I enlisted my buddy, Kenny, to help me carry and set up the run sides for installation. I had built the sides separately in February with the chicken wire (hardware cloth) already attached.
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| Photo from February when I built the sides |
This was definitely a two person job. The sides were heavy and big enough to be awkward to place. We had them resting on cinder block in at least two different places and one of us would hold the side straight while the other installed it with deck screws. In retrospect, I could have used pockets screws or a better installation method, but I didn't think ahead so I used some small scrap pieces to attach the run sides to the coop.
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| I left extra hardware cloth at the bottom and side of the run. I burry the bottom hardware cloth underground to predator-proof the structure. The side bits I should have removed before putting everything together. |
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| I later built the end side by attaching some more 2x3s an a cross beam. I also added interior beams stretching the width of the run from the 7' side to the 6' side to use as support for the roof. |
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