So...What to do? Ventilation vs Draft-free Coop. What gives?

[U_Stormcrow]

I can't be the only newer member who keeps reading "well-ventilated but not drafty" and thinks, "huh."

No, you aren't. There are lots of hand drawn pictures of dubious artistic merit explaining the difference. I may have made one or two myself. There are some better ones floating around so I usually let others post explaing the difference.

and 2 1/2' is one of those "thumb rules". Its a good starting point, but a lot (like so much else) depends on the rest of the system and the natural air movements createdby your roof design

 

[ChaosMom]

No, you aren't. There are lots of hand drawn pictures of dubious artistic merit explaining the difference. I may have made one or two myself. There are some better ones floating around so I usually let others post explaing the difference.

and 2 1/2' is one of those "thumb rules". Its a good starting point, but a lot (like so much else) depends on the rest of the system and the natural air movements createdby your roof design

I found Repecka’s illustrations very helpful!

And I do grasp the difference between ventilation and drafts. (I live in a hundred-year-old house without much insulation.) Our drafts come from everywhere!

It’s trying to figure out when one (ventilation) becomes the other (drafts) that gets hairy.

Thanks for your reply!

 

[ChaosMom]

- btw, I am now becoming aware of a justification for chicken math, at least at the early stages. Since we don’t heat coops, maybe three hens aren’t quite enough to keep things comfy in the cold!

 

[fuzzi]

We got all the way down to 10°F here.

All eleven were huddled against each other on the roost. No issues. No fights, either.

 

[ChaosMom]

We got all the way down to 10°F here.

All eleven were huddled against each other on the roost. No issues. No fights, either.

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So I need ELEVEN?!