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Fourpawsfarm, Multiple science types communicate via this forum although few if any, including myself are experts in poultry husbandry, especially when it comes to the backyard type arrangements. All experts I am aware of deal with birds under far more controlled conditions preventing...

I will attest to problems associated with insufficient ventilation. What must be taken into account here is actual atmospheric conditions of the coop. What one might call air tight may be drafty by another especially since no one here has quantified actual air exchange rates. The...

Density of birds can also be a factor. If density high, then ventilation is more important. If density is low, then tight as a drum OK. Moisture buildup where cause is not always limited to respiration of birds is biggest concern for me. Can mean increased exchange of respiratory pathogens...

You can help birds stay warm by proving some like straw to stand on during the day. My experience with frostbite is that it is a mostly a daytime occurrence when birds expose themselves to wind and cold ground while foraging. At night they have feet and often much of flesh on head covered once...