That is very true. There is a place to add location in the profile which shows up under the avatar in the posts. It's surprising to me how many people don't bother to put a location. Even if you just put the state where you live, that's helpful.
North? South? East or West?
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That is very true. There is a place to add location in the profile which shows up under the avatar in the posts. It's surprising to me how many people don't bother to put a location. Even if you just put the state where you live, that's helpful.
How about telling us about ideal coop situations in San Diego? That would add some valuable info to the thread.
San Diego county is huge, larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined. So it's hard to characterize the whole area as there are deserts and mountains and coastal areas and a lot in between.
For folks like us living in the city where our annual high is about 90 and our annual low is about 45; we only get 10" of rain and it hasn't snowed since 1967... I don't think it really matters where your coop faces.
We did place our coop/run along our west wall so that the wall would block afternoon sun (if it gets hot, it usually gets hottest in the afternoon) and most storms & wind come from the west. But really our weather is boring.
People in North county, the mountain areas, and east county deserts have likely got things they are doing to best manage their conditions.
It's nice for you that you don't have to worry about where to place your coop. I wish it could be the same here but coop situation is pretty important here in the mountains~it can pretty much be the difference between comfortable chickens and uncomfortable ones. If I had to keep them in a coop and run situation, it would even be the difference between healthy birds and unhealthy ones.
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So it did matter!
I realize making general statements about where a coop needs to be placed is painting with a broad brush, but if nothing else, it does point out the importance of knowing local environmental considerations and taking those into account. It may very well be that heat is a far bigger threat to your birds than snow and cold are, and if so, take steps accordingly. And do take into account the very basic principles of site selection. Things like gravity and how it affects drainage.
When I was in northern CA a few months back, all folks wanted to talk about was the drought. If I had told someone to consider drainage and what happens when it rains, they probably would have called me nuts. But they would not be thinking that now. There are probably folks up there who had never seen mud before who might be waist deep in it by now.
Also, even in San Diego County, if you were living in those mountains west of town, most of the stuff I suggested would probably matter.
In your case with sun, and in cold areas with snow and freezing temps, placement of a coop by as little as 50 to 100 feet can matter and make all the difference in the world to the comfort and well being of the birds.
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It gets more technical when you live in an area that gets below zero in the winter and above 100° in the summer.
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I think somebody should summarize this thread and then put it in the learning center.
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