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This shows partially how birds are housed. They have wind block provided by straw bales and plywood (not shown) and protection from direct sun and precipitation as provided by blue plastic tarps. Do not use those if have choice.
Wind block stops direct northely winds but still allows very good ventilation. Arrangement as such since heat stress is by far more important than cold stress in my dominque breeding pens when hens are laying. Different breeds sometimes require different types of protection from environment. Some can not handle heat, cold or wet conditions.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41527_oppossum_2011_january_05_b.jpgBest picture I have.
Thankyou, the picture helps alot.
No thanks to the cat I was trying to make out what it was I thought it was a oppossum! LOL
I was trying to picture your set up in my mind and couldn't quite get it with your discription, but the picture helped put it together for me.
Most all of my birds are heavy breed types, except one she is a white leghorn and even she does fine in the extreme cold. My coop has to be the worst possible coop, it has 4 walls but has alot of places where the cold breezes pass through and ventalation all around the top just below the roof, about 6 inches wide the entire length of all the sides, I have never lost a bird too the cold, but I have lost a couple to the heat in the summer, however my two Roosters both with large combs suffered frostbite on them.
I have never seen any of my birds covered with frost, but I think that they would do fine even if they were. I think that ventilation is very important in a closed coop setting, if for no other reason, for fresh air. But with all the vent. I still get frost on the walls of the coop . So your right in that all the vent. in the world is not going to stop the frost. But, with out vent. things would be much worse.
This shows partially how birds are housed. They have wind block provided by straw bales and plywood (not shown) and protection from direct sun and precipitation as provided by blue plastic tarps. Do not use those if have choice.
Wind block stops direct northely winds but still allows very good ventilation. Arrangement as such since heat stress is by far more important than cold stress in my dominque breeding pens when hens are laying. Different breeds sometimes require different types of protection from environment. Some can not handle heat, cold or wet conditions.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/41527_oppossum_2011_january_05_b.jpgBest picture I have.
Thankyou, the picture helps alot.
No thanks to the cat I was trying to make out what it was I thought it was a oppossum! LOL
I was trying to picture your set up in my mind and couldn't quite get it with your discription, but the picture helped put it together for me.
Most all of my birds are heavy breed types, except one she is a white leghorn and even she does fine in the extreme cold. My coop has to be the worst possible coop, it has 4 walls but has alot of places where the cold breezes pass through and ventalation all around the top just below the roof, about 6 inches wide the entire length of all the sides, I have never lost a bird too the cold, but I have lost a couple to the heat in the summer, however my two Roosters both with large combs suffered frostbite on them.
I have never seen any of my birds covered with frost, but I think that they would do fine even if they were. I think that ventilation is very important in a closed coop setting, if for no other reason, for fresh air. But with all the vent. I still get frost on the walls of the coop . So your right in that all the vent. in the world is not going to stop the frost. But, with out vent. things would be much worse.
