Is my coop ventilation adequate?

[Krux5506]

Going into the first winter with this coop and I'm curious to get thoughts on whether or not the current amount of ventilation will suffice. There's two vents basically above the windows and within the highest part of the coop inside. And yes I eventually learned I had to block that area off after finding a couple eggs and a whole lot of poop up there.

 

[21hens-incharge]

You need more ventilation.

How many birds?

 

[Krux5506]

You need more ventilation.

How many birds?

12 but I might get rid of a few

 

[aart]

Where above the windows?
Can't see it in the pics.

Here's a good vent mod on a coop like yours:
OverEZ vents by Sueby
Back
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coop-modification-recommendations.1517556/post-25543595

Front
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coop-modification-recommendations.1517556/post-25543828

 

[Krux5506]

Where above the windows?
Can't see it in the pics.

Here's a good vent mod on a coop like yours:
OverEZ vents by Sueby
Back
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coop-modification-recommendations.1517556/post-25543595

Front
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coop-modification-recommendations.1517556/post-25543828

Yeah I can't even get a pic of it now since I put that netting up there. Basically the vents are in the overhang over the windows. The coop in the post you sent is similarly designed but doesn't have the overhang like mine.

My thoughts originally were to add vents on each side of the coop as high as I could basically like a gable vent.

 

[aart]

Yeah I can't even get a pic of it now since I put that netting up there.

I thought I would see light coming thru any vents up there.
Do vents show from outside?

 

[Krux5506]

I thought I would see light coming thru any vents up there.
Do vents show from outside?

They are covered with a mesh fabric. In the first pic you can see the vent covers/registers above the windows on the overhang.

 

[Krux5506]

I also just searched my coop and found "supposedly" 2023 models (though I think they are 2022 or older) and it seems they have gable vents but not vents on the overhang like mine does.

https://www.hannauto.com/detail?id=16133179

 

[charlie1051]

Hey nice coop BTW- looks great. Can you keep your windows cracked in the winter or do you need them shut?

 

[Krux5506]

Do the windows open ? Hey nice coop BTW- looks great.

Windows do open, yes. and thank you! So far so good with it.