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australorpia
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- Jul 27, 2021
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Yes, I used hardware cloth but now I have to remove to make the opening bigger. I left extra as I tucked it in on the inside, so I just need to cut down that long strip.While drop downs to close that space off in winter is tempting, you will still need ventilation. Are you covering these openings with hardware cloth?
We staple plastic over our open ends (seen in profile pic, the white thing is the slide down door) in the winter but still leave the eaves wide open. What you want to limit is drafts & moisture (drafts + moisture = frostbite). Also if you make your roost bars out of 2x4s then the chickens can squat down over their feet covering them with their feathers & keep the cold at bay.