I'm having trouble deciding whether or not to open the chicken coop window in this freezing weather. They have a little bit of ventilation in the top of the walls but not nearly as much as there should be, so I usually open their big window. It's not pointing directly at any of them but it is on...
Hi everyone, we’re getting close to finishing our first coop. Would love some input on where to put windows and ventilation. We’re in Southern Oregon where it can get up to 100 in the summer (92 here today!) and mostly down to the 30’s at night, but with rare dips into the teens. Here’s a...
Hey everyone! My beautiful chickens are very active, eat well, and have a huge garden to explore. However they do something that really bothers me: Everyday, around 6pm, they go up the kitchen window and stay there wether is sun or raining! It annoys me so much because they get everything full...
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...
I'm kind of stumped. I converted an old shed into a chicken coop, but I got stuck on some of the details, and with a really long, hot summer and other things that came up, I couldn't decide what to do for the window covers at night.
I've been using old boards I hang on nails and secure tight...