COLD WEATHER- Ventilation?

[Lonesome Dough]

the one I installed is for shop use aka dusty conditions. it won't need to run constantly just a few minutes a couple times a day to exchange the air and draw out moisture. it's CFM rating says it will draw out the coop area in just a few minutes.

 

[Welshies]

the one I installed is for shop use aka dusty conditions. it won't need to run constantly just a few minutes a couple times a day to exchange the air and draw out moisture. it's CFM rating says it will draw out the coop area in just a few minutes.

Ventilation should be at work all the time.

 

[Lonesome Dough]

maybe in summer but when it's single digits and below it will also draw all the warmth out.
The one thing about these forums is everything is way over analyzed. I'm just getting back into chickens and find some great ideas here but 40 years ago dad and I cut a pop hole in a small shed, built a basic covered run, installed very basic nest boxes and roosts and filled it with pullets. Never had a single problem with bugs, predators, ventilation or disease. K.I.S.S. method is usually best.

 

[Welshies]

maybe in summer but when it's single digits and below it will also draw all the warmth out.
The one thing about these forums is everything is way over analyzed. I'm just getting back into chickens and find some great ideas here but 40 years ago dad and I cut a pop hole in a small shed, built a basic covered run, installed very basic nest boxes and roosts and filled it with pullets. Never had a single problem with bugs, predators, ventilation or disease. K.I.S.S. method is usually best.

Trust me, I have -30° weather. I keep my ventilation constant. In cold weather you need to draw moisture out or you'll be bombarded with frostbitten birds. I agree a lot is overanalyzed here, but most of it is not. I don't think we need as much ventilation as most people say, but you still need some.