ventilation

OK, so if you would please clear up my confusion. I have 15 7 month old pullets. I'm preparing to winterize and my concern is about the floor of the run. It's a 12 x 14 covered roof run with a dirt floor. Every night we go out and scrape up the poo from the floor of the run. I'm thinking...

The 8x10 coop is under construction. We are using Garden Shed plans that my husband modified to add extra windows along the back for ventilation. I just realized that along the solid roosting wall (right hand side when facing porch/entrance), there are windows on each side, north and south, that...

I have been meaning to post this for some time. Many people struggle with how to add ventilation to their coops without creating a draft on their chickens. I admit, this was not my idea, it came from my husband, who at one time was a roofer, and helped build my coop. I wanted to share because...

So it is an 8x12. It had 2 windows on 1 side and the door on the opposite side. Hubs added ventilation windows on short walls. And a chicken door as well. Still must place trim word and hardware cloth over the windows and ventilation holes(as well as sliding plexiglass). On and the 2 door...

Incubating duck eggs in a Janoel12, all is well so far. Three pekins, two white crested, two blue runner. We are on day 23 now. I NEED HELP!!!! :thI have so many questions!!!! :hit:oops::confused::idunno:barnie @RubyNala97 @WVduckchick @ChickNanny13 @HappyDancin' THIS WILL BE LONG BUT I...

I would like to make the best use of the interior coop space of (only) 8x8 shed coop, and I like the design shown in this https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/reasoning-behind-stair-stepping-the-roost.1065008/#post-16217710 thread - with whole wall of brooder boxes under whole wall of same...

I know for certain it would be too drafty for the chickens. I am thinking of hw cloth as the holes are at least 1" with a temporary cover that could be removed to allow air flow in the warmer months? It is a repurposed child's playhouse.

We are GOING to work on the coop HOPEFULLY this weekend as long as this crazy weather will allow it. They are calling for rain AGAIN this weekend. But that's another story. Don't get me started.... My question is... we live in an area that can get EXTREMELY cold (has gotten but not very...

First off, I'm from the SF Bay Area, so I think even if this were an issue in harsher climates, it probably won't be an issue for me, but I'd love to have that confirmed. I'm building a coop with a slanted roof, not a peak. My idea was to have ventilation at the highest point, along the front...

I've got a practice run going in a new Rcom 10 and am expecting some actual fertile eggs to set later this week. This incubator has a central well divided in two, and an external port to pour water in for refilling the primary half of the well without taking off the lid. It also has one...

I got a prefab coop and hubby and I assembled it. It's about 4 ft. high, 4 ft. wide and 3 ft. deep. The pic I'm attaching shows the ventilation. The "window" on the upper right is one foot long and 5" high. The other window has the squares, as you can see. The only other hole in the coop is the...

How much ventilation do quail need? Or how much is too much? I would like to buy six standard coturnix quail hens as pets and make an old 5x4 Wendy house into a home for them. I hope to make a second door of mesh that I can leave open during the day. I’m also wanting to take the front and side...

Hi :), I live near Buffalo, NY and we're experiencing some pretty frigid weather (as is most of the Eastern part of the country & Canada, apparently) and it's due to get worse for the next three days. It's already been down to -3F and we are supposed to get windchills between -25F & -30F for...

No tail between my legs here. For all the time I spend in the forums, there are lots of things I'm still needing to iron out, and one is chicken coop ventilation. I converted an old shed to a chicken coop. The interior floor space is approximately 33' square, and I have five Welsummer hens and...

I'm new to chickens, and haven't actually ever owned any, so I wasn't sure what size coop to get (for 5 chickens) I ordered a 8x8 shed from Home Depot after reading a lot of people recommend that larger is better. I'm not really good at building things so I decided it was worth it to just get a...

I know the winters in North Texas are normally mild. However, I didn't think I could close off all of the drafts in my chicken tractor. I plan on placing the roosting bars on the wall directly across from the large front door & the nesting boxes just to the left of the door. Roof Gable vents on...

Hi all! I know that ventilation/frost bite is an ageless topic but I couldn't find the direct information that I am seeking via searching the BYC forum. Unfortunately a few of my hens that were labeled as "cold hardy" by the hatchery have larger single combs and I am worried about frost bite...

Hi There!!! I have a 6'x7' coop that I built. We have 6 young Chickens and it's starting to get cold here in upstate NY. Right under 3 sides of the roof is a half inch vent that goes for 6 feet. Would that be enough? And should the vents be under the roof line but above the roosting bars? I was...