How cold to leave pop door open?

[chickens really]

Hello...
On that little box leading out you could wrap vapour barrier plastic on it and on the sides of the Run the winds blow in...I use zip ties to hang mine..It works great...

 

[Ridgerunner]

I like the idea of the blanket. If there is much wind though you may need to hang weights on the bottom so it doesn't get blown around. even if it is not waving around the chickens might not like that change. There is only one way to find out.

Other things people do is to make the pop door a tunnel that bends around to deflect wind. Or build a wall right in front of the pop door to provide wind protection. There are always different possible solutions.

 

[lazy gardener]

Small coops are more difficult to manage, sort of like small aquariums!

Have you ever walked around the corner of a building, and got out of the wind and it immediately felt MUCH warmer? That is what you want for your birds, wind protection.

Awesome word pics, Mary and Mrs. K.

It is more important to think dry, than it is to think warm.

Agreed.