Prevailing winds and optimum orientation of coop?

[RandyStine]

I've seen some great info from @3KillerBs on utilizing microclimate. Hopefully she might have something to add.

I don't think I can do much with microclimate where I am because it's flat ground completely sheltered by old trees. But if you have hills that seems to be something to especially take into account. If you get snow, the side it piles up on can matter.

I have a friend in Oklahoma who's frequently posting about tornadoes... you may want to use hurricane ties or some other solution to give the coop and birds a fighting chance. Or dig it into a hillside!

Yeah, I'll have tie downs on the coop. That's something the city inspector wants as well. Even without tornadoes we can get some brutal straight winds.

 

[3KillerBs]

I've seen some great info from @3KillerBs on utilizing microclimate. Hopefully she might have something to add.

I'm going to be at work today, but I talked about it in my hot climate article and could add more tonight or tomorrow:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hot-climate-chicken-housing-and-care.77263/