Sanitizing the Coop - Ultimate

[lmdengler]

The eave vents are a good starting place, but your ventilation needs to be in more than one area. Think of it this way, when you open a single window in your house, you get a bit of fresh air in that one room. But, if you open an other window at the other end, you now get a breeze that goes THROUGH the house. Your goal with ventilation in your coop is to have air moving through, while not causing a draft on the birds as they roost at night. My 10 x 12 coop has 23 s.f. of ventilation including 3 windows, 2 soffit, 2 eave, and a floor level vent. That floor vent is very important IMO b/c it takes advantage of natural air flow. Heat rises. Cold air enters at the bottom, and as it rises through the coop, it picks up extra moisture and ammonia and carries it up to exit through upper level vents. IMO, windows are very important also. Birds enjoy the natural lighting and ventilation they provide.

 

[jthornton]

Ah I went back and looked close and you have perforated soffits so one huge vent all the way around the top.

JT

 

[aart]

Ah I went back and looked close and you have perforated soffits so one huge vent all the way around the top.

JT

I saw the perf soffits right off the bat....but HC there would be much better.
Along with larger gable and/or ridge venting.

 

[lmdengler]

I saw the perf soffits right off the bat....but HC there would be much better.
Along with larger gable and/or ridge venting.

What is HC?

 

[aart]

What is HC?

Hardware Cloth......19ga 1/2" is most commonly used against predator infiltration on all windows and vents.
See My Coop page for how I installed it on soffits.