Framing A Chicken Coop Roof

You can see these eaves on one of my coops pictured below.

Framing a chicken coop roof.

Should your chicken coop roof have extended eaves. Cut the lumber to the following lengths. All of my other chicken coops were built with eaves that extend 1 2 feet. Be sure to join them along the 84 inch 213 4 cm sides so that the roof with cover the entire chicken coop.

The purlins should be up on edge for stiffness not laid flat and bolted to the studs with inch carriage bolts not nailed. Place the roof on top of the coop. 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. With your materials gathered it s time to cut the frame.

Some of my early houses with nailed on purlins had their roof torn off by high winds. From the 2 x 2 inch x 8 foot board cut three lengths each 32 3 4 inches long. Eaves are the part of the roof that extends beyond the coop building. Check to see that there is an overhang at both the front and back of the coop.