Tin chicken coop in Texas?

[kvam]

I'm planning to build a chicken coop partially from tin. I'm thinking about having a tin roof, and 1 or 2 sides of the coop. I plan to leave 4 inches of ventilation at the top of each side, and the rest of the coop plywood. I will be placing the coop and run between 2 buildings, approximately 6 feet apart, on the east and west sides (this area is always several degrees cooler in the heat). My concern is that it could get too warm in the coop since I'm using tin, and live in Texas where it gets pretty hot. Would the tin make the coop warmer than plywood would, or does it even matter since it will almost always be in the shade?

 

[scratch'n'peck]

The fact that it is in the shade really helps. But I would put in even more ventilation.

 

[teach1rusl]

JMO, but if you use the tin, I'd put plywood under it. That metal radiates heat. I helped a lady convert a metal shed into a coop. We framed/screened two sides and left two sides. While we were working, I could feel the heat several inches fro the ceiling. I though maybe it was due to it being rather cheap, thinnish metal. But we roofed part of OUR own main run with (pricy) corrugated metal roofing, and I can still feel the heat. So maybe it depends on how high your roosts would be and how contained you're making it... I do know that most of Texas deals with hotter temps than we have in our area...and personally I wouldn't want tin unless it had board or insulation under it....

 

[kvam]

Thanks for the advise, I think I will make sure there is enough ventilation and use a piece of plywood under the tin as insulation. I'll be sure to post a picture of it when I'm done.

 

[laturcotte1]

My husband had to build a coop rather quickly for a turkey rescue. Came out very good, but he had to put a tin roof on it. Can you imagine he's a roofer with no shingles. Anyway, besides it holding the heat the noise it awful. The rain is amplified x100 and I'm not talking hail. You would have to yell to hear yourself. The poor thing was scared to death, now he's pretty use to it. I've been trying to get husband to put up some plywood inside to help but he hasn't yet. The tin when together had grooves in it so there is plenty of ventilation. Just NOISY.

 

[CherishHolland]

I live in Texas as well Panhandle area,our main concern was heat as well our first coop blew away during construction 75mph straight lines took it out of our yard and up against the neighbors porch,it was one of those big sheds in a box,so we started over from scratch made it out of ply wood and used some of the "siding" from the one that blew away and placed it over the ply wood roof. I think if it is in the shade you should be ok just as long as you have enough ventilation. Keep an eye on it to be safe. Even with 3 windows it was still too hot in our ply wood coop so we just installed a small window ac unit keep it on during the day and off at night. We are also in the process of building on to the coop. Plus have plans to build 3 more individual coops and runs to separate the chickens that are specifically for eggs and the ones we breed. Best of Luck with the build!