- Feb 1, 2012
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Hmm I need some help with ventilating without causing a draft.
My coop is about 3 1/2 ft high inside.. It's a slanted roof. It was built so one side there is a window, and the other side there is an opening about 3 inch high all the way across that can be closed. The wind really can't get on either side.. Currently the roosts are right in front of both these openings. Obviously going to be a draft issue like that!
My thinking is to keep the window closed, and on the other side lower the roosting pole down another foot. So it will probably be about a foot off the ground of the coop but at least under the ventilation. Then the ventilation side I'll put the cover up most of the way so that that it is only a little bit open. The birds sitting on the window roost (this is their fav) will probably get cold..but my feeling is if they are cold then they wont use that roost right? I was thinking of maybe adding some ventilation to the rafters...
thoughts?
My coop is about 3 1/2 ft high inside.. It's a slanted roof. It was built so one side there is a window, and the other side there is an opening about 3 inch high all the way across that can be closed. The wind really can't get on either side.. Currently the roosts are right in front of both these openings. Obviously going to be a draft issue like that!
My thinking is to keep the window closed, and on the other side lower the roosting pole down another foot. So it will probably be about a foot off the ground of the coop but at least under the ventilation. Then the ventilation side I'll put the cover up most of the way so that that it is only a little bit open. The birds sitting on the window roost (this is their fav) will probably get cold..but my feeling is if they are cold then they wont use that roost right? I was thinking of maybe adding some ventilation to the rafters...
thoughts?