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Pippin quail
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Thank you so much for the words of encouragement! I'm wondering if the condensation thing will be an issue because my husband put plywood up under the vent areas to direct airflow up and in and not have wind blowing straight in the vents. I added a couple pictures that hopefully show what I mean. So right above the chickens' heads is not actually metal, but wood. The walls are what worry me.. And some airflow around the doors which I think I will try and find some kind of weather stripping or something to fix before there's cold wind blowing through the cracks. My husband is also going to make an actual pop door, because currently we have been opening the huge door for them in the morning... Or on rainy days having it partly open, as you can see in the last picture. But that definitely won't fly in the winter! Still some work to be done, but it's nearly there.It is a little scary when everything is new! But ventilation is your friend, even more than insulation. My concern is that metal roof, where you may have condensation and water dripping down from that. But I'm no expert in that. Not sure who is, so I will tag a few folks here and if they do not directly know the answer (they probably do, they are very knowledgeable!), they will certainly know who does. As for your very helpful family, if they do not themselves have chickens, just smile and thank them for their concern. Here at BYC you will have the benefit of people with many years of experience, like these:
@Eggcessive, @Wyorp Rock, @aart.
As for my concerned family, no, they do not have chickens. They know a couple people who have chickens though, so that makes them experts, right? My father-in-law called the vents we put in the stupidest thing ever and asked my husband why he did it. My husband just pointed at me and said "she told me to and she's the one who did all the research." Lol. Thanks for throwing me under the bus.
