Elevating Large OverEZ Coop

[Chickeria]

I'll measure tomorrow. It maybe a foot off the ground. But sitting on a slope. So my ramp isn't very steep. Some use it. Some hope in without the ramp.

Thank you very much!

 

[tbecker826]

I have the large over ex coop and I put it on concrete blocks as well just to keep the wood off the ground. Can you tell me what your opinion is on the ventalation in this coop. I am wondering if the 2 round circles at the top are enough. I will have to keep the windows closed in the winter so I was curious what you thought. I am contemplatig whether or not I need to add some more vents and if so where to place them. Obviously the back wall is out cause that is where the roosts are. Any info/thoughts would be great. Thanks.

 

[Callender Girl]

I housed my chickens in my Over EZ the first years without any problem. However. last year I got concerned about only having the two round vents. I slightly pried them open a bit more but still wasn't sure there was enough ventilation.

It gets incredibly cold and windy here, and I didn't want frigid wind coming directly onto the hens. I cut a rectangular chunk of plastic out of a milk carton and fastened it over one open window -- like one of those air-flow directors people use when they put furniture too close to a floor heat register and want to redirect the air toward the center of the room.

In case that seems hard to understand the way I wrote it (wish I could draw pictures?), it's fastened on the two sides and the bottom, but the top is open; the window is only open to the first stop -- probably less than two inches. So the air comes into the coop but never blows onto the chickens.

My explanations seems convoluted; maybe someone else can explain it better. I know at one point, someone posted that he or she had added a few more vents, which was much easier to understand. But their solution required some carpentry skills that I lack.

 

[tbecker826]

I housed my chickens in my Over EZ the first years without any problem. However. last year I got concerned about only having the two round vents. I slightly pried them open a bit more but still wasn't sure there was enough ventilation.

It gets incredibly cold and windy here, and I didn't want frigid wind coming directly onto the hens. I cut a rectangular chunk of plastic out of a milk carton and fastened it over one open window -- like one of those air-flow directors people use when they put furniture too close to a floor heat register and want to redirect the air toward the center of the room.

In case that seems hard to understand the way I wrote it (wish I could draw pictures?), it's fastened on the two sides and the bottom, but the top is open; the window is only open to the first stop -- probably less than two inches. So the air comes into the coop but never blows onto the chickens.

My explanations seems convoluted; maybe someone else can explain it better. I know at one point, someone posted that he or she had added a few more vents, which was much easier to understand. But their solution required some carpentry skills that I lack.

I got it thank you. Did you do just one window or both. I have 2 on mine. I am in MO.

 

[Callender Girl]

Glad it made sense. I also have two windows and only put the plastic on one; the one further from the people door. If that worked up here, I would sure think it would work for you. My coop, BTW, houses six full-sized hens.

Good luck!

 

[3KillerBs]

I have the large over ex coop and I put it on concrete blocks as well just to keep the wood off the ground. Can you tell me what your opinion is on the ventalation in this coop. I am wondering if the 2 round circles at the top are enough. I will have to keep the windows closed in the winter so I was curious what you thought. I am contemplatig whether or not I need to add some more vents and if so where to place them. Obviously the back wall is out cause that is where the roosts are. Any info/thoughts would be great. Thanks.

These coops are notoriously ill-ventilated.

The usual guideline is that you need 1 square foot of 24/7/365 ventilation per adult, standard size hen -- best located above the birds' head when they're sitting on the roost.