Cover for pop door while open?

[TripleH]

Any ideas? My pop door faces north. We have had highs in the lower 40's
recently with some strong north winds. Enough that the shavings are being blown
around in coop. This will be my first winter with chickens and was wondering
if anyone had used a tarp or something else over pop door that would still
allow chickens to pass thru? Coop is not insulated, chickens are doing fine
so far with temps in the coop staying between 30-45deg. F. My door to the run
faces north too, so I can not cover north side of run. Thanks for any input.

 

[elmo]

I noticed this on another BYC member's website:

http://www.silverpulletpoultry.net/howiraisechickens.htm

Scroll down to the picture of the coop. Notice the little chutes coming from the pop doors? I thought this was a neat idea.

 

[Mahonri]

I have a small AC unit in my coop... I lost a few to the heat this summer when it was 115 and my coop was in the shade!

So I didn't loose all of my cool AC air to the outside, I took a towel, cut it into strips and hung it over the pop door. They learned real quick to just push in or out and the towel helped to keep things cooler in the coop.

 

[walkerkm]

Wondering the same thing...thinking of using a clear shower curtin and cutting it into a few strips and then screwing it into the wood above the pop door (inside). Hopfully they will figure it out. has anyone done this. Just want to keep the wind from blowing in, but want them to still have acess to the outside.

 

[nature nut]

I haven't tried it yet but was thinking of trying doing the same thing with leftover window screen material. Hope somebody can say they've tried it and that it was successful

 

[evonne]

lol.. i was actually thinking of a kitten door from homedepot... but wasn't sure if the chickens could push past the flap....

 

[kayjuggler]

Check out the "Minnesota" coop on the large coops page. We are building a coop right now and my plan is to have them have 24 hour access to a predator proof roofed run with a pop door covering similar to shower curtiann or pet door vinyl. Our weather is chicken freindly in Maryland most of the time so they should make good use of the run area. This was the coop page that gave me the idea.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=167-Minnesota_Coop

 

[Nana2KJS]

Quote:

We used a doggie door - cut the plastic into strips, pinned the middle up for a couple days, then let it down. They go in and out with no problem.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

I bet a little scratch thrown out in plain sight would have them through the door in a second. Good idea.

 

[Schroeder]

Joann Fabrics has clear flexible plastic on rolls (like fabric). The 20 guage stuff is pretty thick and costs $7.50 a yard. I went to buy some yesterday but I would have had to wait in line forever to get it cut. I'll try it eventually.