Finally adding to the run of the (stationary) Tractor coop on the Left. Adding 8' to that west side, going the entire length back.
*ROOF: I'd kind of like to use something other than sheet metal for the extension. I've read about people using translucent corrugated panels (I'm assuming Poly Carb), & I like the idea of letting light in. Any red flags on using it, & on just attaching / overlapping it near the end of the current sheet metal? (The current metal roof is not insulated. I put a tarp on it during this past very cold winter.) Or any better suggestions?
*Adding VENTILATION: (a) HOT summers, & some Very cold (but short) winters. I'd like to cut into the enclosed coop for more ventilation, but need serious input. In the pics, the current run is on the right (north) side of this coop, & the run extension will be beyond the wall straight back (west). I'd like to take out a huge chunk (or all) of that back (west) wall, but then in the cold winters, would the plastic wrap I do on 3 walls of the run (all but the top couple inches) be enough? And would the birds reject sleeping in a coop with only 3 walls? // (b) I'd also like to cut into the wall to the right, but how much could I? I would think that I shouldn't have to worry about the height of the cutouts being above their heads (like I did with the other 3 cutouts, for that same reason) since it wouldn't head straight outside, is that correct? Note: in summer & during any rains, I use shade cloth on the run. In winter, the one "open" run wall has shade cloth on it (awning helps as well). / I do leave about 1/2 of that coop floor exposed, i.e., not covered with boards, to add to ventilation. / (c) Finally, there are currently some places in that coop where I could cut to either make the cutouts larger or cut holes of between 2 & 3" that should be able to stay open in the winter.
(*These pics don't show all the posts up yet, fyi.)
*ROOF: I'd kind of like to use something other than sheet metal for the extension. I've read about people using translucent corrugated panels (I'm assuming Poly Carb), & I like the idea of letting light in. Any red flags on using it, & on just attaching / overlapping it near the end of the current sheet metal? (The current metal roof is not insulated. I put a tarp on it during this past very cold winter.) Or any better suggestions?
*Adding VENTILATION: (a) HOT summers, & some Very cold (but short) winters. I'd like to cut into the enclosed coop for more ventilation, but need serious input. In the pics, the current run is on the right (north) side of this coop, & the run extension will be beyond the wall straight back (west). I'd like to take out a huge chunk (or all) of that back (west) wall, but then in the cold winters, would the plastic wrap I do on 3 walls of the run (all but the top couple inches) be enough? And would the birds reject sleeping in a coop with only 3 walls? // (b) I'd also like to cut into the wall to the right, but how much could I? I would think that I shouldn't have to worry about the height of the cutouts being above their heads (like I did with the other 3 cutouts, for that same reason) since it wouldn't head straight outside, is that correct? Note: in summer & during any rains, I use shade cloth on the run. In winter, the one "open" run wall has shade cloth on it (awning helps as well). / I do leave about 1/2 of that coop floor exposed, i.e., not covered with boards, to add to ventilation. / (c) Finally, there are currently some places in that coop where I could cut to either make the cutouts larger or cut holes of between 2 & 3" that should be able to stay open in the winter.
(*These pics don't show all the posts up yet, fyi.)
), but, again, climate.
And I'll post some pics with my ideas in a little while.
