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After considering my options in the time I had and the available materials, I ended up not doing any modifications to the coop. I've closed the door over the long vent window, which swings downward, so that there is about a 2 inch gap between the bottom of the door and the frame into which the...

I'm pretty sure that they're nailed in. I don't think they'd be easy to remove, but I'd have to look more closely at them. Hopefully there won't be too many days where I have to force them to stay inside. As much as possible I'm going to give them the option of going out if they want to...

I'm not sure I'd use the term "few birds", there are a total of 22 living in the coop right now, the pictures might not give an accurate representation of the numbers. I can rig the door over the long vent so that it's only open a half inch, the windows would be no problem to close the same...

No, I've never seen it strong enough to ruffle their feathers on the roost. The windows only open at the bottom. There are no openings in the eaves, though they are made up of two long pieces of wood so there's a bit of a crack between them, they're not tightly joined. They pretty much...

I'll have to see what I can find, was trying to avoid going into town this close to Christmas but may have to visit the hardware store and see if I can find anything. I don't think I have anything other than old towels, though I suppose that would work. The filter material is a good idea...

Lowering the roosts isn't really feasible, not right now at least and the last time I messed with the roosts the chickens were not happy with me. Thanks, it's really a good coop despite a few design flaws.

At some point I probably will add vents up there, probably a spring/summer project though. I thought about hanging something down the middle but these chickens are super skittish and a tarp or sheet I think would freak them out too much, I don't want to stress them out.

Pardon the long winded preliminary explanation. This is my first winter having chickens and my understanding is that they're pretty cold hardy as long as their coop isn't drafty and has good ventilation in order to keep the moisture down. I bought a pre-built 8x10 chicken coop earlier this...