I'm too sleepy to read the rest of the posts, so sorry if someone else has mentioned this.
If the paint can is going to maybe get hot enough to burn, do you really want to design a roost where you chickens can snuggle up to the nice toasty warm heat source and wake up with singed feathers/burnt skin?? Shouldnt you have some kind of buffer zone? Like sitting in front of a fire, nice and warm till your clothes/hair catch on fire, then its not fun anymore.
If the paint can is going to maybe get hot enough to burn, do you really want to design a roost where you chickens can snuggle up to the nice toasty warm heat source and wake up with singed feathers/burnt skin?? Shouldnt you have some kind of buffer zone? Like sitting in front of a fire, nice and warm till your clothes/hair catch on fire, then its not fun anymore.
