Bulcaoma
Chirping
I need all your expertise. We've built our first coop and I'm debating the ventilation. Please ignore all the ladders and materials laying around. I see differing advice all over the place.
The roof is metal with eves (2x4s) that are open all the way around and are going to be open with hardware cloth attached. Also, there are 2 windows on the tall south wall and 1 on the west wall. We flipped them so that the screens are on the top (they'll be covered in hardware cloth too). These can be opened as needed. The coop is 12'x8' and 7' tall at the shortest point. There are 18 chickens going into it.
My question is whether I should leave the unfinished sections of the west, south and east upper walls (1ft at tallest) open to get added ventilation or just enclose them. Is this necessary? An option could also be openable hinged sections there.
We are in Oregon in the mid-Willamette valley. Our weather gets into barely freezing small part of the winter, wetter spring and fall, and about a week of 100 late summer.
Thank you so much for the advice.
The roof is metal with eves (2x4s) that are open all the way around and are going to be open with hardware cloth attached. Also, there are 2 windows on the tall south wall and 1 on the west wall. We flipped them so that the screens are on the top (they'll be covered in hardware cloth too). These can be opened as needed. The coop is 12'x8' and 7' tall at the shortest point. There are 18 chickens going into it.
My question is whether I should leave the unfinished sections of the west, south and east upper walls (1ft at tallest) open to get added ventilation or just enclose them. Is this necessary? An option could also be openable hinged sections there.
We are in Oregon in the mid-Willamette valley. Our weather gets into barely freezing small part of the winter, wetter spring and fall, and about a week of 100 late summer.
Thank you so much for the advice.