Living Roof Chicken Coop

The palace chicken coop is a combined coop and run with an external nesting box.

Living roof chicken coop.

Any kind of real roofing will work fine in a chicken coop. Purchase the country living anniversary chicken coop plan through our town plans. I ve never built a structure using any of these so i can t provide details. Roosting bar vents for ventilation and can comfortably house six chickens with the capacity to even accommodate more.

I planted hens and chicks on top for a little insider humor debra miller. The roof slopes from the front to the back and there is a small access door. Building a chicken coop with a living roof is a way to keep chickens cool during summer. Courtesy of amy whyte.

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. Ezzell texas she says. You can view more of debra s photos on her flickr stream and visit her blog bee s nest. 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.

Here is an example of a sustainable chicken coop using all recycled material. Also featured is a living green roof. This bold and spacious chicken coop comes with a hinged roof for an accessible and easy cleaning. 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.

The tin roof aluminum sides and support posts were taken from an old trailer home that was being torn down. For more on green roofing see what s new in residential roofing materials. This coop is suitable for 7 12 chickens. Eclectic home design photo in philadelphia chicken coop with plants on roof webuser 3228513.

Words research design by renee davies dean of engineering construction and infrastructure at auckland s unitec. It has flap windows which can be propped open and ventilation holes around the top. Asphalt shingles cedar shakes roll roofing built up roofing etc. Check the full plan on fresh eggs daily.

Country living s chicken coop plan measuring 29 sq.