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Oh. It means what is the bottom line.. to me, that is the people who see their coop is warmer and those who don't are both correct. I had to reread the thread to remember why I was measuring (not sure if that is eye roll at myself, hiding under a chair, or just laughing at myself.) Anyway, I...

I'm not sure what you mean by net net. ??

The weather was thick clouds the first day. The second day dawned mostly clear. Some haze and scattered clouds both which stayed through the morning. Clouds moved in during the early afternoon. Possibly, the temperature inside was affected by the several days of near zero F (-17 C) temperatures...

I wired one to the garden fence less than ten steps from the coop. And the other to the wire wall inside the coop. Both are about the height of the roost. And waited a few hours. At 2 pm Inside: 30 F (-1 C), 88 humidity. Outside: 32 (0 C), 78 humidity At 3 pm Inside: 30 F (-1 C), 78 humidity...

Well, life happened, my apologies. I bought two thermometers of the same type. They read the same when side by side. I checked them many times over two days. Short version is inside is warmer and dryer when the temperature is falling. And outside is warmer and dryer when the temperature is...

This. And in trucks sometimes, as well as housing. Also, it is useful for feed requirements. Also things like differences in heat (or cold) tolerance. If chicks are regularly exposed to higher (or lower) temperatures, it affects how much heat their muscles generate so how well they tolerate...

Interesting. I only measured in the middle of a bright sunny day. I know it isn't as warm without the sun but I don't know how much, if any, warmer than outside it is at dawn. Full disclosure, mine isn't a Woods' as it is generally know on this site (half monitor, etc). I don't remember if I...

On a bright day, the sun will heat a coop with an open side to the south faster than the airflow will dissipate the heat. Or heat the contents, maybe. I had darkish brown leaves as bedding when I measured it. That warmth doesn't last through the night, of course.

No need to worry. Correct airflow and air cushion is important in the winter. Since the side windows are closed during the winter, it will have the correct airflow and air cushion with only the front open. In the summer, the extra ventilation is not a problem, even so far north.

Both variations work well. So does putting windows in each side of the front section, with or without another window further back.

I don't get nearly that much snow. But still get enough to know it is a lot easier to go up steps in the summer than to dig out the snow in winter. Raising the coop to expected snow level makes perfect sense to me. We have some buckthorn. Before I knew what it was, I tried cutting it back. Over...

The chickens like ground level nests well enough although they do pick elevated places sometimes when they are free ranging and have lots of attractive choices at all levels. I need the nests to be elevated because I have a lot of back issues. I liked the idea of the extra floor space under...