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.
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Galvanized steel and tin are very popular both in corrugated and non corrugated varieties.
Just screw the wooden panels together and cover the chicken coop roof with shingles.
It ought to have the following properties.
Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop.
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Rainwater doesn t cause mud in front of the house.
Many of these materials have baked enamel coatings to help with durability.
Good chicken coop flooring is safe predator and rodent proof durable and easy to clean.
Use heavy duty hinges and latches to keep predators from breaking into the coop.
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Below are the pros and cons of using only metal sheets for roofs i e no plywood base.
My chickens do well all year round in zone 7 in north carolina in a 5 by 5 foot coop with doors that don t close tightly hardware cloth covering 2 square feet of windows at roost height and chicken wire rolled up to cover 4 inch gaps between the rafters where they meet the top of the wall.
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But if you re making out a shopping list for your chicken coop these items will probably be on it.
Many people use metal sheets for chicken coop roofing.
This simple inexpensive chicken coop is made from plywood and you could use an old window as a hatch.
Chickens don t roost on top.
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It s pretty simple to build using inexpensive pvc pipe and some roof fla.
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Use heavy duty hinges and latches to keep predators from breaking into the coop.
Check to see that there is an overhang at both the front and back of the coop.
The skeleton of the coop is most often made up of 2x4s or 2x3s.
Place the roof on top of the coop.