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We have just built a coup this spring and with winter coming, I need to know the difference.We put a ceiling in but it does not cover the whole top. It is opened all around the edge.
I am wondering too, I have a crack in my ceiling for ventilation (and there is a slanted 'tin roof' over that). I just don't get the ventilation thing for winter, because my instincts are to trap the heat in, but I'm leaving it cracked because everyone says to do so.
Keep in mind too, that chickens aren't naked....they have layers of feathers keeping their bodies nice and warm. You don't want to set up an environment for mold, stink, and other nasties. If you have 3" openings all the way around, I think that is a very good thing.
Mine when done will have 3"x18" openings across the entire front (5 of them...1 between each stud), and same across the back. The studs for the roofs are on their ends, so the roof will be approx 3.5" above the double cap and leave me those openings for ventilation.