Help/Opinions/Thoughts appreciated

[R3bauer]

My girls are 5 weeks tomorrow. I supposedly am having a coop built for me and delivered by my SIL's nephew. Have not been able to get a hold of them for a few weeks, So I am going on the basis that I am going to have to build a coop. I wasgoing to build a hoop run with cattle panels and the coop on the back side of it. I am now considering building a Hoop coop/run combo.

My thoughts are 4 cattle panels forth walls/roof which would be 16 feet long by approximately 8 ft wide with a cattle panels on either end. to close of the area. 1/4 inch HWC along the bottom 18 inches out and up the sides for predator protection, tarp over one end and the back side to protect from the elements.

I have plenty of space for this project but not plenty of money.

Here are the particulars:
10 girls 6 austrolorps 4 ISA Browns
Live in Dubuque Ia,Zone 5B
Snow still on the ground and ground still frozen as of today.
Out growing brooder need to move them to something bigger soon.

 

[cavemanrich]

If you are going to make a coop using cattle panels, here is a suggestion.
Read this article by a BYC member, and below is a pix.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/pyxis-hoop-coop.66037/

Many peeps use this type of housing for their chickens. Some I know near me. I live in same climate/weather zone as you do.
WISHING YOU BEST.........

 

[aart]

Read this article by a BYC member, and below is a pix.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/pyxis-hoop-coop.66037/

@Pyxis do you still have this hoop coop?
How does it hold up to snow and wind?

 

[Pyxis]

@Pyxis do you still have this hoop coop?
How does it hold up to snow and wind?

I do! Going on five years now and still holding strong. It does fine in the wind and snow