for those without buried posts, do you strap/bolt your coop down?

[scapegoat]

I see a lot of DIY coops without posts in the ground, sitting on pavers/blocks. I'm wondering if anyone with a similar set up is doing anything to keep the whole structure down, or if the units are generally heavy enough to prevent lift. We occasionally get 40-60 MPH gusts... and by occasionally, I mean very rarely.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I take a couple of T posts and sink them on either side of the coop. I run metal wire up through the coop and over the coop, and attach the wire through the T posts after drilling a hole in the post. It has saved my coop from flying away.

 

[tcstoehr]

I used those prefab concrete blocks with the stud-holders on top. The blocks are 3/4 buried as you can see in the picture. I used 4x4 rails along the front and back. I think if the wind blew hard enough the coop would come apart at the seams before this foundation lifted.

 

[r-dale]

Concrete slab, two courses of blocks frame after that is the way to go. Easy clean up low maintance. would never do a coop or other animal confinement on a wood or dirt floor. Concrete is cheep fast and pretty much permenant. Do it right one time and done.

 

[papajoe]

I have a small raised coop made from a rabbit hutch, since it is light, I drove stakes beside two of the legs and attached with wood screws, should work.