Just finished chicken coop!

[21hens-incharge]

@3KillerBs
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Here are some general photos of the coop, where can I put more ventilation? (There's about 2sqft so far)View attachment 2685362View attachment 2685356View attachment 2685359View attachment 2685363View attachment 2685358

In the first pic it looks like water has been running down on the far left.

If it has it may be a good time to redo that roof.....and add fly rafters while it's off in order to add ventilation protection.

 

[Sally PB]

If you can get one sheet of 4x8 something (plywood, OSB?), you can use that and the existing piece of roofing to make nice overhangs on the roof.

Right now, where I live, that would be $50-60. Not cheap, for sure, but it would give you a lot of options for ventilation.

On another thread, someone posted that they have gotten a lot of FREE wood from big box stores by asking for and taking away the crates the stores get yard/garden equipment in, like lawnmowers. Just tossing that out.

DH built me a garden shed out of two crates that a new machine at work came in.

 

[Alex S]

Idea: add an overhang or metal flashing to the back of the roof, and add ventilation there

 

[Alex S]

Update: I decided to open up both windows to add more ventilation. The windows count as 1 sqft of ventilation each, and the vent counts as 2.[long list decimals] sqft, so I have a total of a little over 4sqft and will add more if I decide to increase flock size.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Update: I decided to open up both windows to add more ventilation. The windows count as 1 sqft of ventilation each, and the vent counts as 2.[long list decimals] sqft, so I have a total of a little over 4sqft and will add more if I decide to increase flock size.

Stupid question I'm sure...but how do I go about determining the sqft of ventilation I have on my coop for 3 silkies and 1 polish?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Stupid question I'm sure...but how do I go about determining the sqft of ventilation I have on my coop for 3 silkies and 1 polish?

A measuring tape and some math.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Stupid question I'm sure...but how do I go about determining the sqft of ventilation I have on my coop for 3 silkies and 1 polish?

If you have say, a 2' by 2' opening (like a window thats always open) then that would be enough. Preferably its more spread out and higher up though. So you could do a 6' opening near the top that stretches the length of both 4' sides, and that would be enough, I think.

 

[danielle2003]

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Here are some general photos of the coop, where can I put more ventilation? (There's about 2sqft so far)View attachment 2685362View attachment 2685356View attachment 2685359View attachment 2685363View attachment 2685358

WOW!! You did an excellent job!! It looks fantastic! Your birds will really enjoy it!

 

[3KillerBs]

1 square foot is 1'x1'.

Or 2'x6"

Or 4'x3"

Or a triangle of any shape that is 1 foot tall and 2 feet across the base.

If you're measuring odd sizes in inches there's a converter here: https://www.thecalculatorsite.com/conversions/area/square-inches-to-square-feet.php

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

If you have say, a 2' by 2' opening (like a window thats always open) then that would be enough. Preferably its more spread out and higher up though. So you could do a 6' opening near the top that stretches the length of both 4' sides, and that would be enough, I think.

Gotcha...yeah my coop is one of those "rinkydink" ones so I'm having to make holes for ventilation in the window and around top portion of roofing.
Pic doesn't show it ...but I drilled 4 holes in each of the 4 sections of the window at 1/8" then I added 8 additional 1/8" holes along underneath front of the roofing.
There is an ever so slight Crack along the nesting box area as well (where I have it blocked off with chicken wire til they are laying). Do you think I need more?
If I do more, or even just take the window piece out all together and replace with chicken wire, then how will they stay warm during winter?
Just trying to get best of both worlds.
Thank you for explaining.