the screw holes so might need to cover those up - but...

It was getting late and I wanted to get three sides done so I could stand them up so for the coop side, I decided to just but the basic frame up for now and I will add the "internal" supports tomorrow. Those clamps sure are handy!

And here we have the right side done. My son modelling where the door is going to go. You can also see the pocket holes. I didn't paint everything before the build but I wanted to make sure the bottom of the frame was protected at least so I did one coat the same as the foundation just cuz...

Finally - on to the fun part of the build... putting the frames together. I started with the back wall as the back and sides are going to be the same height and I really wanted to get that length as straight as possible. I was going to build it on the deck and move it after but then realized...

It's been raining ALL WEEK and I haven't been able to go back out to work on the coop. Thankfully, with all that hard rain, I have been watching how much water collects in the coop area and it seems to run down pretty fast. Just went out there this morning and this is what it looked like: I...

She knows when I'm watching her, cuz she gets up and looks at me :)

Unfortunately, I just discovered one of my Buff Orpingtons has gotten wry neck! You can see she's getting trampled over in there so I separated her from the others, but kept her right next to them so she does't get lonely. I've been trying to feed her vitamin B crushed in her water but she...

Here's a pic of my girls, waiting patiently for their new home. You can see the waterer I made out of a plastic honey bottle. It was thick enough to hold the poultry nipple thread without having to worry about leaks and much cleaner with that much traffic in the small brooder.

So last weekend I lifted up the logs and the chain link fence was still bent as ever sticking up on both sides. Very frustrating. So I decided to just dig up the dirt and lay it lower. That is so much better now. :) I left the fence just over the edge of the 4x4 so I can bend it back into...

Just realized that I have to wait 4 weeks to get the metal sheets from HomeDepot. All other suppliers are more expensive so I'm stumped... Taking another look at Ondura. Looks like its only 44" wide when overlapping sheets. To cover min 192" (No overhang) I'm going to need 4.5 sheets X2 (10...

I saw the Ondura panels too. They were what I was looking at first, but they only come in 6'7" lengths so I would have to overlap. The 4' width although sounds nice, would leave me with no extra for the overhang on the sides which I'd have to get an extra sheet for. Also, with a 10' length, I...

I tried to create a members page to document my coop build progress but dont have the link available. If i click the link in the sample post it says i dont have sufficient permission. Anyone know what the requirements are to create a page for your own coop build?

I was going to order the metal roof from menards at $20 per 10' - they are 3' wide and I would need only 6, but their delivery charge it was working out close to $80/sheet. So I am going to get them from Home Depot instead at $30/sheet. Going the shingles route will still be more expensive so...

That coop is looking awesome! I started laying the concrete slabs but they were so hard to level I changed my mind and decided on 4x4's instead to get a good run and tampered the hell out of the area to try and get it as level as possible. Here's the 4x4 going in - you can see the slabs lying...

Thanks for all the advice. I've decided to stick with the Lean-to roof and will be moving the coop from the fence to the tree line. This should provide a little more wind exposure (I hope) and I will be placing the coop frame on top of concrete slabs. Starting digging the foundation, what back...

Found this similar coop. Love the name. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/navychicks-page

Hey guys, I found a readlly useful article on the different roof types http://www.roofcalc.net/top-15-roof-types-and-their-pros-cons/ According to this, Pyramid/Hip roof is the best for windy conditions, although it is a more complicated build. I wasn't sure what it would look like so I...

Wow, great discussion this. I'm learning a lot thanks to you guys. I guess I'm more inclined to having the roof come off than the whole coop. The back of the coop is 4' away from the neighbors fence which is about 5' high, so same height as the coop. I guess I don't have to worry about winds...

This is exactly what confuses me - the posts just sit on the sill plate but isn't attached to it? Would really help if you have some pics to explain exactly what that means also. I'm guessing the cement cap block is just a slab and the sill plate is a flat frame lying on top to ensure the...