Storybook Farm
Songster
This is my old barn that we're converting to a nice coop.
It's overall size is 18.5' X 14', and the chickens have 11' X 13.5' inside. You are looking at the southeast facing wall. I want to put windows in, but I also would like to put roosting bars (all at one level with poop shelf for easier maintenance) on this wall.
I have two goals for the windows: let in natural light and better ventilation, esp. in summer.
Questions:
1. Would putting a roosting bar near good, insulated windows be a plus or a minus during cold winter months?
2. If a minus, could I put them up higher than the roost, maybe with a box over to keep cold from dropping onto them?
Or... other ideas?
Thanks in advance!
It's overall size is 18.5' X 14', and the chickens have 11' X 13.5' inside. You are looking at the southeast facing wall. I want to put windows in, but I also would like to put roosting bars (all at one level with poop shelf for easier maintenance) on this wall.
I have two goals for the windows: let in natural light and better ventilation, esp. in summer.
Questions:
1. Would putting a roosting bar near good, insulated windows be a plus or a minus during cold winter months?
2. If a minus, could I put them up higher than the roost, maybe with a box over to keep cold from dropping onto them?
Or... other ideas?
Thanks in advance!
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