Help! Run roofing ideas?

[Thechickentrainer1999]

Any ideas on what type of roofing I use for my soon to be 50ft run? I want it to be totally predator proof. My idea was to just use hardware cloth and put a tarp on top to block the rain off of them but any better ideas? I don't have much time left to build it.

 

[jolly wattles]

Pics would help.

 

[Thechickentrainer1999]

Pics would help.

It hasn't been built yet but I can show you some pictures of the coop it will attach to if you want, later. Currently I don't have any but I plan on having 4x4s 8 feet wide with 2x4s connecting them and then adding hardware cloth and a tarp on top. I was just wondering if there were any better ideas on what I could use as a roof that's strong, and predator proof

 

[imnukensc]

50 ft what? 50 ft long? 50 sq ft? Some dimensions of your run (LXWXH) would be helpful.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I shop Amazon allot and use a netting that protects from aerial attack
https://www.amazon.com/Baikalo-Nett...702&sr=8-11-spons&keywords=bird+netting&psc=1

 

[Kessel23]

On my old run I used netting, after a few years, like 10, it was all falling apart. Not just the netting, everything was well we tore it down and built a new one, we used metal and plastic sheets to make a slanted, water proof, and predator proof roof.
Here is a pic from google maps, the coop is that tiny one next to the car.

 

[JedJackson]

Do you want the whole thing covered? I might do half the run covered, the other half with just hardware cloth or even chicken wire. Tarps are rather expensive these days, so you might look into other roofing materials by asking at your local home & garden store.

 

[Farmgirl1878]

I love the metal roof on our coop and part of the run! The rest of the run is covered in 2” by 4” fencing that is held up with a pvc frame. It’s all “sewn” together with heavy gauge wire.

 

[New2Chicks97]

Do you get snow in the winter? If so I would avoid a flat roof. If you don’t get snow then hardware cloth covered by a taught tarp will probably work though you still may want a bit of a pitch so the water runs off.

We are going to build a covered run but have to plan for snow. So we plan to use a pitched metal roof so that the snow will slide off the back and put a solid fence on that side to keep the snow from getting into the run portion too.

 

[Thechickentrainer1999]

Do you want the whole thing covered? I might do half the run covered, the other half with just hardware cloth or even chicken wire. Tarps are rather expensive these days, so you might look into other roofing materials by asking at your local home & garden store.

All of it I want to be covered probably with hardware cloth and most of it I want there to also be a rain protector for them so they don't get wet.