Icky mucky coop woes

[GldnValleyHens]

Quick fix for nest hinge would be to tack a piece of flexible rubber on wall of coop and let it drape down well over edge of metal lid material. EDPM pond liner of roofing membrane would work best, but might be hard to find.
Red is rubber, blue is 1x2 screwed down tight.
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Like that!!!!

 

[Cryss]

Try something like this for the window. You can use the board that covers your window for this. First remove it and all the hardware. Then frame the top amd sides of the open window with 2x4s making sure they extend into the open area a bit. Now attach the original wood to those 2x4s so that it hangs below the bottom edge of the opening. This will keep out rain while allowing moist heated air to rise and escape. I did something similar using plexiglass and attached it to the overhang of the coop roof as shown in the picture. It acts as a baffle.

I just need to replace those little corner bits with longer pieces.

I like that rubber on the wall idea for the egg lid too!

 

[aart]

That’s true, but the ramp is open during the day and there is a screened slider glass window on the left side I could open. If sealing keeps the water out for the winter, I think it’ll be ok

It shouldn't take more than a half an hour to flip that vent cover around...maybe less time than to 'seal' it....6 screws out, flip it, 6 screws back in...bam-done!

You need ventilation 24/7, actually more at night when they are all in there breathing and pooping. Does that slider window let in rain.....and blowing snow?

Try something like this for the window.

This type of standoff baffle can work very well to block winds while still providing some air flow and light.

@Cryss you could add standoffs to the window below the peak.

 

[Cryss]

It shouldn't take more than a half an hour to flip that vent cover around...maybe less time than to 'seal' it....6 screws out, flip it, 6 screws back in...bam-done!

You need ventilation 24/7, actually more at night when they are all in there breathing and pooping. Does that slider window let in rain.....and blowing snow?

This type of standoff baffle can work very well to block winds while still providing some air flow and light.

@Cryss you could add standoffs to the window below the peak.

@aart that window is directly in line with a roost. I thought about it but was concerned it was too low to be effective. I've always thought ventilation should be above the roosting chickens heads so air can rise above them. Am I overthinking?

 

[aart]

@aart that window is directly in line with a roost. I thought about it but was concerned it was too low to be effective.

If it would cause too much draft at roost, yeah, then maybe not a good idea.
Could just back out screws at bottom and stick a little spacer(piece of wood) in there.
Low vents aren't bad, air comes in low goes out high.

 

[Cryss]

If it would cause too much draft at roost, yeah, then maybe not a good idea.
Could just back out screws at bottom and stick a little spacer(piece of wood) in there.
Low vents aren't bad, air comes in low goes out high.

Hmm! A spacer. Not bad!

 

[jennybvcr]

I use sand in my duck run, but keep shavings in the house. It's been a really rainy summer/fall so I tend to have a similar problem with it turning into a muddy, poopy mess. I don't worry about it as much, since it's not inside their duck house - which is raised off the ground so they don't really track the mud in. Honestly... I just throw new sand down when it gets too gross. No one seems to mind munch.

 

[aart]

Hmm! A spacer. Not bad!

Could put spacers at all the screws, small piece of wood with a clearance hole drilled for screw...might need longer screws.

This also applies as a solution for the OP......so not a hijack of thread?

 

[jonezjollyfarm]

I have a similar problem in my run. It is covered but its covered with a canopy and traps and tends to leak thus flooding the run. If there is rain in the forecast I put buckets and totes out to catch that water where I know it leaks and that has made a HUGE difference. The chickens dont seem bothered by them being in there. And there is little to no flooding.

 

[Cryss]

It's all about ventilation fixes. I'm betting OP is getting lots of great ideas.

Oh, and leak fixes!