ventilation

My coop renovations are underway - I’m adding a hardware cloth apron around the bottom of the run, and adding hardware cloth over top of the chicken wire. This summer I’ll put a real roof, but for now I’m just going to use a see-through tarp over top and be sure to keep an eye on snow load. The...

Okay, this has been broached in another thread and as this will be my first winter as a BYCmama, let's start shooting thoughts at me please! Below is my current coop/run. The coop is secure from predators, uninsulated, and has a small access door for when the big doors get closed if I need it...

ETA: Location is Northermost Wisconsin Hi everyone! First time poster, long time lurker. I’m hoping that you all can provide some of your expert advice on a ventilation question I have on our coop. We built it last year and now have (21) 6 week old chicks living in it. We built the coop with...

Hi Everyone, We are new chicken owners as of April this year. My husband and I built this coop and want to know if there is enough ventilation. Pictures are attached and here are some facts about our coop to help with assessing if we have enough: There is ventilation on the top left and right...

:frowHi! We've begun construction on a multipurpose shed+coop. The first image is of the dividing wall between the two, the second image is the idea we're stemming from (raised coop floor, pull out storage drawers underneath). I'm stuck on how we should do with this wall? I love the open look...

Good Morning! I'm having a small issue with coming up with a design for how to work the ventilation at the top of the front of the coop. We have boo-coo's (if that's a word) of ventilation at the top and sides of the coop, but I'm having a hard time with getting the front buttoned up. Who knew...

Hi, I live in the tropics with year round temperatures above 30C and humidity above 90%. I have 3 barneys and 2 LF Orps who are about 5 weeks old now. I got an Eglu Go coop but after assembling it, felt that it would be awfully stuffy inside. So, I removed the outer green panels in the hope...

Hi all! We are picking up a free used 8x10 metal shed tomorrow, and will be converting it to a coop for my 7 hens - it will be divided, one half for the coop, one half for storage of chicken supplies. I would love some advice on how to go about cutting and framing windows and ventilation in a...

What's questions would you pose to a poultry science professor? I've had a bunch of questions about deep litter and the feisability of a tractor hybrid, so I decided to reach out to the experts. I joined up here and got the benefit of years apon years of experience through members generous...

I am located in Central Washington. Ag zone 6 (0 to -10F). We get snow and sometimes a lot of wind (30-40 mph gust or higher). I am converting a lean-to type shed. Approximately 5 foot high with a slope to about 4 feet. 7 feet wide and about 8 feet long. I has a roof and the sides are somewhat...

I’m a first-time chicken owner and am in the process of building a coop. I’m hoping someone has been in a similar situation and can help. My question is, what, where, how much, and how do I adapt my coop ventilation for my 4’x8’ coop in a state that has wildly varying weather? Summers in...

Ventilation indicated by the orange boxed sections. 4th wall (back wall not shown) is were the perches will be so not sure if I should vent the top of that wall (would match the front facing wall with triangle) or if I should have that 1 solid wall?? 6x6 Coop. I'm in Southeast GA so we get hot...

Hello everyone! As you can see in my profile, I am in central Wisconsin and the weather is pretty nuts! We got a bunch of snow, and today pretty much everything is closed or cancelled due to the cold. At this very moment it is -27*F but with the windchill it is around -48*F. The thermometer in...

We currently have a pre-fab coop from TSC and we are praying it stays up thru winter! Looking at sheds that we can convert to a nice coop- wondering thoughts on wood vs the plastic ones or vinyl siding? Would love to see pictures of converted sheds. We are on a tight budget but want to go as...

In the 1907 book "Poultry Architecture - A Practical Guide for Construction of Poultry Houses, Coops and Yards", George B Fiske states a couple of things that seem to be contradictory to a couple of mainstream current ideas that I'm finding both in current books and on this site and others. I'm...

Hello! I have a well ventilated coop built for about 12 chickens (see avatar). I have 3 in it right now. Can I put their water warmer base in the coop or will my orpingtons get damp and die? The coop is not lit or heated. I was planning on having the base warmer inside but then I read that could...

have anyone used a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) in a well insulated coop and how much is it a pain to keep filters and exchange core(s) clean of dust?

Hello All, My wife and I are new to raising chickens and this will be ours/theirs first winter. I have a question for the group regarding coop ventilation in the winter. We have a small coop I built from a kit that I purchased from an online site. It is about 3’ wide x 4’ long and 4’ high. The...

HI folks, I finally finished my 8' x12' ft Woods Style Open air coop and will post construction photos FYI soon. In the meanwhile, I am looking for guidelines from other owners of Woods Coops regarding when to open / close various combinations of windows. I have a pair of "hand crank" monitor...