Show me your coop ventilation :)

[Drunkencabbagefarms]

For our transition coop for our 4 week old flock who isn’t transitioned yet to the larger flock who free range - we put hardwire cloth covered windows on both sides to increase airflow across the coop. Living in Florida it’s crazy hot and so more air and shade the better!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I have two open/shut heat register vents one on front one on back. Also have a window and a roof vent. I also left some joices open.

 

[aart]

@DobieLover now I want to measure all mine.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

@lilywalker10 check this thread out for ideas. It gets really hit here so lots of ventilation is a must!

 

[lilywalker10]

@lilywalker10 check this thread out for ideas. It gets really hit here so lots of ventilation is a must!

@SunHwaKwon That's been one of my main concerns with the shed!! love this thread, thanks!

 

[hop_skip_anda_heartbeat]

Was a little hard to get photos of mine. I have about 32 sq ft of ventilation NOT including doors in a 6x10 coop. All have hardware cloth sandwiched or secured with screws/fender washers.

These vent holes are just under the roof line at the top of the coop wall, there's 40 total:
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Ridge vent in the roof and the inside view of a gable vent:
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I have 5 windows that stay open almost all year, plus you can see the gable vent and one of the floor vents (red) here as well:
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This is amazing! Thank you! I will definitely have to up the ventilation... I have a 4X10 coop and was struggling with airing it out without making it too cold. We are close to the same area though so I love the help!

 

[aart]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aarts-coop-page.65912/

 

[aart]

Now you're talking like a true engineer.

Getting old and lazy tho.

 

[DobieLover]

I'm really liking your roosting area and the placement of the ramp. How high from the floor is this? And where do you put your nests? I don't mean to hijack this thread so you might want to answer via pm rather than here.

PM sent.

 

[hop_skip_anda_heartbeat]

We have a solar powered exhaust fan (it was about $60), then two "shed" windows, and a permanent vent above one of our gutters that is [now] covered in hardware cloth. (Our coop was in-progress in this picture)
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I didn't even consider an exhaust fan! I was trying to find solar powered fans, but everything appeared too dangerous or $200+...thanks for the info!