Corrugated metal chicken coop

My metal shed (that houses my lawnmower, edger, etc. gets to be about 120 degress in the sun in summer in Florida and whatever temp it is outside in winter...

I decided last year that I wanted chickens and I was surprised that my husband agreed. I did not want to spend a ton of money on this new venture of mine so I wanted to find ways to make this venture a reality without hurting our budget. The...

We are new to having chickens. We got our chicks 2 weeks ago and are converting our metal shed to a coop. Here are some pics of the progress so far. I still...

Ideal coop for chickens

Hello, I am getting chicks next week and want to start working on the coop that I will transfer them into when they are ready. I currently have a metal...

Hobbit house chicken coop made out of a wooden electrical wire spool, Sealed and stained with a corrugated metal roof.

Hi! Facilities Manager here! Yes, writing again. This time with exciting information. Well, it's not edge-of-seat stuff, but it is good...

Sheet Metal

...is all you need here in the high desert to cool off. the chickens hang out under their shade structure in the late afternoon: the australorp breed is black, so naturally they seek out any scrap of shade. Our zucchini squash was looking quite wilted in the hot afternoon sun. I rigged up this little contraption using the orange stakes from Dave's Stuff Inc. and for the shade an old potato bag does the trick; attached at all four corners, these can be moved throughout the day as needed…