Metal corrugated roof! Ugh...

[aart]

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.

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[Mybackyardpeepers]

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.

Would love to see pictures, sounds Kool.

 

[Cynthia Ann D]

You can't dehumidify the whole world
In a coop with good ventilation, dehumidification is sheer folly.

LOL. I know this, but the thought still crossed my mind, since I do have good ventilation.

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.

That is pretty much what we do in summer. Air in from a north window; South window and door into pasture wide open, plus a ceiling exhaust fan that automatically turns on at +80 degrees or so. We plan on adding 2 more exhaust fans, but those dont help much in winter. The main coop is roughly 40x15

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

LOL. I know this, but the thought still crossed my mind, since I do have good ventilation.

That is pretty much what we do in summer. Air in from a north window; South window and door into pasture wide open, plus a ceiling exhaust fan that automatically turns on at +80 degrees or so. We plan on adding 2 more exhaust fans, but those dont help much in winter. The main coop is roughly 40x15

Wow nice size!! Would love a huge(r) coop than I have, but I only have 14 chickens and 3 ducks lol. That would mean I would need more!!!!

 

[Acre4Me]

Too bad the chicken coop guy wasn’t very knowledgeable! I’ve read about half the posts here, but I’ll add one more.

since you may be re-doing the roof anyway, you can use this to add more ventilation. Often people will not connect the roof with the walls quite like typical construction. Instead, use your roof supports-that are supporting your roof panels- and place them on top of the walls. In your case, you could just add roof supports if that was easier. Now there is a gap between the wall and the roof. Ventilation above their heads, no drafts on the birds. Cover the gap with HWC. This is especially useful if there is a slant to the roof. If you have a peak to your roof, you could add a ridge vent. Now with the extra ventilation, you can close the windows in especially cold/windy weather so the birds are not in a cold draft.

we are in western central Ohio, gets pretty cold and wet. We have a single slant roof that is elevated on top of the walls for ventilation. We kept the triangle opening formed by the wall and roof slant fully open (covered in HWC). We cover one side for the late fall/winter, and the other side if a big windy storm or really cold weather comes through.

your issue can be solved readily, and I hope the black sprayed material above their roosts continues to help.


Good luck!

 

[Manhen]

That would mean I would need more!!!

See "Chicken Math". I am fortunate enough to have an 80 year old barn, the end that is converted to the coop is a wind tunnel with baffles around the roosts. That means lots of birds CAN be. The first order of 30 chicks was the first element in the equation, the chick-spouse input was a second element in the equation, the second order was the third, and the third order was the fourth. This equation had a results in 88 chicks, 1 lost from each of the last two batches in the first 1 and 4 days respectively. So:

86=(Ax**a+z)+(Bx**b+y)+(Cx**c+w)+(Dx**d+v)+(Ex**e+u)+F

z=0
w=1
v=1
y=2
B=2
A=27
C=31
D=30
F=125


The key to this equation is B, b, and y. These are the factors determined by the chick-spouse. B is the quantity of residents in the chick-spouses home, b is a flunctuating value that is an equation itself involving the love component in the chick-spouse and the inherent cuteness of the chicks.
F is dollars per egg to date.
y is a quantity of 2 stones. Figure that one out yourself.
E, e, and u were added later and is a future effect of the threat of more shipments. The solution to these variables is pending.


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[Mybackyardpeepers]

Too bad the chicken coop guy wasn’t very knowledgeable! I’ve read about half the posts here, but I’ll add one more.

since you may be re-doing the roof anyway, you can use this to add more ventilation. Often people will not connect the roof with the walls quite like typical construction. Instead, use your roof supports-that are supporting your roof panels- and place them on top of the walls. In your case, you could just add roof supports if that was easier. Now there is a gap between the wall and the roof. Ventilation above their heads, no drafts on the birds. Cover the gap with HWC. This is especially useful if there is a slant to the roof. If you have a peak to your roof, you could add a ridge vent. Now with the extra ventilation, you can close the windows in especially cold/windy weather so the birds are not in a cold draft.

we are in western central Ohio, gets pretty cold and wet. We have a single slant roof that is elevated on top of the walls for ventilation. We kept the triangle opening formed by the wall and roof slant fully open (covered in HWC). We cover one side for the late fall/winter, and the other side if a big windy storm or really cold weather comes through.

your issue can be solved readily, and I hope the black sprayed material above their roosts continues to help.


Good luck!

Morning. I'm sorry I didn't post better roof pictures, it is a slant roof with not much of a pitch. I am adding extra ventilation between wall studs already.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

See "Chicken Math". I am fortunate enough to have an 80 year old barn, the end that is converted to the coop is a wind tunnel with baffles around the roosts. That means lots of birds CAN be. The first order of 30 chicks was the first element in the equation, the chick-spouse input was a second element in the equation, the second order was the third, and the third order was the fourth. This equation had a results in 88 chicks, 1 lost from each of the last two batches in the first 1 and 4 days respectively. So:

86=(Ax**a+z)+(Bx**b+y)+(Cx**c+w)+(Dx**d+v)+(Ex**e+u)+F

z=0
w=1
v=1
y=2
B=2
A=27
C=31
D=30
F=125


The key to this equation is B, b, and y. These are the factors determined by the chick-spouse. B is the quantity of residents in the chick-spouses home, b is a flunctuating value that is an equation itself involving the love component in the chick-spouse and the inherent cuteness of the chicks.
F is dollars per egg to date.
y is a quantity of 2 stones. Figure that one out yourself.
E, e, and u were added later and is a future effect of the threat of more shipments. The solution to these variables is pending.


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My spring post maybe asking advice on expanding my coop . Of course after all this conversation crap is fixed. I need to post the diy coop my brother and I built, I know chicken coop construction better than the so called expert!

 

[Manhen]

My spring post maybe asking advice on expanding my coop . Of course after all this conversation crap is fixed. I need to post the diy coop my brother and I built, I know chicken coop construction better than the so called expert!

Having had chickens and several hours on BYC or hatcherie's sites can really improve a coop designer's results. I doubt this guy had those blessings. So you have taught me the solution to my leaky roof barn is that stuff, mebee a lot of it. I wonder if it comes in silver?

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Having had chickens and several hours on BYC or hatcherie's sites can really improve a coop designer's results. I doubt this guy had those blessings. So you have taught me the solution to my leaky roof barn is that stuff, mebee a lot of it. I wonder if it comes in silver?

Lowe's (and other hardware stores) sell stuff called drylok, or leak stoppers. I'm going to ask what is the best to use indoors around chickens. It comes in cans like paint, hell lot cheaper or better cost than those cans of flex seal!