Just thought I'd share our progress so far with the 32x20 ft run. Here are some pics as of today.
This is the view from the house. The blind wall in the coop that is towards this side will get two 12x24 windows that fit between the studs that I found for $20 each at Restore. I'll mount them so that I can open them from the outside and mount hardware cloth on the inside. The other four windows at the other side are home-made plexiglass windows that hinge at the topside. Underneath will be an access hatch to get to the nest boxes for eggs. This is also where the door into the run will be.
The run will be roofed with ondura panels for half of the length, the other half will get hardware cloth. The ondura will go over the chicken coop, as you can see the design flaw for placing the shed was to have the low side of the shed roof drain into the run -- rain+dirt=mud right where they will come out of the coop. So the roof is going over the coop (which will hopefully also keep it cooler in the summer). There will be about a foot overhang at this side, and appr. 2 ft overhang at the long sides of the run (just because that is the size of the ondura panels, and it'll prevent us having to cut them.).
This is the people access doors, that will not be enclosed in the run. The roof will go over this area, but the fencing will stop at the right hand side of the doors, leaving easy access to the doors with a wheelbarrow, feed, etc.
Please let me know any comments, suggestions or questions you may have.
Thanks for looking.
This is the view from the house. The blind wall in the coop that is towards this side will get two 12x24 windows that fit between the studs that I found for $20 each at Restore. I'll mount them so that I can open them from the outside and mount hardware cloth on the inside. The other four windows at the other side are home-made plexiglass windows that hinge at the topside. Underneath will be an access hatch to get to the nest boxes for eggs. This is also where the door into the run will be.
The run will be roofed with ondura panels for half of the length, the other half will get hardware cloth. The ondura will go over the chicken coop, as you can see the design flaw for placing the shed was to have the low side of the shed roof drain into the run -- rain+dirt=mud right where they will come out of the coop. So the roof is going over the coop (which will hopefully also keep it cooler in the summer). There will be about a foot overhang at this side, and appr. 2 ft overhang at the long sides of the run (just because that is the size of the ondura panels, and it'll prevent us having to cut them.).
This is the people access doors, that will not be enclosed in the run. The roof will go over this area, but the fencing will stop at the right hand side of the doors, leaving easy access to the doors with a wheelbarrow, feed, etc.
Please let me know any comments, suggestions or questions you may have.
Thanks for looking.
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