Shed ventilation

[Shelbysoobs]

If I leave these rafters open (forgoing the trim) and close with hardware cloth to predator proof the opening, would that be sufficient ventilation on a 12x18 coop? It’s the two 18 foot sides that are open.

If we also need ventilation on the 12 foot sides we can cut squares or rectangles and do a solar powered fan or something to pull out ammonia / chicken byproduct fumes?

 

[arianna7]

Adding alittle more ventilation might be a good idea! just be sure everythings prdetor proof, i have a soler powered fan in a coop of similar size, it works well in the summer here in SC.
BTW, beautiful coop so far!

 

[DobieLover]

If I leave these rafters open (forgoing the trim) and close with hardware cloth to predator proof the opening, would that be sufficient ventilation on a 12x18 coop? It’s the two 18 foot sides that are open.

If we also need ventilation on the 12 foot sides we can cut squares or rectangles and do a solar powered fan or something to pull out ammonia / chicken byproduct fumes?

Is there a ridge vent? You need something going out the top.
I have soffit vents, gable vents and a ridge vent with 2 pop doors that are open year round in addition to 2 windows away from the roosting area that are left cracked open to provide more ways to bring fresh air in that will move out through the peak vents.

 

[Shelbysoobs]

Adding alittle more ventilation might be a good idea! just be sure everythings prdetor proof, i have a soler powered fan in a coop of similar size, it works well in the summer here in SC.
BTW, beautiful coop so far!

Thank you!! That’s great to hear it’s working for you with a similar sized coop.

We have also talked about not installing the windows and just hardware clothing them and covering during winter? We are in California where it gets HOT in the summer and never drops below freezing except maybe a day or two every few years.. the windows would look better but doing it the other way would double the airflow.

I am going to do roosts over a sh** shelf with a brooder underneath it, so I was thinking I could also cut some ventilation holes under the sh** shelf (so at the top of the brooding area OR at the bottom of the shit shelf area so the airflow would go UNDER the roost bars / not hit the birds directly. I think I need some ventilation under the birds as well so the air can cycle through. Would you do above or below sh** shelf, or above AND below?

 

[arianna7]

Thank you!! That’s great to hear it’s working for you with a similar sized coop.

We have also talked about not installing the windows and just hardware clothing them and covering during winter? We are in California where it gets HOT in the summer and never drops below freezing except maybe a day or two every few years.. the windows would look better but doing it the other way would double the airflow.

I am going to do roosts over a sh** shelf with a brooder underneath it, so I was thinking I could also cut some ventilation holes under the sh** shelf (so at the top of the brooding area OR at the bottom of the shit shelf area so the airflow would go UNDER the roost bars / not hit the birds directly. I think I need some ventilation under the birds as well so the air can cycle through. Would you do above or below sh** shelf, or above AND below?

thats a great idea! the hardwear cloth over the windows sounds great too!

Good luck!

 

[aart]

We are in California where it gets HOT in the summer and never drops below freezing except maybe a day or two every few years..

Do you get a lot of rain where you are?
Pics of outside the coop, please.
Large roof overhangs are good in cold as well as hot climates.
They protect the ventilation in eaves as well as windows from rain/snow/wind.

You could top hinge the windows so they can stay open uring rains and protect the openings from rain infiltration.

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[Shelbysoobs]

Is there a ridge vent? You need something going out the top.
I have soffit vents, gable vents and a ridge vent with 2 pop doors that are open year round in addition to 2 windows away from the roosting area that are left cracked open to provide more ways to bring fresh air in that will move out through the peak vents.

There is not a ridge vent. We were wondering if the gap between roof and walls was enough ventilation in lieu of a ridge vent. I wanted to add gable vents with a solar powered fan that can pull out air that needs to get circulated out from the roof area. But we aren’t married to anything which is why I’m making sure our plans sound sufficient before we finalize things.

 

[Shelbysoobs]

Do you get a lot of rain where you are?
Pics of outside the coop, please.
Large roof overhangs are good in cold as well as hot climates.
They protect the ventilation in eaves as well as windows from rain/snow/wind.

You could top hinge the windows so they can stay open uring rains and protect the openings from rain infiltration.

Here's how to add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!
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Oh okay, I didn’t know about that feature.

We are in Vacaville CA. It will be high of 107-113 in the summer and low of 50s during the winter (maybe 40s).

External pic attached but it’s all I have so if you need closer pics I’ll have to do that tomorrow.

We do get rain. Some years more than others. It seems we are perpetually “in a drought” in CA but the last few years we have had some heavy heavy rain, like 96% of annual rain fall in one storm. It’s just few and far between.

We are going to extend the roof overhang once everything is nailed in place, my dad was wondering what a good overhang would be?

 

[aart]

We are going to extend the roof overhang once everything is nailed in place, my dad was wondering what a good overhang would be?

At least a foot all the way around.

 

[Shelbysoobs]

At least a foot all the way around.

Thank you