With the construction of the front of the aviary the next move is to start getting the top covered. The first step here is to build a roof section along the rear of the aviary, that will consist of building a frame with 2x6's that will go between the post and tree trunk then adding more lumber that will reach out from that frame to the rear where we will be able to hang the sheet metal to make up the roof. Because of the tree at the rear corner of the aviary, I had to cut a piece of sheet metal short to go around the tree. This end section is made up of two sections of sheet metal, with the one piece cut short to go around the tree. I also had to add some small pieces of 2x4 around the tree to help support the short sections of sheet metal. I ran out of the long pieces of sheet metal early and ended up having to use some other surplus sheet metal I had laying around. These pieces are of a different pattern and were a few inches shorter than what was needed. As a result I had to cut short pieces of sheet metal to fill the gap at the very back of the aviary. I also had to add some more wood framing to help in supporting the sheet metal, especially around the trees. With the roof section done, we can now start working on the last section of framing that will span the width of the aviary over the cab and minivan coops.. This section of framing will be used as a support for the bird netting that will be hung over the open section of the aviary. Once the bird netting is installed, we can write off the aviary as complete, allowing us to add different things inside for the chickens to use so their lives within this "cage" will be comfortable.
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