tsmith91
Chirping
My coop has about 4 inches of ventilation all the way around the top it allows for air movement but the wind will not blow directly on the hens and I close up the windows in the winter
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but also, for birds acclimated to cold when the power goes out. If the chickens are acclimated to the cold, they can survive very low temps, but if they are not, they will suffer. and/or die.
You didn't talk about your method for that. Any tips?
It is nice that you have that set-up and can produce enough to support it.
It sounds like you do manual control of ventilation? How often do you find you need to adjust? It is based on human interpretation of the requirements (i.e., weather, "feel" of the air inside, you mentioned odor?
Is you deep litter on concrete? Wood? Earth?
How is the heat provided/generated? Forced air, floor water system?
You DO realized that is a third bigger than my entire house right?
How many hens in that space? Caged? Egg system?