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Please do not think that I do not value your feedback. Thank you. A lot of the last reply is me mulling over your feedback and comparing it to the coops we bought before. I based the size and height of the box on them. I did not consider that ventilation might be inadequate in the previous...

1 Sq ft per bird seems really high. Our current store bought coop doesn't have 1 Sq ft if the doors and windows are closed and they usually are closed. Our last one didn't either so I didn't think too much about it. I also thought they would get cold in the winter but this is apparently not so...

Thank you for the article on ventilation. I could add blocks to raise the roof some in the front, drill more holes and make covers for winter, or cut out a window in front and make a winter cover for it. I really don't want openings on the windward side.

It doesn't get very hot here either. Daytime temps rarely get over 90 and typically run in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Nighttime temps generally run in the 50s and 60s. Summertime temps. Chickens that live in our store bought coop don't stay in it during the day. They prefer to exit in the morning...

P.S. there are three 2.5" holes

They aren't going to live in it during the day; it is only for roosting at night. The automatic door opens when it gets light so they can run, or hop for Ms Gimpy, around the yard. I could add more holes but I was concerned about it getting cold in the winter. We don't have really cold winters...

I built this 38"x 38", low to the ground coop for two of our hens. One is a new full grown that was rejected by the flock; the other broke her femur which did not heal correctly. Since it is low to the ground I made the side door go below the floor of the coop and the top removable for easier...

Laura and I live in Santa Cruz, CA. We have had chickens for over 10 years, currently have 5, and are on our second coop. I've (Clint) have checked out this site a few times over the year but we have some new challenges so I thought I would join. We have a disabled hen so I am going to build a...