Ok just off the top thinking here. Could the top rail be laid the other direction flat on top of the corners. A middle support would be run under it. Much the same way we would frame a shop wall. The bow could then be pulled out with screws to the center board
No thank you.
I see what you're saying, but all the joints, or most of them, anyway, are half-lapped; won't make that mistake again. Cattle panels are also secured to the inside of the rails in the present configuration. If there's no way to straighten it out without dismantling it, I'll just put up with it 'til I can't stand the sight of it any longer.
I don't know what a relief cut is, but I've thought about wedging a 2x4 in a little bit at a time, hoping it will eventually straighten out. It'd make a decent roost, as well.
Ok now that I am back inside and not on phone here’s what I would do. If you can, finish cutting through the lap joint if not it can be done without cuts they will probably break at the joint anyway. Take a 2x4 the entire length of warped board, drill holes into the new board horizontally, larger than that of your screws diameter but smaller than the head of the screw. These screws will need to be 4&1/2 to 5” in length. It might help to have small washers for the screws as well. If you have c clamps or longer, clamp the new board to the warped board and get it to move as much as possible the screws will do the rest of the work for you. How many screws will depend on the strength of the existing board which shouldn’t give too much resistance. Lag screws would work as well or bolts that are long enough.
That should work, too, but see what you think of the edit I added to post 90325. We've been overthinking this whole problem.
Yes that will work as well if you’re ok with a roost dividing the cage. It might make it difficult to get to the other side though.
