I live somewhere that it gets so cold and snowy sometimes, the chickens spend very little time ouutside the coop. Although, covering part of the run with roofing has helped some to keep a clear area, they like that.
Anyway, chickens like natural light, windows are a way to do that. I have a glass basement style window on my coop, I close it in the winter so they get the extra light, and in the summer, I keep it open for more ventilation (covered in hardware cloth). I wish I had more in my coops actually.
I have been saving windows from our remodeling projects over the years, for the purpose of building my next coop.
Anyway, chickens like natural light, windows are a way to do that. I have a glass basement style window on my coop, I close it in the winter so they get the extra light, and in the summer, I keep it open for more ventilation (covered in hardware cloth). I wish I had more in my coops actually.
I have been saving windows from our remodeling projects over the years, for the purpose of building my next coop.