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- Aug 27, 2014
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I have build and am still building this run/coop with heat in mind.
There is a 2 inch gap on top of the coop where the walls meet the roof. Also there is no door to maximize air flow.
Here in my part of the valley, we easily go over 105 a few weeks in the summer and hardly ever get to 30-40 degrees at night in the "winter".
As for rain, we are in a pretty rough drought.
My yard has a lot of mature white ash trees and a few mature dog-wood trees. I still plan on covering half of the run with frosted corrugated roofing sheets. Part for shade and partly to block the view of hawks. We have a few around here that have taken off with my neighbors Bantams, because he just has them roaming the yard and sleeping wherever.
I think the hawks are learning where to go for easy pickings. My chicks freak-out and freeze every time a turkey vulture or a hawk flies over. I think this would give them some dual purpose covering.
There is a 2 inch gap on top of the coop where the walls meet the roof. Also there is no door to maximize air flow.
Here in my part of the valley, we easily go over 105 a few weeks in the summer and hardly ever get to 30-40 degrees at night in the "winter".
As for rain, we are in a pretty rough drought.
My yard has a lot of mature white ash trees and a few mature dog-wood trees. I still plan on covering half of the run with frosted corrugated roofing sheets. Part for shade and partly to block the view of hawks. We have a few around here that have taken off with my neighbors Bantams, because he just has them roaming the yard and sleeping wherever.
I think the hawks are learning where to go for easy pickings. My chicks freak-out and freeze every time a turkey vulture or a hawk flies over. I think this would give them some dual purpose covering.
