New Chicken mama ready to winterize.

[annaBsChick]

What a lovely coop!!

 

[cacklemama]

What a lovely coop!!

Thank you 2 pre fabs combined and personalized

 

[cacklemama]

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/c...-go-out-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop

Made a louver cover for the back

 

[aart]

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Made a louver cover for the back

Is that the inside and outside views of same gable?
Not really louvers, but perforations.
Might slow winds down, but not as much as louvers would.....
....and perforations won't protect against blown rain or snow as well as louvers would.

 

[cacklemama]

Is that the inside and outside views of same gable?
Not really louvers, but perforations.
Might slow winds down, but not as much as louvers would.....
....and perforations won't protect against blown rain or snow as well as louvers would[/Quote
This one is inside the run and has a full support 2 feet in front of it. I saved the piece that was cut out in case I need to close it.

This is the back of the coop. I made a cover for the perforations that can be lifted towards the roof. It's going down to 21 tonight in Jersey so I was leaving it down. There is space for air flow.

It needs to be cut to size and protected at the top. I hope this works for enough ventilation. Any thoughts

 

[aart]

That will help baffle the winds, how well it works hard to say depends on prevailing winds. Anyway to get inside to tell?

 

[cacklemama]

That will help baffle the winds, how well it works hard to say depends on prevailing winds. Anyway to get inside to tell?

If I remove the tray we can stand in there. What exactly am I looking for

 

[aart]

If I remove the tray we can stand in there. What exactly am I looking for

Removing the tray would change the flow dynamics, so I wouldn't bother.
Very difficult to describe what to 'look' for.
I think that baffle will work fine, it's blocking direct winds but still allowing air movement. It's good that it is spaced away from trim, so air can flow out of coop and upwards.

 

[Molpet]

at work to test air flow from a vent, we would tape a skinny ribbon, paper or something light that the air could move

 

[cacklemama]

at work to test air flow from a vent, we would tape a skinny ribbon, paper or something light that the air could move

Ok so I need to put a tissue on a yard stick and make sure it's moving