Can I get some feedback on this design?

[Ridgerunner]

Any opinions on whether the door to the run should open inward or outward?

People do it both ways. Chickens are not likely to knock you down and trample you, especially if you are 6'-1".

If it opens inward it needs to be high enough so the bedding doesn't block it. If you lived somewhere that deep snow id a problem you might want it to swing inward for that reason.

If it swings inward that takes up some wall space to put nests, roosts or other things. That's a reason to swing out.

Most building materials standard dimensions (cheap sizes) are 4' or 8'. If you use those in your design you can often reduce cutting and waste. You have to be careful on using center-to-center or out-to-out measurements so you don't mess that up but if your high wall is 8' you may reduce cutting and waste. Just a thought.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

My door opens outward, and has a door within a door design for ventilation and spot inspections. I almost never close it.

The positives about opening in you already know.

A door that opens outwards is easier to proof against inclement weather, easier to reinforce against predators (same framing does both), doesn't cost you 10 sq ft of interior space when you swing it open, and doesn't require you push a mass of potentially soiled bedding materials out of the way - important if you deep litter.


Metal bracing is a good idea, and makes framing the rafters MUCH easier, to boot.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Chickens are not likely to knock you down and trample you, especially if you are 6'-1".

I was mostly concerned about escapees but this mental image is hilarious!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

It looks like that scene from Jurassic Park, only instead of velociraptors...

its a stampede of these:

and ditto on the planning to minimize cuts with multiples of 4' and 8', or even divisors like 16" and 24" o/c

 

[iwltfum]

This is how I built my brooder doors:

It's not complicated to make. The red door slides up and down and is stopped by the purple piece when dropped. I have mine on a string with a loop on one end and a nail at the right height to keep it open. It's a bonus that you don't have to buy hinges. Just a thought. Hope this helps.

 

[aart]

If you lived somewhere that deep snow id a problem you might want it to swing inward for that reason.

Unless the snow can pile up inside the run.
Better it swing outward so you can clear the snow.