Enough ventilation?

[HilaryAkin]

That is not near enough ventilation.
Does it smell in there?

It doesn’t really. Just noticed top has openings. Please see new pic.

 

[HilaryAkin]

Thank you for mentioning my article.



Thank you for linking it.

The key thing is airFLOW -- you need to move square feet of fresh air, not square inches. The rule of thumb is to have at least 1 square foot per adult, standard-size hen. But that will need to be tweaked according to climate and conditions.

For example, here in the Steamy Southeast, unless I can located a coop in DEEP natural shade I will need at least double or triple that amount of ventilation just to keep it below 100F on a 90F day.

What you're looking for is to have the temperature and, especially, the humidity, the same inside as out.

Please see new pic. We have openings all along the top. Hopefully that’s enough!

 

[HilaryAkin]

Some more pics of coop, inside and out, would help here.
Looks like some decent roof overhangs, good options are larger gable vents and open the soffits.

Also.....
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!
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I’m in northern lower Michigan. Please see new pic. I’m thinking that should be enough…hopefully!!

 

[Mrs. K]

That will help a lot. The fact that you don't have a lot of smell is also a good sign. Is there a lot of frost building up on the inside of the building (bad sign).

Show a picture of the inside. How the roosts, windows, and include the directions (NSEW) is set up. But the lack of smell, tells me things are drying out in there.

Mrs K

 

[3KillerBs]

I’m in northern lower Michigan, so cold now. Just got our first snow. Discovered that the top has openings. Is that enough?

It will help some until the snow covers it, but it's still square inches when you need square feet.

 

[HilaryAkin]

That will help a lot. The fact that you don't have a lot of smell is also a good sign. Is there a lot of frost building up on the inside of the building (bad sign).

Show a picture of the inside. How the roosts, windows, and include the directions (NSEW) is set up. But the lack of smell, tells me things are drying out in there.

Mrs K

I haven’t noticed any frost building up on the outside.

 

[aart]

Are these soffit areas open to the outside?

 

[HilaryAkin]

That’s a good question. I’m not sure. I will have to check tomorrow and I’ll post it here.

 

[Nyhillbillies]

Are these soffit areas open to the outside?
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@aart, if her answer is yes or no, how would you respond? I’m curious as our coop is inside an new Amish-built 10x12 shed, with 2 windows on one side together in the middle of the shed, instead of opposite sides. We have the same roof, but our end vents are probably thrice the size as Hilarys. I don’t think the roof is open where you drew your red lines in our shed.

 

[DickMidnight]

@aart, if her answer is yes or no, how would you respond? I’m curious as our coop is inside an new Amish-built 10x12 shed, with 2 windows on one side together in the middle of the shed, instead of opposite sides. We have the same roof, but our end vents are probably thrice the size as Hilarys. I don’t think the roof is open where you drew your red lines in our shed.

if they’re open, great. just cover with hardware cloth.

if they’re not, get out the multi tool to open them up, then cover with hardware cloth.