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Yes, I have seen that exterior "bead board" in Lowe's. In fact, I was going to use that for the exterior of the coop, but I found someone who is rough-cutting eastern yellow pine boards for me. Along with these, I am going to put a galvanized corrugated roof on the coop. I want it to look like a...

4 the Birds, What you have is very similar to what I am looking to do, except I want more pitch in my roof for aesthetic purposes. What roofing material did you use? Did you just bury your posts or use something for a footer under them? Don't worry about pics...I always take pics of the...

A foot! Thanks for that pointer, Fred. So the gravel by itself is not enough, but the gravel/rock with a few inches of quickcrete on top form a solid footing minimizing the sinking. Then, I guess I would have to dig, place rock, pour quickcrete one day, and then place and back fill the posts...

Thanks for the feedback. I will be digging the post holes in March/April when the ground is softer. The area was filled last year with clean fill that has good drainage. I plan to have 2x4's connecting each post around the perimeter which will be 6' high. I also plan to put a set of posts...

I've noticed many people use pressure treated wood (usually 4 x 4's) for the posts in the perimeter of their run. How are you anchoring them? Just burying them in the ground? Using metal fence post holders pre-driven into the ground? Setting them in concrete? Pouring footings and setting them...