Pops and I built the coop with weather in mind. Temperatures in our area are mostly in the 90s throughout a majority of the year. A closed, vented coop would have killed our chickens. We built an open air coop because air flow was important and it allowed for a low-maintenance coop. The nesting boxes face the sunrise, but the shed it is built next to blocks out unnecessary light in the morning. The aluminum roof shades it during the day. Some of the sunset is shaded by the fence another many vines that grow on it. Rain doesn't normally get in because most directions are shielded by either the roof, the shed wall or the vines.
Obviously, this kind of coop wouldn't work as well up north unless loads of supplemental things were done during the winter. If it ever gets cold down here, we'll turn on our heat lamps and cover the roosting bar with hay, but that'll be it. That won't work in snowy weather. Lucky us, we don't have to worry about it so much.
Some pics of our coop!
Obviously, this kind of coop wouldn't work as well up north unless loads of supplemental things were done during the winter. If it ever gets cold down here, we'll turn on our heat lamps and cover the roosting bar with hay, but that'll be it. That won't work in snowy weather. Lucky us, we don't have to worry about it so much.
Some pics of our coop!
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