I have 2 x 650 liter water storage containers in my green house. I am going to spray paint them with black paint. I am also going to coil copper wire inside the tanks of water. Copper is a good conductor of heat and it will not harm the water. So the water in my 2 water tanks should get hotter. And when the temperature drops in the night, that stored heat should help heat the green house. This will not help much in the winter, but I’ll get better use of the green house this spring, and in the fall. At least this is the hope.
Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.
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