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TheCluckandStrut
In the Brooder
- Mar 5, 2025
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I thought I had a finished image in here. The run is covered. It also faces NNW, and the morning and afternoon sun is shaded by trees. It is the late afternoon sun that enters those windows, making the coop hot.
I put a shade cloth (vertically) on the run hardware cloth to block the sun from entering the the windows in the front of the coop. There is still plenty of non- covered area on the West side of the run for airflow throughout the run, but your statement is making me rethink the vertical placement anyway. More airflow is always better, especially with the heat indices we've been seeing between 100° -110°. I have temporarily blocked the side window altogether. I'm going to build an awning for that once I get the time to do so.
Thanks for your input.
I put a shade cloth (vertically) on the run hardware cloth to block the sun from entering the the windows in the front of the coop. There is still plenty of non- covered area on the West side of the run for airflow throughout the run, but your statement is making me rethink the vertical placement anyway. More airflow is always better, especially with the heat indices we've been seeing between 100° -110°. I have temporarily blocked the side window altogether. I'm going to build an awning for that once I get the time to do so.
Thanks for your input.
