The Coop on PAL's Acres

Putting the run frame up was tricky. The front and back were constructed in two 10' sections and the end (away from the coop) was an 8' section. As I started to put up the walls and nail them to the 4x4, I realized I needed cross-supports to help hold the walls in place or the wind would bring them down! I was able to provide more support by adding a double header. The double header overlapped to each wall and was able help secure the run walls into the coop.





Note: In the first picture you can see the "puzzle" piece cut into the 4x4's. Once the 4x4's are put in place, then they are secured together with lag bolts. The same cuts were made to the 6x6 foundation frame (which I forgot to take a picture of, but I am glad this picture shows it).





Here is another picture that shows how the 4x4's inter-lock together like a "puzzle".













I still was unsure of the placement for the windows. I added a few cripple studs in for wall support, angled support on the corners and the 4' wide doorway at the end of the run for clean out.







I have a standing structure for a coop and run! I'm amazed at the work completed so far. On to building the rafters and porch!