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[CapricornFarm]

Yeah, it's a style i think. Some girls like the cut off ones/short ones, it's a style but I forget the name of it. But even regular shirts are semi short lol

Not an issue for me though since I almost exclusively wear band t shirts those are unisex/men's

I also wear men's shoes and socks. My feet are hugeeee. Like a 12 LOL

11.5 barely fits though.

Plus I have really wide feet too.

It's really hard finding shoes sometimes lol

Also, I personally don't understand the cropped shirts. (Is that the name? Crop top?) And have never worn them lol

Plus they only really work on short girls. I'm too tall

I have size 10 D width. Shoes have always been a problem. Mens shoes fit better, my feet are just about the same size as husbands.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Yeah, it's a style i think. Some girls like the cut off ones/short ones, it's a style but I forget the name of it. But even regular shirts are semi short lol

Not an issue for me though since I almost exclusively wear band t shirts those are unisex/men's

I also wear men's shoes and socks. My feet are hugeeee. Like a 12 LOL

11.5 barely fits though.

Plus I have really wide feet too.

It's really hard finding shoes sometimes lol

Also, I personally don't understand the cropped shirts. (Is that the name? Crop top?) And have never worn them lol

Plus they only really work on short girls. I'm too tall

Oh yea I wear men's shoes too. Wide size 11 feet. I'm not that tall. 5'10" but tall enough that most women's stuff doesn't fit. Men's jeans too. Thank goodness I almost never have to go anywhere that I have to dress up.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Will someone please tell CJ that 2 4"x15" holes in the eaves is not enough ventilation for an 8'x10' coop? Grrrr.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have size 10 D width. Shoes have always been a problem. Mens shoes fit better, my feet are just about the same size as husbands.

Oh yea I wear men's shoes too. Wide size 11 feet. I'm not that tall. 5'10" but tall enough that most women's stuff doesn't fit. Men's jeans too. Thank goodness I almost never have to go anywhere that I have to dress up.

Yeah, I'm like 5' 11" but even still, a lot of stuff doesn't fit right. Either the torso or arms are too short lol

And women's shoes are never wide enough lol

And yes, forget about dress shoes or dressing up hahaha

Thankfully I hate it anyway

 

[ShrekDawg]

Will someone please tell CJ that 2 4"x15" holes in the eaves is not enough ventilation for an 8'x10' coop? Grrrr.

Well, at least those are pretty big holes and not just tiny specks lol

But even so, you should just leave the whole space under the eaves open! The whole length of the coop. Why does he want to block them off amd leave only tiny holes? Would be easier to just leave them open anyway! Then cover with hardware cloth.

And put couple gable vents in each end.

And maybe some windows but that's optional but honestly kind of necessary.

And that is bare minimum ventilation....

2 4x15 holes are definitely not big enough lol

They say like 1 sq ft of ventilation per bird but that was one article and I think it's slightly excessive... BUT. It does highlight the need for ventilation.

In my new 4x8 coop, we left the eaves on both the 8 foot sides open, it's maybe a few inches, idk, then added a gable vent on one end, and we have 2 small windows on each side of the coop. We also just added another vent on the other end cause I insisted. My dad didn't think it was necessary but I say it is. It's not an official vent though. One wouldn't fit there cause the door is so big so we just cut a really big hole at the top and covered it with hardware cloth and a piece of lattice.

That's with 8 birds. I don't know if it quite adds up to 8 sq ft of ventilation but maybe? I am bad at math lol but that is more than enough.

We almost added a ridge vent too but my dad thought it would be too cold in winter.

On a coop the size of yours, you would need way way wayyyyyy more ventilation than that.

The hot, moist, ammonia filled air rises out the top and prevents frost bite and respiratory problems. Also lets fresh air in, which is why some add lower vents. For me the door serves that purpose lol

Ventilation and keeping dry is more important in winter than staying warm.

But I am sure you know all this already. But you are more than welcome to show it to him lol

And show him this article.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/

This might help too

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ventilated-but-free-of-drafts.1048597/

And of course you can always make a post saying how much ventilation he wants to put and show him the replies

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Well, at least those are pretty big holes and not just tiny specks lol

But even so, you should just leave the whole space under the eaves open! The whole length of the coop. Why does he want to block them off amd leave only tiny holes? Would be easier to just leave them open anyway! Then cover with hardware cloth.

And put couple gable vents in each end.

And maybe some windows but that's optional but honestly kind of necessary.

And that is bare minimum ventilation....

2 4x15 holes are definitely not big enough lol

They say like 1 sq ft of ventilation per bird but that was one article and I think it's slightly excessive... BUT. It does highlight the need for ventilation.

In my new 4x8 coop, we left the eaves on both the 8 foot sides open, it's maybe a few inches, idk, then added a gable vent on one end, and we have 2 small windows on each side of the coop. We also just added another vent on the other end cause I insisted. My dad didn't think it was necessary but I say it is. It's not an official vent though. One wouldn't fit there cause the door is so big so we just cut a really big hole at the top and covered it with hardware cloth and a piece of lattice.

That's with 8 birds. I don't know if it quite adds up to 8 sq ft of ventilation but maybe? I am bad at math lol but that is more than enough.

We almost added a ridge vent too but my dad thought it would be too cold in winter.

On a coop the size of yours, you would need way way wayyyyyy more ventilation than that.

The hot, moist, ammonia filled air rises out the top and prevents frost bite and respiratory problems. Also lets fresh air in, which is why some add lower vents. For me the door serves that purpose lol

Ventilation and keeping dry is more important in winter than staying warm.

But I am sure you know all this already. But you are more than welcome to show it to him lol

And show him this article.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/

This might help too

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ventilated-but-free-of-drafts.1048597/

And of course you can always make a post saying how much ventilation he wants to put and show him the replies

Heh. That's my plan

 

[drumstick diva]

I usually wear mens medium (t-shirts) because the female sizes are more for a hourglass figure sorta, my middle is bigger than the rest - kinda potatoey figure. Maybe my over zealous ice cream eating adventures have caused me to eat the paper cartons as well ?????
But that should count as fiber. Right?

 

[Alaskan]

fiber is good for you!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Heh. That's my plan

Glad we think alike LOL

I usually wear mens medium (t-shirts) because the female sizes are more for a hourglass figure sorta, my middle is bigger than the rest - kinda potatoey figure. Maybe my over zealous ice cream eating adventures have caused me to eat the paper cartons as well ?????
But that should count as fiber. Right?

Haha my middles bigger too lol i used to be medium or large now I'm large or extra large and depending on brand some of my old larges are tight LOL

 

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