ventilation

  1. V

    I’ve read everything and still need help with ventilation

    We have bought a property with a pre-built coop. I just want to make sure it’s ventilated but not drafty. The top is open and goes to the outside. I KNOW this needs to be covered with hardware cloth to prevent vermin coming in. But is this considered drafty? Should I board up the interior roof...
  2. The chicken nurd

    Questions about adding ventilation

    Any suggestions on adding ventilation to my coop (Pictures are from today while I was cleaning it the first 4 are of the inside with the doors off and the last one is a front view of the coop with the doors on)
  3. a_a_ron

    Single slope cold weather coop ventilation question

    Long time lurker, first time poster. I just can’t find exactly what I’m looking for, and maybe you all can help. Im having a single slope shed built, with plans to put a wall in the middle to keep half for garden shed and half for coop. The single slope matches the house, so I am stuck on that...
  4. AngelinaThePekin8

    Sort of remodeling my coop? Need input.

    So this coop is currently housing 11 chickens and 8 ducks and has been for about 2 years now. And the ventilation isn't very good. I did not build this coop, and it was originally made in town for four hens. I am here trying to make it work until I can find a better way to house my flock. It...
  5. S

    Coop ventilation and insulation…please help!

    We are looking at building our own coop. 8x8 lean to shed type. Hubby is a contractor but I’m having a hard time explaining how to properly add ventilation and insulation to our coop. We live in northern Wisconsin with temps in the winter dipping to -20 fahrenheit. Summer temps are highs in the...
  6. J.R.

    Ventilation for coop inside of barn

    Hey everyone, We’ve decided to add chickens to our ever growing list of animals and have started building a coop inside of our barn. The coop will be 10x8 and has a (roughly) 7’ high ceiling. The top 3’ of the walls will be hardware cloth, everything else will be solid wood. I’m having a hard...
  7. Artchickenlover21

    Should I open chicken coop window in 2 degree weather?

    I'm having trouble deciding whether or not to open the chicken coop window in this freezing weather. They have a little bit of ventilation in the top of the walls but not nearly as much as there should be, so I usually open their big window. It's not pointing directly at any of them but it is on...
  8. M

    How much ventilation would i need for this coop?

    I have a wooden kids playhouse I'm planning on converting to a coop for 4-6 chickens (average size breeds, like Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rocks). They would have access to an enclosed run all day, and only be confined to the coop at night. My main concern is how much ventilation to add. The...
  9. R

    Coop design input

    This is my first dip into chicken raising. My wife brought up the idea years ago when we bought our house but we never put any serious thought into it until this year. I spent about a month researching what should go into a chicken coop, and coming up with a design for ours. I used these forums...
  10. sbutler12025

    Lean to style coop ventilation

    I am nearly finished with my large 16'x8' lean to style coop! My boyfriend and I built it from the ground up with no plans and no prior experience. I absolutely love it so far! I have many small things to do yet and some more predator proofing to do but it has come together very nicely. I'm...
  11. RainValleyFarm

    Ventilation

    Best tips for ventilation? We got an 8x8 shed, it has one window that does not open. What’s the best tips for ventilation and tempature control? We were thinking something similar to an attic fan?
  12. 2

    Brooder question

    So I have a question, I had to move my pullets out to my mud room. Because having them this size (5 weeks) was too much. It’s heated stays around 65-72 and also a heat lamp, a electric space heater of it gets too cold. My question is the ventilation. I can’t open the doors because it’s just...
  13. chickenchicklady

    Coop Ventilation?

    Hi friends! I have a 9x12 coop. I’m trying to figure out ventilation. We’re adding it this spring to the coop. Where is the best places to have ventilation? We were going to add windows, but I know that there can’t be drafts by the roosts.
  14. AmberNate

    How Should I ventilate this coop???

    Any advice on how to ventilate and where the roost bar should go?? Bought this coop used, and there was zero ventilation. For whatever reason the person who built it raised the nesting boxes. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I know ideally the roosting bar should be above the nesting boxes but if I do that then my ladies...
  15. B

    Size of air holes in still air incubators. What size are yours for how many eggs?

    Hi, I am transforming a forced air incubator with a broken fan into a still air incubator. I think that the size of the air holes should be bigger, but don't know how much. Could you share how big the air vents are in your incubators, especially for still air incubators? My forced air...
  16. Chickie friend

    Space and ventilation questions?

    I have an old play house that was converted to a coop. Its 17² ft (how do you get 17² feet you ask? by having a tree go though the middle of course) currently there are 4 chickens in there. There are 3 windows that provide 8 feet of ventilation, but only during the day. Is that enough? My dad...
  17. R

    Ventilation

    I am planning to build a small chicken coop. I read the article on the ventilation by Patandchicken(?) and it is a great article. I live in Columbus, IN and the summers can be in a week here and there quite hot and humid with temps over 90 F degrees. In winter (it is southern Indiana) days...
  18. P

    Ventilation

    Hey guys, I’m new to the whole raising chickens thing and am not sure if I have enough ventilation in my coop. It is 4x4 and there are 4 birds currently in it. I have about a full square foot up top in the back and about 3 square feet up front but semi covered by a gutter. Also by the coop door...
  19. Bunnybryn

    Help with ventilation

    Hi everyone! I'm a new member and need some advice on ventilation as I'm finishing my coop. I live in Central Texas and summers are HOT HOT but winters are surprising cold, windy and often wet (I grew up in Eastern Washington where we get lots of snow and often drop below freezing and Texas...
  20. Pixelsaurus

    The Coop DeVille and Spa (Part 3) - a playhouse conversion / COVID project

    Part 3 of my Coop DeVille project….squirrels, day spa, roost and poop board V 5.0, ventilation and Zen.... June 22. Squirrels! And this was the FB post - a fun notice to the Coop DeVille residents. So all is fine and dandy in the run until the squirrels. They got through the bird netting and...
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