Run Bedding and Ventilation

[Sagey_7878]

+2 C is above freezing, no issues at all in winter.

So the roosts are on what I'll call the outside wall. You could take the paneling off the entire inside wall under the overhang so rain cannot blow into the coop section. That would be easiest. If you do that I don't think you need an opening on the outside wall but it would not hurt, especially an opening higher than the roosts. I'm not sure how strong a windstorm you might get but that would keep any direct wind off of them. Basically what Alaskan sketched.

If you consider your run secure so you are not worried about predators at night, you don't really have to cover the section where you remove paneling under the overhang with wire. I'd be tempted to, maybe something like 2" x 4" wire or cheap chicken wire, in case you ever want to keep then in the coop section only. But that would be for your convenience, not because it is necessary.

Thank you! I think my next step is going to cut a large piece out of the shed (the side that is in the run) and cover with wire. Will that be enough? Roosts will be on opposite side of wire. The run has the shelter part so don’t have to make a window or anything.

 

[Alaskan]

Just the hotter it is...the nicer it would be to have that one wall completely removed.

And yes... a window on the opposite side for good air flow.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Just a side note, my chickens sleep in a metal shed and I am worried in summer it will be too hot for them, there is some ventilation but I don’t know if it’s enough, any ideas? Should I do anything to the shed? I am worried.

Why not you just cut a window?

 

[aart]

Why not you just cut a window?

Read the whole thread and you'll see windows are being discussed