Question

[Threechimkens]

Can you maybe do a wire mesh insert into the doors? Nothing says ventilation strictly has to be on a wall.

Or is the roof built so it could possibly be lifted by a couple of inches, letting you put ventilation in under that?

So u want me to put chicken fencing on the door?

 

[Threechimkens]

Can you show us photos of your entire coop, exterior and interior? We might be able to help you find space for ventilation that you don't realize exists.

Ventilation is the #1 key to good health because birds have extremely delicate respiratory systems.

 

[rosemarythyme]

So u want me to put chicken fencing on the door?

Provided that your rain/winds don't blow right in the direction of the door, it's always an option as long as it's small opening wire (no holes larger than 1/2") and attached securely to the door frame.

 

[3KillerBs]

Can you raise the roof and put the ventilation at the top of the walls?

Ideally, you want the roost above the nestboxes and the ventilation above the birds' heads when they're sitting on their roosts.

 

[Threechimkens]

Provided that your rain/winds don't blow right in the direction of the door, it's always an option as long as it's small opening wire (no holes larger than 1/2") and attached securely to the door frame.

But how are they supposed to get out??

 

[rosemarythyme]

But how are they supposed to get out??

It'd still be a door. It'd a screen door, essentially. Keep the frame, replace the inside wood (green) with wire mesh.

 

[Threechimkens]

It'd still be a door. It'd a screen door, essentially. Keep the frame, replace the inside wood (green) with wire mesh.

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Ohh that works? Because I thought the air had to be from the top. And also we got the vents already :/

 

[rosemarythyme]

Ohh that works? Because I thought the air had to be from the top. And also we got the vents already :/

It may or may not, and only you'd know if that was a good place to put that much ventilation - I do not know your wind directions and cannot check for drafts in the roost area for you, you need to do that first.

And you could just return the vents or install them elsewhere, i.e. if you only did half a door in wire mesh you'd still need additional ventilation.

 

[CinnaBun]

Marshmallow1234?

 

[aart]

Marshmallow1234?

That's it!
I knew that 'coop' looked familiar.