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I say no to the treated wood. I have had my coop for 7 years and there is no rotting. Maybe the concrete blocks help. But I also figured when it rots, I’ll just fix it, for me it isn’t a lot of work.

Definitely! Other than the run wood, the wood for the coop came from a local sawmill and I asked for rough cut and the oldest boards to blend in with my garage. I got a cheaper price because they didn't have to sand them smooth and they were already gray.

This is my run... keep in mind we didn’t draw anything out, we just started building the coop and run and being in Wisconsin it is rustic looking to blend in with the detached garage. I don’t have the corrugated plastic sheets up but the frame for them is always attached to the run so that I can...

I used a metal roof for my coop and run. I used 4x4s for the posts in the run for extra stability. I used 2x4s for framing the run. I don't have a link for the concrete blocks, but if you have ever built a unattached porch, it is sort of the same idea. When I built the coop, we didn't make any...

I have a covered run. I winterize the run by sliding corrugated plastic sheets along each side of the run but there is a foot gap from the sheets to the roof so that some snow still gets in. The sheets help heat up the run in the winter. My flock loves snow to eat but in moderation, I have...