Roof Alternatives Chicken Run

Corrugated panels can be used to create a fully covered roof.

Roof alternatives chicken run.

Type of materials for a chicken run roof chicken wire. Any kind of real roofing will work fine in a chicken coop. I ve never built a structure using any of these so i can t provide details. Research has shown that hens who can forage outdoors produce eggs that are higher in omega 3 fatty acids vitamin e and beta carotene than hens who spend most of their time indoors.

Before galvanized roofing became widely available most coops seemed to have either fancy shingle roofs or lowly tar paper roofs. Shingles are the most durable weatherproof material but are more expensive than metal and plastic and harder to install. Lisa steele a 5th generation chicken keeper and master gardener and author of the popular books fresh eggs daily. Just screw the wooden panels together and cover the chicken coop roof with shingles.

Trixie brown chicken coop with outdoor run 323 49. Trixie natura flat roof chicken coop 303 99 orig. At our last house we were left with several. Raising happy healthy chickens naturally and gardening with chickens lives with her husband on a small hobby farm in maine where she raises a mixed flock of chickens and ducks grows herbs and enjoys cooking using fresh vegetables from her garden and fresh eggs from her coop.

Industrial netting or the same fencing used for the walls may also be used. Asphalt shingles cedar shakes roll roofing built up roofing etc. The majority of chicken keepers seem to use the static coop and run method but it s probably the most unproductive housing system i ve mentioned. Doss chicken coop with chicken run 669 99.

Plywood covered in a weatherproof material such as metal plastic or shingles is the best option for chicken coop roofing as it offers protection both from predators and the elements. Here s another chicken coop built from a children s playhouse this one from a manufactured kit. In a coop and run situation neither the coop nor the run are mobile. Using inferior materials to cap the run may lead to heartbreak as predators ferret out weak spots in the coop.

If you put a roof over the chicken run it will ensure that conditions inside are dry and clean which should keep sickness at bay. In many of these situations the housing has a floor and the owner has to muck out the manure regularly. I have had good luck with metal roofing. Duchess door hen house ii chicken coop 419 99.