How should I ventilate this coop?

[wyoDreamer]

Those little coops are tough to ventilate without opening too much and getting a draft on your birds. Your best bet might be a simple roof vent. It will let the warm humid air out without letting wind-driven snow in. The door probably doesn't have a weather seal, so it should be loose enough to let enough fresh air in.
Thinking this style: place on the roof that is facing away from the predominant wind/storm direction.

I have a little coop like that that I use as a brooder - not exactly the same as mine does not have the peaked roof, but similar in size. I have it in the barn.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

@ChickenCanoe ... The coop has two openings, the nest box door and the one they use to get in and out. The nest box door stays closed only when I open it and the other one stays open when they are outside.

... (On a side note, I didn't expect to be making this many changes to a pre-built coop, LOL

Yeah, the remote thermometer comes with a hygrometer, so I'll be all set in that department.

Gable vents were exactly what I was thinking about, ... How does two gable vents sound? One in the back and a small one in the front (on the part that you see peeking up over the run).

Thanks for the tip on the straw, I did read that it was a good thing to put in the run.

Doors are not ventilation - especially when they are closed. Ventilation are large openings that provide for an exchange of fresh air 24/7.

Most people are surprised by the same thing. Just because a product in a store has the words "chicken coop" on it, that doesn't mean it can really serve as one, no matter how much it costs. From seeing dozens of them, they are clearly built and designed by someone that is perhaps a carpenter but clearly knows nothing about chickens or their needs.

I have a remote thermometer/hygrometer. The thermometer is pretty good but the hygrometer has never been accurate. After a few weeks, it stuck on 80% humidity - for months at a time. For over a year now, it has been reading 1%.

Your coop is tiny and you only have 3 birds so 2 full size gable vents on opposite sides of the building may be adequate.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

@aart Sorry it took a bit to get back to you, I had to wait for the rain to stop. Anyway, the dimensions are as follows; 21-22" wide, 24" long without nest box, 36" with nest box and 32" high at highest roof point. The roost is stupid and was not mentioned when I bought it, but it sits at barely an inch off the ground. I've attached a pic of the inside.

Thanks for the links and continued replies everybody!

I was suspicious it was that small. Interior dimensions of 22"X24" is just under 4 sq. ft.. That is big enough for one full size chicken. I wouldn't be surprised if the advertised capacity was 4 chickens. Again, they know nothing about the needs of poultry.
When you get a chance, build a coop large enough and with enough ventilation for your birds. Hold onto the tiny coop to serve as a quarantine building for sick, injured or new birds.

I feel bad for those that look at manufactured coops and are duped by the advertised capacity. All I can figure is that they take the dimensions of cages on an egg farm that pack 4 birds into them and use those numbers to speculate what their undersized buildings will hold.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I agree whole heartedly with @ChickenCanoe cover openings with Hardware cloth then to protect from weather extreme use sealed wood pained or stained set hinges these are doors to cover the holes

 

[Megaguirus]

Thanks for all the replies! I will look into roof vents, but the upper sides would be easier to cut through.

 

[wyoDreamer]

One other thing to consider is: does the roof lift off or is it screwed down tight? The roof of mine just sits on top of the framing.
One thing that will help a lot would be to wrap the original "open run" area with plastic to give them a sunroom area to hang out in without the wind blowing up their skirts.

 

[aart]

I was suspicious it was that small. Interior dimensions of 22"X24" is just under 4 sq. ft.. That is big enough for one full size chicken. I wouldn't be surprised if the advertised capacity was 4 chickens. Again, they know nothing about the needs of poultry.
When you get a chance, build a coop large enough and with enough ventilation for your birds. Hold onto the tiny coop to serve as a quarantine building for sick, injured or new birds.

I feel bad for those that look at manufactured coops and are duped by the advertised capacity. All I can figure is that they take the dimensions of cages on an egg farm that pack 4 birds into them and use those numbers to speculate what their undersized buildings will hold.

Yes .....same here, and why I asked for numbers.
Would be very difficult, if not impossible, to ventilate without drafts.