Living Roof Chicken Coop
I ve never built a structure using any of these so i can t provide details.
Living roof chicken coop. Also featured is a living green roof. The 4 foot insulated modern chicken coop is topped with a living roof a bed of native sedum plants which helps keep the hens cool and comfortable. The palace chicken coop is a combined coop and run with an external nesting box. Check the full plan on fresh eggs daily.
Build a frame chicken coop. The tin roof aluminum sides and support posts were taken from an old trailer home that was being torn down. Here is an example of a sustainable chicken coop using all recycled material. Ezzell texas she says.
This coop is suitable for 7 12 chickens. Any kind of real roofing will work fine in a chicken coop. You can view more of debra s photos on her flickr stream and visit her blog bee s nest. It has flap windows which can be propped open and ventilation holes around the top.
Courtesy of amy whyte. Eclectic home design photo in philadelphia chicken coop with plants on roof webuser 3228513. Country living s chicken coop plan measuring 29 sq. The roof slopes from the front to the back and there is a small access door.
This bold and spacious chicken coop comes with a hinged roof for an accessible and easy cleaning. Purchase the country living anniversary chicken coop plan through our town plans. Words research design by renee davies dean of engineering construction and infrastructure at auckland s unitec. Building a chicken coop with a living roof is a way to keep chickens cool during summer.
For more on green roofing see what s new in residential roofing materials. 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. Roosting bar vents for ventilation and can comfortably house six chickens with the capacity to even accommodate more. 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.
Before galvanized roofing became widely available most coops seemed to have either fancy shingle roofs or lowly tar paper roofs.