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Do you think I could raise the roof of the coop (and also the roof of the run) 6" or so then add hardware cloth to the gap to increase the ventilation and headspace?

Yeah, raising the coop and adding a floor is a long-term plan, but I have already covered the whole bottom with hardware cloth, so it’s pretty secure as it is.

It’s getting there. I removed the inner wall and slide out tray. The inner wall is good, so I will reuse it on the exterior. I live in Atlantic Canada, so warm, humid, wet summers (max about 30°C/85°F) and fairly cold and snowy in the winter (sometimes down to -20° to -10° (-4°F to 14°F) but...

I know prefab coops are not ideal, but it’s what I have. Over time, I’d like to make adjustments to it to improve it. I don’t really have the skills or time right now to build something from scratch, but I do have a good variety of scrap materials that I think I could make use of, and I’d love...