Solitary! Looks good. [/quote] Thanks There will be metal roofing added before the rainy season begins. We need to finish our barn and I hope to use some left over roofing from that project for the coop. I would like to build one more " bachelor " coop. I have a bunch of nice cockerels this year and want to keep a few extra for breeding. I would like to keep up to 6 males instead of my usual 2-4 and 4 is too hard on the hens if housed together . Trisha