How We Made Our Chicken Coop Run!

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Material List:

Kennel panel with gate and five 1" conduit straps to hook it to the run.

We used all pressure treated lumber:

two 2x6x10's
three 2x6x12's
three 2x4x10's
two 2x4x12's
three 2x4x8's
two 4x4x10's

25 foot roll of 1/2" hardwire cloth 3 feet wide.

50 foot roll 2 inch by 4 inch welded wire 4 feet wide.

3" inch screws for outdoor use/pressure treated wood.

And we used 2x4 joist hangers for the ceiling, but you can just angle screw the boards, which is probably easier.

The run measures 5' by 12'.

We dug two post holes and attached the other two corners to the garage. The posts were back-filled with the dirt that was removed. No concrete was used, which we feel is better. To prevent splitting, we pre-drilled all screw holes. We used rolled metal wire mesh on the three sides and roof (smaller mesh on bottom half). And we used a black dog kennel panel with a gate so we didn't have to make a door.

We decided to build the coop part in the garage for many reasons:

1) We wouldn't need to dig any post holes for it since it would be out of the wind.

2) We wouldn't need to build a leak proof roof.

3) It will be much better to come out in the winter to tend to them and be out of the cold wind.

4) It will be out of the elements, so it won't rot!

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Music:
Fretless by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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