Thanks. The coop is from the cheapest kit I could find. I'm not quite handy enough to build a decent coop on my own. And I bought the dog run panels from Menards. Total cost run and coop is less than $500. Not too bad considering what I would have paid a handy-man to build one for me. I hope it keeps my three chickens happy and safe. I'm planning to finish the roof on it this weekend.
Have you just threaded the roof rafters through the top of the side panelling?? If so - very clever - is there much weight in it? will the fence wire cope with the weight?
I am always on the look out for "non" carpentry ideas for a coop and run!!
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Yes, the roof rafters are just threaded through the panels. I buried the two panels closest to the garage a little deeper than the others and I'm adding a second 12' 2x4 in the back that I will bolt to the garage for added support. That way the overlap of the roof panels works to my advantage and strengthens the whole structure. The kennel is a little more solid than chain link, and seems to hold up to the weight just fine. A friend and I actually dangled ourselves from the center support to test it out.
I'm glad that only slightly handy DIYers can still have decent coops for reasonable budgets, I was feeling kinda jealous of everybody's nice custom coops.