New Coop Blueprint

[CKfarm22]

You will get more ventilation if you just cover the space with h/w cloth. All those ‘find’ cut down the airflow and are not necessary if you have a roof overhang as the overhang will stop rain getting in.

It’s okay for those cut outs to be open 24/7? I live in jersey and winters can get pretty cold here

 

[RoyalChick]

It’s okay for those cut outs to be open 24/7? I live in jersey and winters can get pretty cold here

I am in Northern NJ. That is why I showed you how much I have open.
The chickens don’t really care how cold it is as long as they are out of the wind and nice and dry.
You achieve dry by having lots of ventilation to let the moist air out. And you achieve out of the wind by having the ventilation mostly above chicken-height.
The hot moist air that the chickens create rises up and goes out of the high up vents at the front and cool fresh air gets sucked in from the lower vents. And the chickens are happy in their fluffy down jackets.

 

[CKfarm22]

I am in Northern NJ. That is why I showed you how much I have open.
They chickens don’t really care how cold it is as long as they are out of the wind and nice and dry.
You achieve dry by having lots of ventilation to let the moist air out. And you achieve out of the wind by having the ventilation mostly above chicken-height.
The hot moist air that the chickens create rises up and goes out of the high up vents at the front and cool fresh air gets sucked in from the lower vents. And the chickens are happy in their fluffy down jackets.

So something like this or will this be too much ventilation? @aart

 

[RoyalChick]

So something like this or will this be too much ventilation?

That looks great to me, but @aart, @3KillerBs, and @Alaskan who were responding earlier are more experienced chickeneers than I am and I think Aart is also an engineer so I would wait for one of them to confirm and not just go on what I say (though I did a load of research before drawing up the plans for my build).
Hope this has been a bit helpful and you have fun with your build.

 

[Alaskan]

So something like this or will this be too much ventilation? @aart

Looks good.... but if it often gets 90F or higher, I would want the perch level windows bigger.

 

[CKfarm22]

Looks good.... but if it often gets 90F or higher, I would want the perch level windows bigger.

Even is there is two of them? Each one is about 24”x12”

 

[Alaskan]

Even is there is two of them? Each one is about 24”x12”

Hot is... hot.

Here is a photo of my pond coop:

See? Lots of air!

I don't use it in the winter for chickens... but have for ducks and geese.

I like air.

 

[Alaskan]

Amd i think this picture, from Google is a great warm weather coop... but I would pop in a huge vent on the back wall

 

[CKfarm22]

Hot is... hot.

Here is a photo of my pond coop:

See? Lots of air!

I don't use it in the winter for chickens... but have for ducks and geese.

I like air.
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Summers here get only about upper 90s and we have mild winters.

 

[Alaskan]

Summers here get only about upper 90s and we have mild winters.

Upper 90s is hot.

And mild winters makes me think more venting is better