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Yes, it's drawn to true size. I'd be using two 50"x16' cattle panels bent over the normal way to support the roofing, then cutting off the extra and securing it to the "walls." I'd then use the extra to cover the front and back. The door would have a better frame than you see, the editor was...

That's good to know! No, but I've seen several pictures of hoops similar to this, and it'd be really easy to adjust the cattle panels, so I'm sure that it will work. Not sure how I'm going to secure the roofing though. I am thinking that I'll run supports lenthwise and screw the roofing to...

Yes, I was thinking about lowering the cost by mostly using pallet lumber. I would be using clear roofing on just that part to let in light but tin roofing for the rest of it. :)

I am thinking something like this: By the way this is not Google Sketch-up and so it isn't very good, but you get the basic idea. The clear part of the roof is polycarbonate roofing, and in the front where there appears to be nothing there would be cattle panels and hardware cloth. There...

I'm in Central TX, so the climate where I am gets to 100+ in the summer and below freezing in the winter. It very rarely snows here, and we almost never get temps below the 20s.

Thanks!

Thanks for posting! Was it hard to do the metal roof? How did you do it?

Oops... :) That's what I'm thinking of. I'll be picking up the starter supplies soon, thanks for all the help! :)

Was it two story? I meant on a wooden floor.

Thanks for the links! I love the idea of the folding aprons! Good! I was worried about drafts. Has anyone built a hoop coop that is up off the ground?

Thank you for answering! Do you worry about drafts in the winter?

I'm thinking of building a hoop coop for my chickens and would love to see everyone else's hoop coops for ideas! Please post a pic, vote, and say what your favorite thing about your hoop coop is. Thank you! :)