I have just moved to southern Alabama and got some new chickens, but I’m from up north originally so I’m used to dealing with the cold, not intense heat this was very helpful to me, now I have some ideas for designing my new coop.
Hot Weather Coops
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I'll go out tomorrow, and get more of the construction details, lumber sizes etc. Dh deleted the program he used to make the plans. As to how it does in major storms, and driving rains, it does fine. There has only been 1 hurricane that hit us, that I emptied my garage, put in wall to wall cages, and put them inside the garage. The rest of the storms, and hurricanes, I have not moved them. Usually for a regular hurricane (up to Cat 3), or really bad tropical storm (Cat 4 - 5), I will put up tarps on the one side, which is usually the direction the wind is blowing from. That helps keep them dry, because the wind blows the rain sideways. It has the proper hurricane strapping, which is a must in Florida, so it's structurally sound, and sturdy.
