Wet coop :(

patiencejoy1894

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Jun 15, 2015
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Hello!
So today on Cape Cod, MA, we had tornado warnings (crazy, right?!) and hellacial downpours/ thunderstorms for a few hours. When the weather cleared up (a gorgeous sunny and 75 now!!) I went out to check on the chickens and found that one of the windows in the coop leaked and there was a wet spot on the floor. It's not that big, but I took out all the shavings and put a little fan in there to dry it out. My question is: is there a more efficient way to dry it out? I've since put weather stripping on the window. It hasn't leaked before; I think it was just from the violent weather we had and the duration of it.

Thanks!!!
 
I have found rain blowing in to be no big deal at all. If the coop is properly ventilated, it will dry out in a day or so. My coop(See below) has an open front wall, windows on each side, along with a couple of upper monitor windows. These are all wide open, covered with hardware cloth screen. Plus a 3X51/2' wide open entry screen door. I never worry about running out and opening and closing windows, worrying about whether it may rain or not. If your coop doesn't dry out, then that shows you need to open it up more.

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