do I have enough ventilation in my coop

[bjared99]

My coop is made out of a big thick plastic water tank. It is 6ft tall by 7 ft in diameter . At about 5 ft I have 4 windows around the coop about 10 inches by 12 inches. I have a 4 inch vent on top of the coop where the cap was to dump water in the tank. Then at about 5 and half feet up directly across from each other I put 2 4in by 10in vents in . I also put 2 of the same vents in across from each at the bottom of the coop about 6 inches off the floor. Is this enogh ventilation for the coops size? I ask because it was 87 degrees today in west central illinois and their coop was pretty warm on the inside

 

[chad-o]

Your nose and the sweat on your brow are the beat judge!

 

[Folly's place]

Too warm is dangerous; Are the birds outside or must they be locked in? I'd be looking for shade for this coop; insulation in the roof, or a tarp framed overhead, or something, until the shade trees and shrubs grow up. Mary

 

[bjared99]

Have an 8 ft by 8 ft area outside thats just needs a door cut in the coop to access the pen. All but 3 foot of the outside pen is shaded

 

[CrazyChickGirl]

Hmm... It's hard to imagine this coop. Plastic really holds in heat though. Like someone else said, maybe build a shade over the top of the coop to keep things cooler. It sounds like a lot of vents, but it's really hard to know. I have almost an entire side of hardware cloth during the warm months, plus two windows that are opened across from each other and a raised roof with about 2 inches all around. Sit out there and see if its too hot for you. If it is, it's probably hot for them too....