Chris Lessick

I'm not sure. I know the little barn it came off of probably dates back at the very least thirty years but could easily be older-- cut nails in the wooden clapboard siding, dimensional lumber...

This is the roof in question, by the way.

I have built a chicken coop and used old tin roof panels from an old barn, which harbor their share of rust. Would a rainwater collection system be feasible for chickens with the roof in that condition? Or should I brush off the rust and then paint it? If so does anyone have suggestions on what paint would be safe?

(Sorry if posted this on another thread about water tanks in winter also).

Thank you.

I have built a chicken coop with the roof of an old barn, and those roof panels do contain their fair share of rust. I was hoping to collect rainwater into a barrel to build a watering system for our hens, but I'm wondering if that is a good idea with the roof in that condition.
Does anyone have any experience with anything like this?
Should I let it ride?
Or should I try to scrub off some rust and paint? If so, what type of paint? I have seen all kinds of ideas for metal roofs. or if anyone has any other ideas they would certainly be welcomed. Thank you.

What do people grow over the winter, perhaps in their garages?  I live in zone 7, and since I'm bringing a bunch of plants in pots inside, I figured I'd try growing some cilantro, basil, and I'd really like to grow stevia; but I have some space and some decent lights the former homeowner used to grow things inside, so I may look at growing some vegetables as well.  But what do people generally grow inside?  Can plants be legitimately "fooled" so you can essentially have two harvest seasons a year?  What do some of you do?  Any advice or anecdotes, even pictures, would be great.  

Might be tough to tell by the picture (most mistletoe we've had has had roundish/oval leaves), but if it's been in a tree for a long time, you'll notice a swelling of the branch right where (or immediately below) the mistletoe-- that'd be another way to discover if it is mistletoe.  
Someone else might better recommend, but I'd try to get rid of it-- even if that means pruning the branch where it is-- because eventually (years) it will kill the tree because it is a parasite and hogs up all the nutrients flowing through the tree's system; hence, the large swelling of branches (I guess the tree's attempt at still trying to send nutrients out to the branch).