My 2 coops. Check them out tell me what you think and if you have ideas for me

[Vandersnoot]

Those aren't enough. You need 1 square foot of ventilation, per bird. So if you have 10 birds, 10 square feet, broken into whatever openings you can fit wherever. Higher up is better; then it's above their heads. The openings need to covered with hardware cloth, 1/2" or 1/4" mesh, so critters can't get in. Chicken wire is good for keeping chickens enclosed, but not for keeping critters out; raccoons can tear right through it.

Also does the square footage change if they only sleep in the coop?

 

[Vandersnoot]

Ignore that question. Forgot he already said thanks!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Others have answered on ventilation. I agree, its not enough. I'm going to offer different advice. Remove your metal panel roof. Its not attached correctly anyways. Placing screws in the crown of the profile will cause long term problems, its bad practice. Set some lumber on top of the existing house, on edge, reattach your roof to those. If you use 2x4s on edge, you add 3.5" of height - that's almost 1/3 sq ft per linear foot of roof line, and you get it on two sides - so if your coop is 6' wide, you've added ventilation for four birds. 2x6s are 5.5" "tall", almost 1/2 sq ft per linear...

Then firmly attach some 1/2" hardware cloth (screws and washers) or big poultry staples (1 1/2"+) to cover those new openings you've created as small climbing predator deterrence. Unfortunately, you don't appear to have much roof overhang to play with, you should consider adding something to deflect rainfall blown at an angle which might then enter the ventilation. Even hanging a cheap plastic gutter would give a few more inches of overhang - all you need - just extend it well past the side of the coop, so it deposits water in a low spot away from coop, directed out of the run.

 

[Vandersnoot]

Others have answered on ventilation. I agree, its not enough. I'm going to offer different advice. Remove your metal panel roof. Its not attached correctly anyways. Placing screws in the crown of the profile will cause long term problems, its bad practice. Set some lumber on top of the existing house, on edge, reattach your roof to those. If you use 2x4s on edge, you add 3.5" of height - that's almost 1/3 sq ft per linear foot of roof line, and you get it on two sides - so if your coop is 6' wide, you've added ventilation for four birds. 2x6s are 5.5" "tall", almost 1/2 sq ft per linear...

Then firmly attach some 1/2" hardware cloth (screws and washers) or big poultry staples (1 1/2"+) to cover those new openings you've created as small climbing predator deterrence. Unfortunately, you don't appear to have much roof overhang to play with, you should consider adding something to deflect rainfall blown at an angle which might then enter the ventilation. Even hanging a cheap plastic gutter would give a few more inches of overhang - all you need - just extend it well past the side of the coop, so it deposits water in a low spot away from coop, directed out of the run.

Ahh. That is a great idea. I have more metal as well. I could put a bigger over hang

 

[Vandersnoot]

I watched that video! Oops! now need to change that too

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Happy to help - this community has a lot of uncommon experience - we each offer what we can, and ask assistance when needed. I'm getting lots of support on the ins and outs of feeding, and breeding, and in spite of the knowledge I brought to the process, my 2nd hen house will look nothing like my first. We learn and evolve.