barrel colony

Yet another way to house poultry implementing 55 gallon barrels

[@surakshithgowda7326]

Great idea brother

[@ivanandmeli5116]

I use them to raise baby chicks they work great against the elements, keeps them warm in winter and fresh in summer.

[@mikedemoros671]

Like it save space to move then later around

[@pescaymastercermundo.8269]

How hot does it gets inside?, I get temperature over 100° so I use big windows on my pens to keep it fairly ok but still hot.

[@ChickenWired]

I'll be putting some thermometers in this year to see. That being said, shade and pointing them so the breeze blows through helps out a great deal. It does hit the 100's up here in the summer but only for a very short time. Ideally I'm hoping that these are only in use part of the year as opposed to year round.

[@ossito817]

Have any of the chickens died due to heat?

[@ChickenWired]

Haven't had it happen to me, but can't say it wouldn't happen. Airflow and shade are vital.

[@balyooz]

Seems hard to clean

[@surakshithgowda7326]

In one barrel how many birds we can leave ?!

[@ChickenWired]

1 bird per barrel unless bantams, then 1 pair

[@macedoniotrejo3112]

Yo pienso que eso no es bueno para los gallos porque es muy caliente más aparte con el tiempo se hacen ciego porque no tienen suficiente luz te lo puedo decir por experiencia

[@ChickenWired]

weather is much cooler up here and the white barrels let more light in

[@frankz4654]

Plans and instructions

[@ChickenWired]

I'll be sure to make a video with some instructions in the near future. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ChickenWired]

Just put up a video explaining how to design one of these. Tried uploading it twice last weekend, finally got it to go this weekend.