Coop ventilation

DobieLover

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We turned a shed into a coop and we are not sure how to ventilate it if any body has any ideas please let me now
Pictures.
It depends on the roof style on what it will take to get good ventilation. Gambrel style roofs should have rafter extensions sistered on to the rafters of the tiers to extend the roof line to enable ventilation in the roof area.
I have an offset gable roof and I left the spaces between the rafters open, installed a ridge vent, two gable vents, windows on all 4 sides (2 of which remain open year round) and 2 pop doors that remain open year round.
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aart

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Ditto...Need pics, inside and out, of coop.

Also would help to know....
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
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3KillerBs

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Welcome to BYC.

Once you show us some photos and tell us where, in general, you're located, we'll be able to help you figure out what you need.

There are a lot of options -- soffit and gable, soffit and ridge, monitor, vent windows under the roof overhang or awnings, .... and in some climates simply pulling all the siding off the downwind side and replacing it with wire. :)
 
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Ditto...Need pics, inside and out, of coop.

Also would help to know....
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!
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I added where I was thank you for showinv me how
 

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