Metal corrugated roof! Ugh...

[Mybackyardpeepers]

One way to prevent this would be to use a dehumidifier. Not practical in a carport like mine, but it might be useful in a coop, temporarily.

Have thought about it, not sure it's practical maybe as a short term fix.

 

[aart]

I have a metal carport that is open on all sides, and sometimes it gets dripping condensation. It depends on the humidity and changing air temp. When the metal cools below the due point, water vapor in the adjacent saturated air will condense upon the metal surface.

..and you are in a cold climate, correct?

 

[oldenglishrose]

Hi there, maybe use some insulation such as polystyrene or "batts"
or-best of all wool, even straw? Then pine-lining or marine grade plywood , so it's warmer & there's no condensation.
Maybe even timber shingles on top of the metal. I think doing anything should be an improvement- tricky.

 

[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.

Here are some pictures of the thatch, etc.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

Doesn’t that the thatch collect all the snow and keep the cold right in and make like a soup when it melts?

 

[ckn-hrtd]

Not really. Its pretty dense, and actually has some growth in the summer. The metal roof under the thatch is the real roof. Thatch is just a little bit of barrier from the sun in the summer, and whatever winter throws at us.
One of these times it will rust through, but we have more metal.

 

[ckn-hrtd]

Not really. Its pretty dense, and actually has some growth in the summer. The metal roof under the thatch is the real roof. Thatch is just a little bit of barrier from the sun in the summer, and whatever winter throws at us.
One of these times it will rust through, but we have more metal.

 

[EggWalrus]

Not really. Its pretty dense, and actually has some growth in the summer. The metal roof under the thatch is the real roof. Thatch is just a little bit of barrier from the sun in the summer, and whatever winter throws at us.
One of these times it will rust through, but we have more metal.

Have you thought about putting some plastic sheeting over the metal to protect it from moisture, before allowing the "thatch"?
It might prolong the life of the metal.

 

[ckn-hrtd]

We've got plans for a better chicken house, and have better materials on hand for it. The hoop house is our learning curve for least expense. Not a long-term solution, just ideas on top of each other. At first we tried a canvas roof. It died in a year. So we used some siding from a Taswell hog house that was new in the early '70's. But with a proper sloped roof, and at least celotex under it; even a proper concrete floor, we'll be able to send this one down the road. Current concrete floor is an old septic tank from a house that's gone. -But the beauty of it is, the chickens don't know any better!

 

[electrycmonk]

Ps... Chickens love to eat styrafoam pellets!

I learned this the hard way. Boy did I evah!