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I posted earlier about my coop floor getting wet. I was asked about condensation. Also asked for pictures. I can’t get pictures cause I am fighting my disorder crisis. Also, it’s raining and going to rain another 4 days. Well, the coop is 8x10 6 ft tall, wood floor 2 ft off the ground with a 2x8 wire area under the roost. The remaining floor covered with linoleum.I have a soffit vent up high and food & water outside under the coop overhang.
I think it’s condensation from hot/cold temperatures on the metal roof but the roof has a pitch so that should drip at the gutter and to the rain barrel. I have to look for condensation drips around the rafters. I guess.
My plan though is to close in the floor at the wire and install rubber trays that I can remove and clean. That should stop dampness to the floor if that’s the cause.
My girls are free from 7am till dark. They all slumber on the roost at night. Most of the day they are scavenger hunting deployment or in the run sleeping under the coop. I used chicken wire over the top of the run (hawks) and chicken wire around the bottom of coop to keep out squirrels and welded fence for run perimeter. At night the girls are locked up in the coop all doors secure. The coop is new construction, 16 gauge nails , glued and screwed. Caulked and painted. It’s not bear proof but neither is my front door.
Oh ! Sorry ! Almost forgot my question. I fight to keep bedding in the nesting boxes. The girls are not ready to know how to lay a egg yet . They go on my porches, in the garage, in the sheds EVERYWHERE!
So, do they really need any bedding ? How many chickens should be my limit. I have 11 girls and 2 clumsy boys.
I think it’s condensation from hot/cold temperatures on the metal roof but the roof has a pitch so that should drip at the gutter and to the rain barrel. I have to look for condensation drips around the rafters. I guess.
My plan though is to close in the floor at the wire and install rubber trays that I can remove and clean. That should stop dampness to the floor if that’s the cause.
My girls are free from 7am till dark. They all slumber on the roost at night. Most of the day they are scavenger hunting deployment or in the run sleeping under the coop. I used chicken wire over the top of the run (hawks) and chicken wire around the bottom of coop to keep out squirrels and welded fence for run perimeter. At night the girls are locked up in the coop all doors secure. The coop is new construction, 16 gauge nails , glued and screwed. Caulked and painted. It’s not bear proof but neither is my front door.
Oh ! Sorry ! Almost forgot my question. I fight to keep bedding in the nesting boxes. The girls are not ready to know how to lay a egg yet . They go on my porches, in the garage, in the sheds EVERYWHERE!
So, do they really need any bedding ? How many chickens should be my limit. I have 11 girls and 2 clumsy boys.