ventilation

  1. bumblychicken

    Thoughts & advice on my coop ventilation?

    First and foremost the coop is still a work in progress, it was actually an old treehouse! The official roosting bars still need to go in plus other things such as the nesting boxes but they aren’t laying yet, plus more but anyways As we all know it’s summer time and very hot. I am a new...
  2. D

    Pre-fab Coop Ventilation 🥵 my chickens are hot!!

    I have a pre-fab coop for my 5 Buff Orpington hens. We are in south Florida where the summers are pretty brutal. The summer has just started here and already I’m noticing the coop is so warm… warmer than the outside temp. The girls pant a lot. I have large pine shavings inside for litter that is...
  3. Chasiubao

    Coop design feedback - Austin TX

    Hey all, I drew up plans (sorry if it’s hard to read) for a stationary coop with attached run to house 4 chickens. Austin is pretty warm year round with the exception of ~3 weeks or so in winter, so I’m not sure if I’m over/under designing for coop ventilation, I’m planning for a hardware cloth...
  4. J

    Replacing the roof. Too much ventilation for 4'X4' coop?

    My coop for seven hens consists of two parts with different heights. The lower part, which contains nesting bins, measures 4' x 6', and the higher part, with perches, measures 4' x 4'. Both sections are 3' high, but the perch area is elevated on legs. The 4' x 4' section, used for sleeping...
  5. AkHenMama

    Ventilation: Active Vs Passive

    I hope if you have a ventilation question you can read this and look at your coop to assess whether or not your ventilation is active or passive and which will help keep your animals happier and healthier! Active ventilation: forces air movement. Passive ventilation: relies on nature to move...
  6. AkHenMama

    Ventilation Question for a 1st Winter

    We have 13 chickens and our chicken coop is a single pitch 4'x8'x6-4'. We have ventilation along the front and back of the coop at the top that is 3.5". So total ventilation is 3.5"x16' (minus however many inches of stud). Each section is common centered stud distance apart, apx 15.75". The red...
  7. silkiemama002

    First timer here! How do I know if I have adequate ventilation?

    Hey there! I am incubating eggs for the first time, and I am really worried the eggs don't have enough air (big overthinker here LOL) My incubator is from Amazon and inexpensive (I bought it before I realised how important a good one is) and it came with only one 6mm vent above the fan which...
  8. Thorn_shrike

    Just sharing my coop idea

    Hello! I’ve been attempting to build an 8x8 coop for my girls since January lol. I’m very indecisive and picky so that hasn’t made it any easier :). I have the corner posts and base already built, the 4 walls are framed but not secured onto the base yet Right now everyone is in an enclosed...
  9. Moon Daizy

    Design idea contributions requested for plastic shed coop design please.

    Hello everyone :) I would love to hear the opinions and advice of seasoned chicken keepers please! (I have searched this site far and wide for information that I'm looking for, but have not found it all exactly, hence the post). Basic info: Location, Chicken numbers/breeds etc We are looking...
  10. The_Chicken_Tender

    Coop Ventilation Help (Lots of Pictures Included!)

    I have raised chickens for a long time, and I have always had a standard chicken coop (hardware cloth sides, upstairs area for roosts and nest boxes, etc). However, I decided to upgrade to something bigger now that I have a much larger flock (and the fact that the old coops were practically...
  11. AC Infinity Digital Exhaust Fan

    AC Infinity Digital Exhaust Fan

    We purchased this approximately two years ago and it has run perfectly the entire time. We installed it in place of a window we removed. It is digital and has a phone app. The directions for the controller were a little hard to grasp at first but once we figured it out, it was easy. You can...
  12. Epnh77

    Coop Ventilation

    Hi all. I’ve finished building my larger coop (it took me a few years of slow weekend work)and fortified it after a fisher cat took my whole flock last winter. My main concern for winter is ventilation. I have vents over the door and in the eaves of the roof. Should I completely close the window...
  13. My New Coop! (Picture Heavy!)

    My New Coop! (Picture Heavy!)

    Hi! We have recently been refurbishing a coop we've bought, that was already a shed converted into a coop, albeit, not a very good one. Our shed-cum-chicken coop needed a lot of work when we bought it, and still needs some improvements, such as increasing ventilation. We've replaced our old...
    • ChickensInMA
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Large Coops
  14. Vada the rooster

    Opinions on ventilation for my coop

    Hello all! Last mid winter, I moved my ladies roosting area into another section of my barn. Mainly to give them another room to get away from one another. I currently have 34 hens that share this barn space. I live in Buffalo New York, and our winters are fairly cold and snowy. (My run was not...
  15. M

    Adding ventilation to shed

    We recently purchased a home with an existing shed that had been converted to a coop. The inside is roughly 9x9 and 10’ from floor to the highest point of the ceiling. I believe the previous chickens used the inside crossbars (which are 6’ off the ground) to roost on. I am very excited to have...
  16. mthrcluckers

    Ventilation Suggestions for Coop?

    Hello! I am new to chickens(going on 6 months) and I have a small flock of 7 chickens. I'm looking for some suggestions regarding ventilation--I am the second owner to this coop, and have started renovating it. The inside has all new walls and floor but I noticed it doesn't seem to ventilate...
  17. E

    Silkie housing?

    I'm in the Midwest. Wisconsin, to be exact. its not uncommon to have negative temps, even a "polar vortex" of -40F in winter, and 90F in summertime. if you're in a climate such as mine, how do you house your silkies? this will be my first year having them apart from my LF/feathered birds...
  18. Melko

    Hot weather Coop design - Is this enough ventilation?

    Hi, newcomer to the forums. Read a lot but never posted! Preface: I live in a very hot climate, it's winter now and it's ~25C. Midday summer (especially July-August) it easily goes up to 45C. I intend to keep 10 chickens in this coop, and will build an attached run for it after I finish setting...
  19. Coop Cod Estate: Our Charming and Eleggant Family Coop

    Coop Cod Estate: Our Charming and Eleggant Family Coop

    Not unlike pregnancy, building our chicken coop took about 9 months of hard work, worrying, waiting, and wondering. Along the way, we appreciated the journey for all its highs and lows, successes and disappointments, lessons and memories. There was blood, sweat, and tears...And with one final...
    • Dreammaker
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    • Comments: 20
    • Category: Medium Coops
  20. Deja_view

    Duck / Goose House Ventilation Question

    Hello everyone, I've been a long time lurker on BYC, and have finally gotten my ducklings and goslings. My nine Welsh Harlequin ducklings are almost three weeks old, while my five Pilgrim goslings are four days old. They're all currently living in two sectioned off areas of my enclosed porch...
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    • Forum: Ducks
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