Metal corrugated roof! Ugh...

[nbryan]

You built a Darth Vador coop! WoW!

Completed, out on pasture, and parked with poly shelter for winter.

 

[cmom]

It was actually not bad in the summer months (hot wise) I'm going to install a large window on the back side, with the covered run I should be able to leave it open a lot.

One thing I noticed with my coops is that they seem cooler inside in the summer when it's hot hot hot here and warmer inside when it's cooler out.

 

[Red Star 2019]

Before the snow and cold start up again I'm in some much needed help/advice.
This past summer I had a nice 10x8 coop built. It currently has two smallish windows on either side of the main door to enter the coop. I have it decided off so my 9 bigger girls and 3 ducks are one one side and silkies are on the other side. There are two chicken doors. The back half of the coop has a covered run and the one side has a covered run.
Now to my issue... The darn roof inside the coop constantly has moisture!!!!!! As we all know excessive moisture in the coop is not good, at all. I have tried spray foaming areas that were adding to the problem, added extra ventilation, opened the coop windows during nice days! Nothing helps. I recently bought a couple cans of flex seal to spray the seams, but my brother says that because it's a metal roof it's not going to help.
I am tempted to spray flex seal on the whole inside of the roof then put up that foam insulation.
Does anyone else have a metal roof coop that can advise me what to do before the snow and frost hit again? The roof is literally dripping all over inside!! Thanks for any suggestions.
I will add pictures tomorrow.
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[Red Star 2019]

We have styrofoam below the metal roof, it has approx 3-4 inches in between. Put the styrofoam underneath your 2 x 4s.. We do not have heat in our coop, it is heated only from the chickens bodies. We also put a couple of registers that we can open or close depending on the temperatures. If you have electricity in your coop, you could put a small fan in there just to circulate the air. We live in Northern Wisconsin.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

We have styrofoam below the metal roof, it has approx 3-4 inches in between. Put the styrofoam underneath your 2 x 4s.. We do not have heat in our coop, it is heated only from the chickens bodies. We also put a couple of registers that we can open or close depending on the temperatures. If you have electricity in your coop, you could put a small fan in there just to circulate the air. We live in Northern Wisconsin.

Hi and welcome to the BYC flock first off!!! Thanks those are all in the works, except the fan for now lol but great idea.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

One thing I noticed with my coops is that they seem cooler inside in the summer when it's hot hot hot here and warmer inside when it's cooler out.

That's great! Hopefully I can get mine that way.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Cute as ducks are, they do need separate housing. I remind myself, every time I see them, especially those adorable little Calls!
Mary

I plan to separate but unfortunately not till spring, as I'm already heating two water sources.

 

[featherhead007]

One thing I noticed with my coops is that they seem cooler inside in the summer when it's hot hot hot here and warmer inside when it's cooler out.

I spend a lot of time with the hens, for just the same reason. Cooler in the coop than the house in summer, and warmed by chicken heat, in the winter months,

 

[aart]

So when the polar water molecule encounters the cold plastic/rubber it is more likely to bounce off AND the plastic/rubber has less heat contained in it per square inch of surface area, and the water does note get cooled off when it encounters it.

Hmmmm....trying to think if I've ever had a tarp up collecting condensation.

@Manhen I knew I had seen condensation on plastic somewhere, take a look at this post:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...run-shows-condensation.1339585/#post-21934355

 

[ckn-hrtd]

Our chicken house is just a hoop house with a metal roof, but on top is a straw mat and whatever weeds we pull up and throw there. I guess its thatch on top of metal, but cheap and easy. Cooler in summer, warmer in winter. No excessive condensation.