How To Make A Chicken Coop Roof
When looking at how to make a chicken coop, make sure that you remember to look up!Your coop roof is one of the leading causes of trouble when it comes to building hen houses.
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Whether deciding how to make a chicken coop or whether you already have one pay attention to the coop roof.
- Have you built a chicken coop with a roof over the run?
- Is it made from netting?
- Are there gaps in it, either where the joins are, where the netting has rusted through, or heaven forbid, where something has chewed through the netting?
A roof over your run is one of the best ways to protect your flock from elements and predators but it is important to make sure that it is secure.
- If there are gaps in the roof where the strips of netting meet then use a few pieces of heavy duty wire to ’sew’ up the joins.
- If a cheeky thief has chewed through the wire then the best solution is to use hardware cloth to cover the existing netting. One of things that people forget to tell you when you build a hen house is that chicken wire may keep the chickens in, but it doesn’t keep many predators out!
- If the chicken wire has rusted then you will need to replace it – bound wire netting is ideal for this.
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One of the best ideas when deciding how to make a chicken coop roof is to make it gabled.
This will mean that anything that lands on your roof will just roll back off again. This prevents wet leaves and other sodden materials from remaining on the roof and damaging the wire.
Please don’t use clear plastic for your roof.
I know that it may seem like a great idea for light, warmth and security, but when you make a chicken coop roof using clear plastic you are actually creating a type of glass house. Your hens will cook as a result.
Fortunately there are a great selection of plans that show you how to make a chicken coop which contain all the essentials and give you easy peasy step by step instructions. This makes building your own fantastic chicken house a breeze – In fact I bet it even makes your neighbors jealous and your eggs taste better!
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