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Babicz94
In the Brooder
I can admit that it does get stuffy in there in warm days. However, for me to take those pictures, I have a side door on the coop for ease of cleaning. I will usually have that open during the day to help vent while they’re out free ranging. But is ventilation really the reason or the only reason? Only asking because last week we had nights dip into the 30s and they still chose to stay on the shelf. The shelf sits level with the floor of coop so no, the roost sits higher.It's probably stuffy in there after a warm day.
The Usual Guidelines are to have 1 square foot of ventilation per adult, standard-size hen and it looks like you have less than 2 square feet if I'm estimating the size of the vents correctly.
The good news is that the vents are in the right place -- up at the top of the coop. Also, they're nicely sheltered by those roof overhangs.
Can you open up more of the gable triangles or add a ridge vent?
Also, is the shelf they're sitting on higher than the roost inside? It's natural for chickens to want to sleep in the highest possible place.