ventilation

  1. featheredplanets

    Quail care?

    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...
  2. Eastern Shore Classic Coop

    Eastern Shore Classic Coop

    After carefull consideration our family decided to add a small flock to our backyard (March 1, 2017). We turned to Backyard Chickens at almost every step of the process. Enjoy the build! We were inspired the most with the “Chez Poulet” design. With 6 Rhode Island Reds in the brooder, I wanted...
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    • Category: Medium Coops
  3. OG Anomaly

    Winter Humidity, Ventilation, Frostbite & Purple Spots Questions

    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...
  4. Sunshine Flock

    Crunching numbers for adequate ventilation

    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...
  5. N

    Pop door/ Ventilation question

    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...
  6. Hamiam

    Working on a Winter Coop/Will I have enough ventilation?

    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...
  7. jeepgrrl

    Bag Balm: when to apply for winter protection?

    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...
  8. greggooo

    Coop ventilation placement

    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...
  9. mueri07

    Winterizing coop

    Help please, this will be my first winter and its get cold in Nebraska. So I will start from the top, my coop is not your ordinary coop it is a shed building made out of plastic/resin material and is 4 by 6. Plenty of room for my three girls. It has one window on each side, one I cut out...
  10. ovniologo

    Benson, Arizona Coop design, free range or not, DLM or not

    I'm new in this I order 8 chicks they are arriving next week. I'm now looking around for the coop design I guess I have 6 weeks to have it ready because base of what I have read they are big enough for the coop. I been weeks reading and I have an information overflow and the sky is the limit...
  11. rcstanley

    How much ventilation do coturnix quail need in their "coop"

    I'm new to coturnix / Japanese quail and have been diligently (over) researching. One thing I haven't found the answer to is how much ventilation do quail need? I know chickens in their coops need 1 square foot of ventilation per bird. Is there a similar number for quail? How high above...
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    • Forum: Quail
  12. The Camo Bulldog

    ventilation/light/access

    needing a little advice; I have an old shed on my property which I previously used as a chicken coop but my chickens weren't laying, presumably because there isn't very much light, and there isn't much ventilation. It's completely metal except for half of the side facing their run, which is wood...
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