Grain Bin converted to coop

[Krissy12052]

Awesome!! I LOVE the tree roost!!

 

[yakibert]

Pretty cool coop! Resourceful!

 

[BigRooNTN]

Now thats KOOL dude.

 

[henmad]

Super! Great Idea! Love it!!!

 

[Kansaseq]

I love it! Especially love the pic of the hen in the 'vegetable' bin. I would worry a bit about ventilation, though. The fan will help, but it would be good if you could weld a window across from the door for good cross ventilation. Is that a possibility?

 

[Jared]

There is a roof vent, about 18 inches in diameter. There is a fan mounted to that blowing up, pushing air out the top of the bin. There will be a set of fans at the top portion of the door blowing either out or in. So far, ventilation doesn't seem to be a problem, I have somewhere around 80 birds using this at the moment, though most are less then 8 weeks old.

 

[JShepherd]

Are you still using this coop? If so how is it holding up to your winters? I am wanting to do the same thing.

 

[vivchick2018]

I have taken a smaller grain bin and converted it to a coop. I will insulate the walls soon, as well as painting the outside white. I used an old house door (with windows) for the front door, and removed the lower panel so the birds can get in and out easily. Above the door is a small opening for added air flow, a screen and fan will be put here. There is also a vent at the top of the bin. I used a tree with branches for the roost. I bolted refrigerator vegetable drawers to the walls, a simple wire removed allows me to clean the boxes any time with ease. I have suspended 6 (2 stacks of 3) rabbit cages 36"x30"x18" with cardboard covering the wire floors, so I can pen up several different age group chicks (as I'm planning on hatching about 35-50 chicks per month + guinea chicks. So far, this has worked like a charm, and I have less then 10 bucks invested in the entire thing. The only draw back (if one can call it that) is the bin (without insulation) seems to amplify the roosters voice, and he sure seems to enjoy crowing in there. Good thing the nearest neighbor is 5 miles away.

Just saw your post and love your set up

 

[vivchick2018]

Just saw your post and love your set up

Hey there - love your coop set up

 

[RebelEgger]

Omg I love the old fridge bins, made me smile as soon as I saw it, great job!