Putting a chicken coop together on a surface that's slightly sloped.

[Chuckie chicken]

Will do! I have 10" galvanized metal garden stakes (looks like a large staple) to use in the hardware cloth that will be surrounding the base and attached to the structure itself.
That work?

If you're exposed to wind at all, think 4 foot "T" posts pounded 2 feet into the ground. Those 10" staples will not hold something that big. As for uneven ground, that structure will provide a bit more grace than a building would, but it still has its limits.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Will do! I have 10" galvanized metal garden stakes (looks like a large staple) to use in the hardware cloth that will be surrounding the base and attached to the structure itself.
That work?

Short answer is maybe. I like the T post idea below....

If you're exposed to wind at all, think 4 foot "T" posts pounded 2 feet into the ground. Those 10" staples will not hold something that big. As for uneven ground, that structure will provide a bit more grace than a building would, but it still has its limits.

Excellent suggestion!!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

What about adding 2x6 or 2x4 wood to the base of frame...that help at all? Or don't fool with wasting wood?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Don't waste the wood.

I anchored my greenhouse with 2' long concrete spikes bolted to 4x4 posts and added structural framing also attached to the 4x4 posts. For the greenhouse the cost wasn't HORRIBLE but it was pre lumber price hike and the greenhouse is WAY smaller than your structure.

 

[aart]

Is there a reason that it needs or must be level? Does it cuz bumble leg or something if not level?

The structure of a coop should be level, for all the reasons already given.
Slope in a run can cause bedding to migrate down slope.
A bit of slope in a run can be good for drainage.

 

[NatJ]

I've searched here but unable to find specific as to the importance of a level coop/run...

Is there a reason that it needs or must be level? Does it cuz bumble leg or something if not level?

The roost might be uncomfortable to sleep on, if it slopes downhill from one end to the other.

I've had a coop on a slope, and I simply used a level to check the roost. (So it was attached higher at one side of the coop than the other, to be actually level.) The bedding kept sliding downhill and had to be raked back up sometimes, and the waterer kept overflowing and running away downhill until I propped it up on one side. It wasn't a big deal for me, and the chickens didn't seem to care.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

The structure of a coop should be level, for all the reasons already given.
Slope in a run can cause bedding to migrate down slope.
A bit of slope in a run can be good for drainage.

I told him that bout run...he kills me
He said no it wont!
Literally!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

How many t-posts do yall think we should add...10' wide x 20' long...and how long...I found these:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...t-Green-Steel-Fence-T-Post-901176EB/205960892

 

[saysfaa]

Will do! I have 10" galvanized metal garden stakes (looks like a large staple) to use in the hardware cloth that will be surrounding the base and attached to the structure itself.
That work?

The T post idea above is better than that or this but another alternative is to bury cinder blocks (deadman foundation) to anchor guy lines or ties... guylines would be stronger so you would need fewer but they tend to get in the way.

 

[aart]

How many t-posts do yall think we should add...10' wide x 20' long...and how long...I found these:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...t-Green-Steel-Fence-T-Post-901176EB/205960892

Half a dozen...3 on each side should do it.