Coop Ventilation Help (Lots of Pictures Included!)

[The_Chicken_Tender]

Can you open the soffit area...on both sides?
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I looked into that, but I don't think it would be possible with this building

 

[aart]

I looked into that, but I don't think it would be possible with this building

Well, it wouldn't be easy, especially on the run side, but I'd bet it could be done.
Putting the long vents in the wall on the run side would suffice.
Soffit vents are the best for cold climate ventilation.
Air would come in the soffit vents and escape out those roof vents.

 

[The_Chicken_Tender]

Well, it wouldn't be easy, especially on the run side, but I'd bet it could be done.
Putting the long vents in the wall on the run side would suffice.
Soffit vents are the best for cold climate ventilation.
Air would come in the soffit vents and escape out those roof vents.

Yeah, I was wondering if the wall vents could sort of act like soffit vents, since the air would still leave through the roof vents.

 

[McChooky]

Good to know, thanks! I'll consider getting something to measure humidity, and I'll soon be using nipples rather than the open waterer. And I haven't heard of using horse bedding pellets, so maybe I'll look into that as well

I started using the horse pellets last year and can attest to its effectiveness! I just removed my last years bedding and put another 200 lbs of fresh horse pellets for this year

 

[HowIsItDone]

I started using the horse pellets last year and can attest to its effectiveness! I just removed my last years bedding and put another 200 lbs of fresh horse pellets for this year

200 lbs? How many chickens do you have, and how big is the coop?