Framing A Chicken Coop Roof

Cut the lumber to the following lengths.

Framing a chicken coop roof. You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below. This will eventually become your coop s rafters. The purlins should be up on edge for stiffness not laid flat and bolted to the studs with inch carriage bolts not nailed. All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet.

Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves. Place the roof on top of the coop. Some of my early houses with nailed on purlins had their roof torn off by high winds. Check to see that there is an overhang at both the front and back of the coop.

From the 2 x 4 inch x 12 foot boards cut three 31 inch lengths to form the floor frame. To make a simple roof join two 40 inch 101 6 cm by 84 inch 213 4 cm pieces of plywood with some inexpensive hinges. My first chicken coop a converted shed doesn t have eaves and i greatly regret that. With your materials gathered it s time to cut the frame.