Coop Troubles

[doublecrossranch]

Am looking at all your pics and info.
A lot to take in.
Curious why the run roof is slanted like that and how it meets the coop?

Where exactly are the floor 'drafts' coming from?

because that’s the way the previous owner built it. It wasn’t much on esthetics. My husband boxed around the roof and covered it with hardware mesh and cattle panels covered in chicken wire.
I’m considering covering the run with clear panels so I don’t have to run and save the feed every time it rains. Figured I would take advantage of the slanted roof. Make it look like it’s supposed to be that way. Lol

 

[21hens-incharge]

Yes the gaps are where the floor meets the metal. I already have steel wool shoved in the gaps so mice can’t get in.
The roof leaks at the ridge. I might just put up insulation panels and see how it goes this winter. If too much snow gets blown in I’ll deal with it at that time. I don’t want to prevent proper ventilation.
I have 10 pullets, 1 roo, 3 chicks 1 week old and as of Saturday 7-8 day old chicks. I will have a full house. No more room at the inn. Lol.
I still haven’t decided about the walls. Whether to put foam and interior walls or just interior walls. It’s going to be a pain to put interior walls behind the nesting boxes. That will make for a grumpy hubby. Lol

I would caution against sheeting the inside for one main reason. Mice.
Mice love those nice safe wall cavities. They will steal feathers to make nice beds out of. They will take them from sleeping birds if need be too.

 

[aart]

The roof leaks at the ridge.

Is rain running in or just blowing in?
Maybe you need a wider ridge cap?

 

[doublecrossranch]

Is rain running in or just blowing in?
Maybe you need a wider ridge cap?

Blowing in.

 

[aart]

Blowing in.

Wider ridge cap should take care of that, without losing the ventilation there.

 

[doublecrossranch]

I wonder if I can convince my husband to add a dormer too

 

[doublecrossranch]

Or cupola or whatever it’s called

 

[Quackter]

Like others have said, maintain some ventilation. My only imput is, if you use the spray foam, cover it just like they said. Pretty sure most of it has a cyanide in it to deter mice, don't want to deter your chickens. Where it can push out the metal, use the "window and trim" kind, the standard won't pull out the nails or anything, but it could push out the metal and make it look wavy. Nice looking setup.

 

[aart]

Or cupola or whatever it’s called

Normal I'd say no on a metal shed, but you have sturdy wooden framing under there, so yeah..Go for it!

My only imput is, if you use the spray foam, cover it just like they said. Pretty sure most of it has a cyanide in it to deter mice, don't want to deter your chickens.

Even if it isn't poisonous, you don't want the bird eating foam...and they love to eat foam.

 

[doublecrossranch]

What is the sand to PDZ ratio for the poop boards ?