Monicas Chicken House

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Almost Broke
19 years ago I built a Monica's chicken house. It's 4'x8' I used metal roofing and hardware cloth wire. The wood was not pressure treated so after about ten years the bottom got a bit saggy. I am in the process of repairing it. It is a sturdy build. It has served me well as a grow out pen.
Almost Broke
Almost Broke
The original was built using 2x3 lumber. It was very sturdy even though I didn't use plywood on the roof. I live in Florida so I used 1x4 slats and metal roofing.
The one thing that I have since changed is the height. It's fine for a child to access, but not an adult. Also the area under the little house is not accessible in case you need to retrieve a sick bird.

I have completed the rebuild/remodel and posted pictures. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/monicas-house-rebuild.79222/
Wonderful pictures but we need words to go with them. A supply list, dimensions, instructions on how you built it, any drawings you may have. What would you change? I also agree with the others that chicken wire is not predator proof, I learned the hard way.
Cute coop but no details on how you built it. And I definitely would replace the chicken wire with hardware cloth instead.
karenerwin
Your coop looks very nice. However, I would like to see a supply list, information about how much it cost you to build it, what would you change about it if you were to build it again, and some information about how you built (for those of us that don't do real well gleaning information from pictures) as well as what the dimensions of the coop and run are.

Also, it looks like you used chicken wire to cover the frame. Raccoons can tear through chicken wire very easily. Welded wire or hardware cloth would be a safer covering.
I love the shingle pattern or whatever is on e the roof.
Thanks for sharing your coop, I hope you are enjoying your chickens!
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