Exhaust fan

[Bostongrl]

Good evening all! It’s about to be arctic here in KY! I hope y’all are safe and warm where you, yours and your chicks are! I have a quick question, I just added an electric exhaust fan to the coop, opposite to the vent holes in their coop. Will that do more harm than good? TIA!!

 

[Echelontheory101]

Good evening all! It’s about to be arctic here in KY! I hope y’all are safe and warm where you, yours and your chicks are! I have a quick question, I just added an electric exhaust fan to the coop, opposite to the vent holes in their coop. Will that do more harm than good? TIA!!

No that's how you want it in the cold weather! the exhaust fan should be pointing out of the coop which will pull the stale air out of the coop and with how physics works will pull fresh air in from your ventilation if it's set up across from it (just make sure there isn’t air flowing over the birds down low or where they roost or you'll make them more cold). In the summer it will have the same effect but you may also need a fan on the inside of the coop depending on how open your ventilation is so you can get some cross breeze across the birds when it's warm out but for the winter the vent on the other side of the exhaust fan pointing out works perfectly as long as it's above where the birds roost and not pulling moving air across them

 

[Echelontheory101]

Good evening all! It’s about to be arctic here in KY! I hope y’all are safe and warm where you, yours and your chicks are! I have a quick question, I just added an electric exhaust fan to the coop, opposite to the vent holes in their coop. Will that do more harm than good? TIA!!

Walking around your coop slowly with lit incense sticks is a great way to see how the air moves in your coop (Obviously be careful with burning things and squash out any fallen ash or use a tray so it doesn't fall into bedding and dont use super intense smells so the perfumes dont bother the chicks). It'll tell you where your drafts are so you can adjust as needed

 

[Bostongrl]

No that's how you want it in the cold weather! the exhaust fan should be pointing out of the coop which will pull the stale air out of the coop and with how physics works will pull fresh air in from your ventilation if it's set up across from it (just make sure there isn’t air flowing over the birds down low or where they roost or you'll make them more cold). In the summer it will have the same effect but you may also need a fan on the inside of the coop depending on how open your ventilation is so you can get some cross breeze across the birds when it's warm out but for the winter the vent on the other side of the exhaust fan pointing out works perfectly as long as it's above where the birds roost and not pulling moving air across them

Thank you!! It’s at the highest point of the coop, not directly over the roosts and about 16 inches above them. It’s directly across from vent holes. It’s blowing air out of the coop, set in low. I also added more bedding should the ladies want to nest for more warmth.

Walking around your coop slowly with lit incense sticks is a great way to see how the air moves in your coop (Obviously be careful with burning things and squash out any fallen ash or use a tray so it doesn't fall into bedding and dont use super intense smells so the perfumes dont bother the chicks). It'll tell you where your drafts are so you can adjust as needed

Walking around your coop slowly with lit incense sticks is a great way to see how the air moves in your coop (Obviously be careful with burning things and squash out any fallen ash or use a tray so it doesn't fall into bedding and dont use super intense smells so the perfumes dont bother the chicks). It'll tell you where your drafts are so you can adjust as needed

what a great idea!! L

Walking around your coop slowly with lit incense sticks is a great way to see how the air moves in your coop (Obviously be careful with burning things and squash out any fallen ash or use a tray so it doesn't fall into bedding and dont use super intense smells so the perfumes dont bother the chicks). It'll tell you where your drafts are so you can adjust as needed

What a great idea!! Definitely going to try that trick! Thank you!!

 

[Echelontheory101]

Thank you!! It’s at the highest point of the coop, not directly over the roosts and about 16 inches above them. It’s directly across from vent holes. It’s blowing air out of the coop, set in low. I also added more bedding should the ladies want to nest for more warmth.



What a great idea!! Definitely going to try that trick! Thank you!!

I totally get it I live somewhere where it gets really cold and I worry so much for them at night too! They keep themselves warm by fluffing up their feathers so wind resettles their feathers and prevents them from being able to do that and it makes their bodies have to work harder to keep them warm so as long as the breeze isn't enough that it's rustling their feathers at all you should be fine. If your incense smoke moves a little bit but not a lot you're probably good but if youur incense smoke blows away it's probably a little too much cross breeze

 

[Bostongrl]

I totally get it I live somewhere where it gets really cold and I worry so much for them at night too! They keep themselves warm by fluffing up their feathers so wind resettles their feathers and prevents them from being able to do that and it makes their bodies have to work harder to keep them warm so as long as the breeze isn't enough that it's rustling their feathers at all you should be fine. If your incense smoke moves a little bit but not a lot you're probably good but if youur incense smoke blows away it's probably a little too much cross breeze

I’ll give it a shot tomorrow. They’ll love it, they love when I climb into the coop.

 

[Echelontheory101]

I’ll give it a shot tomorrow. They’ll love it, they love when I climb into the coop.

Good luck haha! Mine also like to treat me like furniture when I'm in theirs haha

 

[Bostongrl]

Mine are far too busy going after my painted fingernails. They are obsessed.