In construction - tips welcomed.

[M Brennen]

Floor height nests are fine but I wouldn't have them right under the roost unless you're putting poop boards overhead to protect from... splatter.



Frostbite is moisture + cold. By "closing it up tight" you're causing moisture to build up in the coop, which can worsen frostbite. Hence why it's important in most climates to have ample ventilation available year round.

Obviously if you're talking -25F or more then yes the cold itself becomes a concern.

It may have been that cold when the frost bite occurred. It wasn’t all of them, just a few. It doesn’t seem to get moist in the coop In the coldest winter months. I have the worst time during the spring thaw and trying to clean the coop.

 

[Alaskan]

Thanks, that makes sense. What is the coldest temperature a chicken can handle?

No idea.

I live on the coast, not interior, so I don't get horrid cold.

I put down all of my cold weather thoughts in my cold weather coop article... the link is in my signature, and in my coop artilce..

 

[Ruby Rogue]

@aart can you show me a pic of what that 'eyebrow' roof deal looks like from outside?

 

[aart]

Wow, great idea!

Saw it suggested in several applications here as baffling,
allows air exchange but severely slows down any winds..and snow.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks, that makes sense. What is the coldest temperature a chicken can handle?

Just from what I've read on here, a healthy adult, cold hardy breed, should be ok around -25F outside, as long as they have protection against winter winds/storms.

As far as super extremes, over -50F in an unheated coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-cold-is-too-cold-check-this-out.1345546/

 

[M Brennen]

Just from what I've read on here, a healthy adult, cold hardy breed, should be ok around -25F outside, as long as they have protection against winter winds/storms.

As far as super extremes, over -50F in an unheated coop: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-cold-is-too-cold-check-this-out.1345546/

Thanks. I think all my breeds are cold hardy and it rarely gets below -25. Usually I close up the coop windows in the winter, but I think I should leave them open for the ventilation.

 

[M Brennen]

I'm in Ohio so I understand the temperature change my coop is summer heat winter cold friendly I have plywood inserts that fit into the frame of my coop there is 2 1/2 walls of screen and 1solid wall and my coop is in the shade too ventilation isn't just for the heat it is also to keep them healthy they naturally produce dust and the ventilation is to keep them from getting dust lung it can kill them