ventilation

  1. Kale Chips

    No Ventilation...Help!

    Hello everyone! As you can see in my profile, I am in central Wisconsin and the weather is pretty nuts! We got a bunch of snow, and today pretty much everything is closed or cancelled due to the cold. At this very moment it is -27*F but with the windchill it is around -48*F. The thermometer in...
  2. ChickChickHorray

    Want your opinions!

    We currently have a pre-fab coop from TSC and we are praying it stays up thru winter! Looking at sheds that we can convert to a nice coop- wondering thoughts on wood vs the plastic ones or vinyl siding? Would love to see pictures of converted sheds. We are on a tight budget but want to go as...
  3. brksmith

    venting a coop using a pipe and keeping the coop warm

    In the 1907 book "Poultry Architecture - A Practical Guide for Construction of Poultry Houses, Coops and Yards", George B Fiske states a couple of things that seem to be contradictory to a couple of mainstream current ideas that I'm finding both in current books and on this site and others. I'm...
  4. Coop Health: Designing and Maintaining a Healthy Coop

    Coop Health: Designing and Maintaining a Healthy Coop

    What is a healthy coop? A healthy coop breeds healthy birds. It's one that offers your flock the best environment to thrive and live a healthy life. How much room do chickens need? Is my coop predator-proof? Does it have enough ventilation for good health? What sort of bedding is best for my...
    • TwoCrows
    • Article
    • 20 min read
    • bedding heat lamps heating the coop mental health of chickens muddy run predators roost bars runs space ventilation
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Maintaining A Healthy Flock
  5. LizzzyJo

    Size of coop required for indoor water heater

    Hello! I have a well ventilated coop built for about 12 chickens (see avatar). I have 3 in it right now. Can I put their water warmer base in the coop or will my orpingtons get damp and die? The coop is not lit or heated. I was planning on having the base warmer inside but then I read that could...
  6. CanadaEh

    Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV)

    have anyone used a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) in a well insulated coop and how much is it a pain to keep filters and exchange core(s) clean of dust?
  7. MarkJP

    Winter ventilation for a small coop...

    Hello All, My wife and I are new to raising chickens and this will be ours/theirs first winter. I have a question for the group regarding coop ventilation in the winter. We have a small coop I built from a kit that I purchased from an online site. It is about 3’ wide x 4’ long and 4’ high. The...
  8. Rob Reintjes

    Woods Style Open air coop - Operating Instructions??

    HI folks, I finally finished my 8' x12' ft Woods Style Open air coop and will post construction photos FYI soon. In the meanwhile, I am looking for guidelines from other owners of Woods Coops regarding when to open / close various combinations of windows. I have a pair of "hand crank" monitor...
  9. Keeperoflock

    Run Floor Coverage and Enclosing for Winterizing

    OK, so if you would please clear up my confusion. I have 15 7 month old pullets. I'm preparing to winterize and my concern is about the floor of the run. It's a 12 x 14 covered roof run with a dirt floor. Every night we go out and scrape up the poo from the floor of the run. I'm thinking...
  10. T

    Ventilation Advice: Windows near roosts on a Houston coop? (See pics)

    The 8x10 coop is under construction. We are using Garden Shed plans that my husband modified to add extra windows along the back for ventilation. I just realized that along the solid roosting wall (right hand side when facing porch/entrance), there are windows on each side, north and south, that...
  11. PirateGirl

    One easy way to add draft free ventilation

    I have been meaning to post this for some time. Many people struggle with how to add ventilation to their coops without creating a draft on their chickens. I admit, this was not my idea, it came from my husband, who at one time was a roofer, and helped build my coop. I wanted to share because...
  12. imneva

    Hubby finally repurposing she’d to coop!

    So it is an 8x12. It had 2 windows on 1 side and the door on the opposite side. Hubs added ventilation windows on short walls. And a chicken door as well. Still must place trim word and hardware cloth over the windows and ventilation holes(as well as sliding plexiglass). On and the 2 door...
  13. WeTheWeys

    HELP!!!! I only have two days to figure it all out before lockdown!!!

    Incubating duck eggs in a Janoel12, all is well so far. Three pekins, two white crested, two blue runner. We are on day 23 now. I NEED HELP!!!! :thI have so many questions!!!! :hit:oops::confused::idunno:barnie @RubyNala97 @WVduckchick @ChickNanny13 @HappyDancin' THIS WILL BE LONG BUT I...
    • WeTheWeys
    • Thread
    • air cells circulation ducks hatching humidity incubation lockdown temperature thermometer ventilation
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  14. CanadaEh

    Blocking space above low roosts and ventilation?

    I would like to make the best use of the interior coop space of (only) 8x8 shed coop, and I like the design shown in this https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/reasoning-behind-stair-stepping-the-roost.1065008/#post-16217710 thread - with whole wall of brooder boxes under whole wall of same...
  15. Soon2BChixMom

    Would these holes need to be covered for a duck house?

    I know for certain it would be too drafty for the chickens. I am thinking of hw cloth as the holes are at least 1" with a temporary cover that could be removed to allow air flow in the warmer months? It is a repurposed child's playhouse.
    • Soon2BChixMom
    • Thread
    • draft playhouse coop ventilation
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. Keeperoflock

    Coop Ventilation and Cold Weather Question

    We are GOING to work on the coop HOPEFULLY this weekend as long as this crazy weather will allow it. They are calling for rain AGAIN this weekend. But that's another story. Don't get me started.... My question is... we live in an area that can get EXTREMELY cold (has gotten but not very...
  17. Shezadandy

    Poultry Ventilation Fans -- MADE for POULTRY DUST CONDITIONS!

    We've all been there. That horrible hot summer night that doesn't cool down- with no air moving and a bunch of chickens who refuse to spread out on the roost, though they're all panting with their wings dropped at their sides. When I was designing the coop, I didn't find anything about Poultry...
    • Shezadandy
    • Article
    • 7 min read
    • cooling off chickens dust fan hot poultry poultry dust summer ventilation
    • Category: Member Pages
  18. gallo pinto

    Ventilation concern

    First off, I'm from the SF Bay Area, so I think even if this were an issue in harsher climates, it probably won't be an issue for me, but I'd love to have that confirmed. I'm building a coop with a slanted roof, not a peak. My idea was to have ventilation at the highest point, along the front...
  19. PippinChicken

    Humidity issues in very full incubator (Rcom 10)

    I've got a practice run going in a new Rcom 10 and am expecting some actual fertile eggs to set later this week. This incubator has a central well divided in two, and an external port to pour water in for refilling the primary half of the well without taking off the lid. It also has one...
  20. Seaecho

    Is this enough ventilation?

    I got a prefab coop and hubby and I assembled it. It's about 4 ft. high, 4 ft. wide and 3 ft. deep. The pic I'm attaching shows the ventilation. The "window" on the upper right is one foot long and 5" high. The other window has the squares, as you can see. The only other hole in the coop is the...
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