3 sided hoop coop vs weather conditions

[chickenmomma16]

I'd say, yes, they would be fine....but still not sure why you'd not just build in the end and be sure of it. 

With a closed coop I worry about trapped moisture and because it will not have electricity, light inside the coop. We have moisture in every shape here including a year-round creek. If you look at the last picture I posted, to the right of the run you can see standing water. Also we are very foggy here. It's an awkward moist location that we live in and I just want to make sure I consider all the issues that will come up and pick the best setup for our birds and budget.

If I'm over thinking this someone can me... No offense will be taken.

 

[aart]

Quote: You could mostly close in both ends of hoop coop......still leaving openings for ventilation, maybe more on non-roost end of coop. Really can depend on the wind situation at your site, can be hard to determine until you get the thing up and use it for awhile. Water coming into on the ground might be your biggest hurdle.

 

[Beekissed]

With a closed coop I worry about trapped moisture and because it will not have electricity, light inside the coop. We have moisture in every shape here including a year-round creek. If you look at the last picture I posted, to the right of the run you can see standing water. Also we are very foggy here. It's an awkward moist location that we live in and I just want to make sure I consider all the issues that will come up and pick the best setup for our birds and budget.

If I'm over thinking this someone can

me... No offense will be taken.

I'm thinking with that much ambient humidity and with temps that can get into the teens, building in the end just may keep the coop more dry rather than more humid. As long as you have some good passive airflow through there, you should be able to keep out most of the humidity and some of the cold. I can't help but think that, with one end completely open, you'll have that fog swirling right into that coop all night long when it's the coldest, causing a lot of moisture to settle on the birds. I could be wrong with that, but I've got a pretty open air hoop coop myself and I was finally able to control my winter humidity levels in the coop once I built in the end caps and created ventilation that was varied and highly adjustable.

Here's a thread you may be interested in: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ventilation-experiment-post-your-results-here