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TSArmendarez
Chirping
So just an update, we expanded the coop today (in the rain and ever growing mud, ugh!) to 6.5x5. So that's close to 5.5 sq ft per bird, which I feel a lot more comfortable with. The run is the same for now, but once we move them in (hopefully tomorrow) and get everything situated, we'll extend it.
So I have some questions about venting. We have one 6"x11" window on the run facing side, another 6×11" window directly opposite that, above the nesting boxes. The roost runs from the run wall to the nesting box wall. The gable of the nesting box wall is partially open (covered with wire) at probably a square foot total. What about putting a vent below the roost? Would that be beneficial to create the vortex and push air under and up? Or has anybody ever put a vent below the nesting box? My husband mentioned raising the nesting box and having a floor vent under it, a couple inches wide and running the length of the whole wall.
So I have some questions about venting. We have one 6"x11" window on the run facing side, another 6×11" window directly opposite that, above the nesting boxes. The roost runs from the run wall to the nesting box wall. The gable of the nesting box wall is partially open (covered with wire) at probably a square foot total. What about putting a vent below the roost? Would that be beneficial to create the vortex and push air under and up? Or has anybody ever put a vent below the nesting box? My husband mentioned raising the nesting box and having a floor vent under it, a couple inches wide and running the length of the whole wall.