Is my coop ventilated?

[Capto Veritas]

Is this coop ventilated enough? If not, how can I ventilate it? I have 2 chickens, no more, no less, and they are very happy and love each other so much. I want them to have the best I can give them. Here is the coop:

Maybe if I always leave all of the doors open and put this around it?

 

[DobieLover]

Is this coop ventilated enough? If not, how can I ventilate it? I have 2 chickens, no more, no less, and they are very happy and love each other so much. I want them to have the best I can give them. Here is the coop:

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Maybe if I always leave all of the doors open and put this around it?

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No. Not even close.
I would cut out the top section of the coop that's underneath the overhang and cover that with hardware cloth.
Did you happen to notice that they used fake chickens to advertise that pen?

 

[WonkierZulu]

I have the first coop(Pride Sentinel I think have to look at tcs for the name)and just keep the back slider door open mine is wind. The air gaps on the coop are absurd even when shut the door. Depending on how many chicken you want to fit in there I would say 2-3 normal size hens yes and more no. I have 7 seramas that seem to have no issues. No ammonia smell it's been about 6 months.

 

[Capto Veritas]

No. Not even close.
I would cut out the top section of the coop that's underneath the overhang and cover that with hardware cloth.
Did you happen to notice that they used fake chickens to advertise that pen?

Lol yes!

 

[Capto Veritas]

I have the first coop(Pride Sentinel I think have to look at tcs for the name)and just keep the back slider door open mine is wind. The air gaps on the coop are absurd even when shut the door. Depending on how many chicken you want to fit in there I would say 2-3 normal size hens yes and more no. I have 7 seramas that seem to have no issues. No ammonia smell it's been about 6 months.

Okay! I will do that!

 

[3KillerBs]

No. That coop has no meaningful ventilation at all.

You need a minimum of 2 square feet of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation for 2 chickens. @DobieLover's suggestion is probably the best option and that probably won't be enough in a hot summer area.

 

[WonkierZulu]

The roost is right there.

 

[WonkierZulu]

Depending on how cold your winters are I would not add excessive ventilation. For a little coop like that I would add some minilouvers if you if it starts to become a problem with ammonia or heat.

 

[3KillerBs]

Depending on how cold your winters are I would not add excessive ventilation. For a little coop like that I would add some minilouvers if you if it starts to become a problem with ammonia or heat.

Ventilation is just as critical in cold-winter areas as it is in hot-summer areas because it's necessary to remove the moisture that could freeze on the chickens' combs and wattles -- causing frostbite.

 

[WonkierZulu]

Ventilation is just as critical in cold-winter areas as it is in hot-summer areas because it's necessary to remove the moisture that could freeze on the chickens' combs and wattles -- causing frostbite.

Yes also too much ventilation installed in front of the roost is also a bad idea and have similar results. Also if the ventilation is installed incorrectly wind driven rain and wind can have a worse affect to the coop and chickens.