Chicken Shelter?

[CPT]

Hi all:

We are thinking about putting together a chicken shelter of some sort, so that our flock has a place to run to when it's pouring rain, etc. Not a coop, but more like a shelter. Plus, during thes summer, here's not enough shade around their area to run, as it gets hot here.

Any ideas /pics would be great!

 

[Foster's Freehold]

According to how your coop is built, you could add a tarp fly. Add grommets all around the tarp, attach one side to the coop, the other to either the fencing or two poles. Put a pole in the middle so it sheds water instead of having a suspended pool.
In the summer, I use a cheap sheet from the dollar store. If it's absolutely pouring, it does leak, but then it doesn't hold water or hot air in either.

 

[aart]

How big is your flock?
How much do you want to spend?
How handy are you?

There are so many options!
From a large carport big enough for them all......to pallets on concrete blocks.

 

[CPT]

Not very handy.....10 chickens total. I'm using found materials around our farm, mostly, but we would like to make it look a little better.

 

[amanda1]

Did you ever come up with something? I am interested in doing the same thing. My birds won’t go outside when there is snow on the ground, and need a shade area for summer. I have so many ideas in my head, but would love to hear from people what they’ve tried, how they could improve, or what they’d do differently. Building a roof for the thing will be my big challenge. I am looking into using rolled roofing over plywood to make it easier and not require much slope.