My contractor slid in during the 36 hours we didn't have rain and converted the back of my shed into an open-air coop. He did a great job, very happy with it and him. He buried hwc one foot down and attached it to a 2x4 in the trench on both sides and the front. And he sank in a board in front...
Due to the explosion of parasites that happened this winter in my heated coop (as well as the bad luck that came with it), I want to go back to an unheated coop next winter, to keep vermin under control. The only thing I'm not sure about, is if the current coop that I have fits the arrangements...