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You want to keep out the weather and no breeze blowing across the chickens roost. I would block half of each vent directly above the roosts and put an awning over the other half to keep out wind blown rain and snow. All the vents and windows on my coops are on opposite side of roosts.. GC

I got my first day old Chicks 4 years ago the end of March. They survived below zero Fahrenheit temps just fine in a well ventilated raised coop. January 6, 2017. February 26, 2017. Enjoying a natural snow cone. I got day old Barred Rocks August 17, 2018 January 31, 2019, was 3F in coop, Below...

I use a heated base inside coops. It needs electricity. And rubber bowls outside. Yes, the water freezes in the rubber bowl, but not as fast as a metal or plastic container and you can hit it against a rock, building or drop on the ground to remove ice. Don't fill to brim, stop about an inch...