ROOSTS & AIR in coop

[Alexxxx88]

Hi
I was asking my self if air is sufficient for 5-6 chickens and if two roosts in the first picture (I removed those in the next pictures) at same height are correct.
I closed the right side where there are nests because they are gonna sleep there instead of on roosts; my pullets are two months, maybe they are too youngs?
And I don't know why they still don't sleep on roots but on litter with cutted grass, wood shavings and sand.

edit: I noted that during "siesta" in the second phase of the day, they can rest on roosts so they are capable but they prefer sleeping all together and united.
Temperature during night is actually 14-16 °C=60 °F

 

[All4Eggz]

Welcome to BYC! (sorry I’m a little late!)

@3KillerBs and @aart can help you with this!
Your birds are gorgeous!

 

[3KillerBs]

Welcome to BYC. Those are good questions.

The Usual Guidelines

For each adult, standard-sized hen you need:

• 4 square feet in the coop (.37 square meters)
• 10 square feet in the run (.93 square meters),
• 1 linear foot of roost (.3 meters),
• 1/4 of a nest box,
• And 1 square foot (.09 square meters) of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation, preferably located over the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

Ventilation is important in any climate, but if your area has hot summers you'll probably want to have more than that minimum level of ventilation. Chickens tolerate cold better than they tolerate heat.

6 chickens need at least 6 square feet of ventilation, which is .56 square meters.

As for roosting, young pullets raised without adult hens to teach them often sleep on the ground until they get closer to laying age. Then their instincts send them up to the roosts.

 

[Alexxxx88]

Welcome to BYC. Those are good questions.

The Usual Guidelines

For each adult, standard-sized hen you need:

• 4 square feet in the coop (.37 square meters)
• 10 square feet in the run (.93 square meters),
• 1 linear foot of roost (.3 meters),
• 1/4 of a nest box,
• And 1 square foot (.09 square meters) of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation, preferably located over the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

Ventilation is important in any climate, but if your area has hot summers you'll probably want to have more than that minimum level of ventilation. Chickens tolerate cold better than they tolerate heat.

6 chickens need at least 6 square feet of ventilation, which is .56 square meters.

As for roosting, young pullets raised without adult hens to teach them often sleep on the ground until they get closer to laying age. Then their instincts send them up to the roosts.

sorry i didnt get "24/7/365 ventilation"
so is it ok my coop? Maybe I can add a tube that I will eventually close during winter?
During summer temperature it's from 32 to 38 °C (89 to 100 °F)

 

[Alexxxx88]

Welcome to BYC! (sorry I’m a little late!)

@3KillerBs and @aart can help you with this!
Your birds are gorgeous!

thank you!

 

[aart]

They need ventilation year round.
Hard to know if your coop is sufficient without seeing the whole coop, inside and out.
....and with dimensions of it's size.
Do you ahve a run too?

 

[All4Eggz]

sorry i didnt get "24/7/365 ventilation"

Every hour, every day, all year.
Hence the word “permanent” before it.

 

[3KillerBs]

sorry i didnt get "24/7/365 ventilation"

Sorry, that's an American expression that means all of the time.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

In regards to chicken ventilation that means airflow that's never closed off ever for any reason.

so is it ok my coop? Maybe I can add a tube that I will eventually close during winter?
During summer temperature it's from 32 to 38 °C (89 to 100 °F)

In that heat you'll want more than just the minimum level of ventilation.

Here's my article on hot-climate chicken keeping: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hot-climate-chicken-housing-and-care.77263/

 

[3KillerBs]

sorry i didnt get "24/7/365 ventilation"

Sorry, that's an American expression that means all of the time.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

In regards to chicken ventilation that means airflow that's never closed off ever for any reason.

so is it ok my coop? Maybe I can add a tube that I will eventually close during winter?
During summer temperature it's from 32 to 38 °C (89 to 100 °F)

In that heat you'll want more than just the minimum level of ventilation.

Here's my article on hot-climate chicken keeping: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/hot-climate-chicken-housing-and-care.77263/

 

[rosemarythyme]

And I don't know why they still don't sleep on roots but on litter with cutted grass, wood shavings and sand.

The roosts are very low, which doesn't make them want to use them. Chickens want to sit up higher.

Since it looks like you have a small prefabricated coop, one possible fix is to set up roosts like this: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ng-in-nest-boxes.1134399/page-2#post-17749535

And yes it looks like you need more ventilation, I don't see any at all, but I also cannot see the entire coop in your photos.