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Oh ok. I think I was just over thinking the ventilation thing because I keep reading on almost every forum I've been trying to learn from "1 Sq ft ventilation per chicken", and that has made me wonder if to much is bad, will it cause them to get sick, freeze to death, etc. "You have to...

The coop will have shade from morning to about noon (it will be close to a tree line/tall bushes) but after noon or so it will be in sun but the run will be partially shaded from the trees, atleast until the evening. Then the coop should offer some shade in the afternoons/evenings, because I'm...

I've never heard of metal lath, but will definitely look into it. I had never heard of hardware cloth either until I started researching how to keep chickens safe. But will definitely be looking into that.

I wonder if there is a way to predator proof a design like that? Would it still work in keeping the chickens cool in the summer if the gaps in the bottom wasn't there, and the ones on the top (east and west) covered in hardware mesh? I don't have much faith my dog would do much to protect...

Thank you. It definitely makes me feel better about having an open faced coop.

Do you ever cover the open sides in the winter or do they stay open year around? To protect from rain, would having an overhang be sufficient enough, or would covering the open side be better when we are supposed to get rain?

Just out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to have a picture or know where I could find one? I guess it's just hard to imagine a coop with large gaps. My plan for the coop is to have the south side open (or atleast mostly open) a window on the east (not a glass window but a window covered in...

Thank you. My only concern with having four walls of hardware cloth is how would they get out of the elements when it rains or is cold (spring and early summer is usually rainy and tornado-y) so I'd assume having 3 solid walls would allow them to get out of the elements and offer some type of...

Thank you, I wasn't sure if having that much ventilation would be considered "drafty", especially when we have cooler weather.

I'm still in the planning process for my coop, I have a general idea of the style of coop I want to build. I'm wanting an open air/open faced/3 sided coop, with a slanted/lean to roof, it will be a walk in coop. I was thinking of having the open part (covered in hardware cloth) faced towards the...