Metal corrugated roof! Ugh...

[featherhead007]

It's so hard when they are under the weather, chickens, children they are all the same to us. (Most of us)

I'de only go as far to say, some of us.

 

[EggWalrus]

We are struggling with the same problem and we have lots of venting, including windows, ridge vents, and a ceiling fan vent. Ive half thought to drag a dehumidifier out there, but we have 200 +/- chickens and so lots of humidity. Next spring, soon as it is warm enough, we are going to paint on a roof sealer. The weather was too cold to apply it before we figured out the condensation problem. The only other alternative that we can think of is rip the thing off and put plywood up, but that is sooo expensive.

With 200+ birds, how large is your chicken house? You may wind up having to design your house like a miniature commercial house. Exhaust fans on one end with fresh air intakes on the other end.

 

[featherhead007]

I would pull the metal roof, lay down some plywood and then attached the metal roof to it. Your roof is at a slant,is it not? Can't tell by photos. Good luck.

Needs more pitch, and ventilation. Job in progress I'm thinking

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I would pull the metal roof, lay down some plywood and then attached the metal roof to it. Your roof is at a slant,is it not? Can't tell by photos. Good luck.

It is slanted, but I don't think it is pitched enough. I can take pictures of the outside later.

 

[FigwithBraids]

for a quick fix (until you can put the plywood then tar-paper then the metal roof...tar-paper to protect the plywood from the metal condensation) maybe tack up some sheet plastic to catch the drips and channel it away from the birds? I feel sad for you having spent so much on a potentially wonderful home for you flock and having such a bad builder. I don't know for sure if it will help, but it may keep the water from dripping everywhere and with winter setting in a quick fix may be what you haffta do :\ (my partner called them Micky mouse fixes...but nothing so permanent as something temporary that works!)

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

for a quick fix (until you can put the plywood then tar-paper then the metal roof...tar-paper to protect the plywood from the metal condensation) maybe tack up some sheet plastic to catch the drips and channel it away from the birds? I feel sad for you having spent so much on a potentially wonderful home for you flock and having such a bad builder. I don't know for sure if it will help, but it may keep the water from dripping everywhere and with winter setting in a quick fix may be what you haffta do :\ (my partner called them Micky mouse fixes...but nothing so permanent as something temporary that works!)

Thanks! Exactly. I don't want to do much permanently fixing to the metal so that when I do pull it I don't have a mess to clean off first.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

Definitely want to dry it good this could result you birds having frost bite
might look into the spray on variety over the sheets

Ok, with ducks I know the webbing is where to look for frostbite. What about chickens? Same thing..on the feet? What color do they turn...blueish black? We have a tin roof but put the wood under it, but now you guys have me a tinge worried.

 

[featherhead007]

Ok, with ducks I know the webbing is where to look for frostbite. What about chickens? Same thing..on the feet? What color do they turn...blueish black? We have a tin roof but put the wood under it, but now you guys have me a tinge worried.

I have never seen a duck with a comb, that's how I tell from frostbite. The comb coloring

 

[featherhead007]

I just let out the others in the flock to free range.

 

[featherhead007]

I just let out the others in the flock to free range.

Then they waddled away, waddle waddle!