Living Roof Chicken Coop

It has flap windows which can be propped open and ventilation holes around the top.

Living roof chicken coop.

Before galvanized roofing became widely available most coops seemed to have either fancy shingle roofs or lowly tar paper roofs. Any kind of real roofing will work fine in a chicken coop. This coop is made of recycled materials after looking at many designs this one was created so that i could easily walk inside to collect eggs and keep it clean. Check the full plan on fresh eggs daily.

Words research design by renee davies dean of engineering construction and infrastructure at auckland s unitec. For more on green roofing see what s new in residential roofing materials. Courtesy of amy whyte. Asphalt shingles cedar shakes roll roofing built up roofing etc.

I planted hens and chicks on top for a little insider humor debra miller. Purchase the country living anniversary chicken coop plan through our town plans. The coop is made of cedar and has a green roof basically a pool liner with some strategic drains some coconut husk dirt mixture and a bunch of sedums. Build a frame chicken coop.

The palace chicken coop is a combined coop and run with an external nesting box. Ft our charming 4 4 by 7 country living anniversary chicken coop features louvered gable vents two roosting dowels and a hinged roof on the nesting boxes. This bold and spacious chicken coop comes with a hinged roof for an accessible and easy cleaning. I ve never built a structure using any of these so i can t provide details.

Also featured is a living green roof. The roof slopes from the front to the back and there is a small access door. Here is an example of a sustainable chicken coop using all recycled material. Building a chicken coop with a living roof is a way to keep chickens cool during summer.

Ezzell texas she says. Country living s chicken coop plan measuring 29 sq. The tin roof aluminum sides and support posts were taken from an old trailer home that was being torn down. You can view more of debra s photos on her flickr stream and visit her blog bee s nest.

Roosting bar vents for ventilation and can comfortably house six chickens with the capacity to even accommodate more.