Second guessing my coop plan?

[HawaiiCoyote]

Makes sense. I was also going to put hardware cloth or similar across the floor and bury it with topsoil or dirt to stop diggers.

chicken wire for the floor would also work

 

[Meeecho]

chicken wire for the floor would also work

That will be strong enough for the floor?

 

[aart]

Still working on that. I've got corrugated roof panels, was thinking i would build a frame. Any ideas?

I would not have built it touching shed, or built the walls lower so roof line could go against shed wall below shed roof...and at an angle to coop roof can drain.

I was also going to put hardware cloth or similar across the floor and bury it with topsoil or dirt to stop diggers.

Apron might be better. Mesh on coop ground/floor can damage feet.

Good examples of anti-dig apron installation.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wire-around-coop.1110498/#post-17093528
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208

 

[Meeecho]

I would not have built it touching shed, or built the walls lower so roof line could go against shed wall below shed roof...and at an angle to coop roof can drain.



Apron might be better. Mesh on coop ground/floor can damage feet.

Good examples of anti-dig apron installation.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wire-around-coop.1110498/#post-17093528
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208

Yeah, i am kind of wishing i built it a little shorter but the pallets stacked up to that height so nicely lol. I do plan to give it some slope to drain though. It won't be flat. I'm thinking I'll be able to get about 4inches of decline over the 8ft. Might not be enough.

 

[3KillerBs]

Makes sense. I was also going to put hardware cloth or similar across the floor and bury it with topsoil or dirt to stop diggers.

As @aart said, an anti-dig apron is a better idea. Wire is hard on the birds' feet.

chicken wire for the floor would also work

Chicken wire is too weak to stop most predators. The only thing it's good at is keeping chickens in.

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

As @aart said, an anti-dig apron is a better idea. Wire is hard on the birds' feet.

Chicken wire is too weak to stop most predators. The only thing it's good at is keeping chickens in.

I see, sorry if my advice wasn't that good! I don't have many predators where I live so I probably shouldn't be trying to give advice on it anyway
I also didn't see aart's reply, my bad- it makes complete sense.
I would only personally use the chicken wire if a thick layer of mulch or dirt was laid over it as well, it doesn't sound comfortable for their feet. For your situation though, the anti dig apron sounds like a much better idea.

 

[aart]

I would only personally use the chicken wire if a thick layer of mulch or dirt was laid over it as well,

It would have to be buried like 12", those chicken are master excavators!

Rodents can get thru chicken wire holes...
.....even if you use smaller mesh they can live under the mesh.

 

[HawaiiCoyote]

It would have to be buried like 12", those chicken are master excavators!

Rodents can get thru chicken wire holes...
.....even if you use smaller mesh they can live under the mesh.

Well, scratch that plan then!
I dought anyone would want to find a rats nest under their chicken coop