How would you put a roof on Chain-Link?

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Hi,

I will be building a silkie coop for 2-3 silkies and wanted to know how many of you guys have a chain-link run with a roof and what did you use to attach it?

Pics would be alot of Help too.

Thanks for your Help,


Happy-Hens

 

[kfacres]

wire,
wire clamps,
zipper ties,
maybe no roof at all

 

[georgiagail]

Using these (brace rail clamps, found in the chain link fence section at Lowes):

We added these (PVC pipe every three feet, then hardware cloth attached to each pipe with zip ties:

And ended up with this:

Gail

 

[Karrie13]

I have a roof over my Silkie pen. I have done two different things. The first one I made of PVC, I made a frame that went up in a peak and the sides were secured to the kennel panels by clamps. I attached a heavy duty tarp secured to it by zip ties.

The problem I had was there were not enough supports along the sides because rain collected on the top if it rained really hard.

What I have now is the top to one of those free standing gazebos. My supports were damaged in a wind storm so I repurposed the top as the roof to the silkie pen. I secured it using clamps. I don’t have any pictures right now.

 

[Chickenaddict]

I just have chicken wire over my dog kennel run because of the tree inside the middle it's not an option for a roof. I have seen folks around here put roofs on their dog kennels to keep their dogs dry. What I gathered looking at it is it appears they built roof trusses on top of the kennel connected to support beams inside the kennel. I imagine they dug a hole and filled with concrete to keep the beams in place.

 

[onthespot]

I laid a 2x4 across the top of the chain link panel, and wrapped hay string around it, a new wrap every eight inches or so, the whole length, then tied off. Then I screwed some used steel roofing across it, 15' span. It was used and bent, and leaked some, so I snugged a tarp down over it, also secured with hay string, WOOT! LOL Works perfect. Looks like part of the Jaycee Dugard compound though..

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Quote:
I really really like you coop and Run that would be great for My silkies! How many chickens are you keeping in there?

 

[debid]

The setup we bought used had 6 panels -- the two in the worst shape became the roof. I sewed them on with galvanized wire, pliers, and a whole lot of patience

 

[georgiagail]

"I really really like your coop and Run that would be great for My silkies! How many chickens are you keeping in there?"

Started out with 12 chicks; nine of them ended up being roosters! They were rehomed and with trading/purchasing others we have 8 in this coop. They are the larger breeds (Buffs, Barred Rocks) so you could have more silkies with a coop and run this size.

The coop is 4 by 8, the run 7 feet wide by about 15 feet long.

Gail

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

Thanks