post your chicken coop pictures here!

[Sylvester017]

Yes and no actually. During the day, the sun is shining, and the black draws heat to the roof while white reflects it. During the night, the air cools down and the sun no longer shines, making the roof the heat source. So the black would cool faster, while white reflects heat back to the roof. But since the problem usually is worse in the day, you want a light/reflective surface to keep it as cool as possible.

There are insulated sheeting boards that work wonders inside the coop under the tin roof. Our contractor used it when they raised the attic during the remodel of our house. We seldom have to use the A/C because the house stays so comfortable and we have no shade trees around the house. Tin draws heat no matter what color it is so the extra insulated sheeting under the roof inside the coop will be a big help. The chickens can't peck at it either unless your perch is situated that they can reach the ceiling to peck at it.

 

[Sylvester017]

Almost done but here is mine Dual coop/run setup after having to expand from the small store bought coop to building one of my own


Here is a pic of the coops and runs together and the birds getting to explore them

Are those gripper pads on the ramp? Did you buy them or make them? I would've said your ramp steps were too far apart except that you have adjusted for that with the gripper pads.

I like your coop MUCH better than the kit coop!

 

[lil urbanette]

Welcome to the club of chicken thinkers!  All of us think chicken wherever we go!

Ah good to know. I find myself stopping at yard sales to find anything 'chicken'!!

 

[vehve]

There are insulated sheeting boards that work wonders inside the coop under the tin roof. Our contractor used it when they raised the attic during the remodel of our house. We seldom have to use the A/C because the house stays so comfortable and we have no shade trees around the house. Tin draws heat no matter what color it is so the extra insulated sheeting under the roof inside the coop will be a big help. The chickens can't peck at it either unless your perch is situated that they can reach the ceiling to peck at it.

Yeah, insulation is the way to go. Just clarifying the effects of different colored paints. Even just putting in a plywood ceiling and leaving some ventilated air-space between it and the tin roof gets rid of a lot of heat.

 

[caychris]

Are those gripper pads on the ramp? Did you buy them or make them? I would've said your ramp steps were too far apart except that you have adjusted for that with the gripper pads.

I like your coop MUCH better than the kit coop!

Actually just sand paper sheets stapled to the board im working on a more permanent solution.

 

[Sylvester017]

Yeah, insulation is the way to go. Just clarifying the effects of different colored paints. Even just putting in a plywood ceiling and leaving some ventilated air-space between it and the tin roof gets rid of a lot of heat.

That's a good idea - sort of a mini-attic! But really, that insulated sheeting is fantastic too. Not cheap but you probably wouldn't need more than one sheet of it for a coop ceiling. I've seen the PA Amish coops use it standard in their designs.

 

[vehve]

That's a good idea - sort of a mini-attic! But really, that insulated sheeting is fantastic too. Not cheap but you probably wouldn't need more than one sheet of it for a coop ceiling. I've seen the PA Amish coops use it standard in their designs.

Aluminium coated polyurethane is my favorite. 30mm insulates about as well as 100mm of rock wool. And it's rigid too. Although to my understanding, rock wool is more resistant to the ammonium that the little cluckers produce. Another downside of using Al coated insulation in houses, is that I get no reception further than a foot from the windows. Full bars of LTE network on the outside. Doesn't bother the chickens though, they have not complained about bad cell reception.

 

[Sylvester017]

Ah good to know. I find myself stopping at yard sales to find anything 'chicken'!!

Everyone that wants to get rid of their junk sets it out by their mailbox in our neighborhood - the unwritten "free to good home" signal. Yesterday we found two long sides of a disassembled wood cabinet that we picked up. We'll repurpose the long boards set on top of a couple cinderblocks to make more lean-to shelters for our backyard free-range hens. They use the shelters, the popup canopy, the shrubs, the rosebushes, and the doghouse as places to snooze/hide under from aerial predators. These shelters have saved our girls from the visiting Cooper's Hawk more than once. When you have chickens thoughts and conversation are always about the girls!

Met a lady in line at the cash register and she mentioned she was buying the stuff for her chickens. Well we talked for 10 minutes about our girls like we were talking about our children!

 

[Sylvester017]

Aluminium coated polyurethane is my favorite. 30mm insulates about as well as 100mm of rock wool. And it's rigid too. Although to my understanding, rock wool is more resistant to the ammonium that the little cluckers produce. Another downside of using Al coated insulation in houses, is that I get no reception further than a foot from the windows. Full bars of LTE network on the outside. Doesn't bother the chickens though, they have not complained about bad cell reception.

 

[fancypantsfarm]

Automatic door is a lifesaver....literally! Love the "pullet shut" with photo cell sensor