#winter #ventilation #coop

Hello! So I adopted 3 chickens from a co worker (my first chickens) and they came with their own coop (sweet!) We are building a bigger coop in the spring to house all the incoming chicks I have planned, but I’m wondering, especially going into winter, how good is their coop now? The coop is...

Hello! I am a new chicken owner who is converting the underneath portion of our playhouse into our chicken coop. We live in Wisconsin, so our temps definitely can get into the -20s in the winter. I am most concerned about ventilation in the coop during winter. The actual playhouse is above their...

Any advice on how to ventilate and where the roost bar should go?? Bought this coop used, and there was zero ventilation. For whatever reason the person who built it raised the nesting boxes. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I know ideally the roosting bar should be above the nesting boxes but if I do that then my ladies...

I have read the detailed Patandchickens post about ventilation, but I want to ask about my coop specifically because I suspect I need more ventilation than I have. This is our first winter with our flock of 6 chickens and I built my coop. I'm in PA outside of Philadelphia -- so, hot, humid...

Hi i'm new to this forum, although I browsed it in the past when I ran into problems similar to ones posted here I never made the jump to make an account until now. I've had chickens now at my own property for just about 4 years now. I've wintered chickens one year and that always seems to be a...

Hey, Everyone! I'm Kyle! I wanted to post and say that I am new to raising chickens in Cleveland, OH and like everything else in life, Google has been my best friend in answering questions and learning to set up my coop and run. Backyardchickens.com forum has almost always been the number one...

Hi all, I have a small coop ~3’x3’ with only 3 hens left after a coyote attack a few weeks ago. I took out their top roosting bar so that I could provide more ventilation at the top without the wind being able to directly blow on them. From what I read one of the most important factors in...