Ibc Tank As Hen House?

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Just thinking out loud here. I see expensive plastic coops offered in magazines and I got to thinking. How would a tinkered with IBC tank work as a hen house I saw an idea somewhere about using 5 gallon buckets as nesting boxes. Fix them horizontally to a wall and cut the lid in half.

 

The rest, perches doors etc could be timber, could make vents with wire mesh or something more solid and slidey.

 

If I got an invasion of redmite I could burn the few wooden pieces and give the plastic a good doing over with whatever was needed to kill the b*****ds, they wouldn't have much hiding places in a plastic tank, which I think was the benefit of the plastic coops.

 

I am concerned about it being too hot and too cold internally though. Not experienced in keeping fowl so I thought I'd run it by ye

[chris87 297]

dont know about for hens but i use a few of them as dog boxes for last few years and they do a good job for that

[patterdalejoel 669]

it wont matter if its too cold, as long as they are hardy, layers etc will cope as long as there is no draughts. you have to worry about heat though

[Aseel Shamo 13]

it'll be a problem in the summer with the heat just get a cheapish shed from somewhere build some next boxes and leave the floor with the straw, you'll only have too treat it maybe once a year with creosote and you won't get a problem with the mites.

[patterdalejoel 669]

dont get an overlap shed, if you get mites in there you literally will never get rid of them. had 2 burn 2 of mine. get a tongue and groove if you get a shed