Siding material, ventilation, and other coop questions.

[aart]

they figured out that the new coop is where they sleep (not the old one across the yard)

Cool Beans!
Are you free ranging?

 

[black_cat]

Cool Beans!
Are you free ranging?

Only in short, supervised sessions. Our backyard has easy access to neighbor's yards, and is impossible to fence, so we have to watch them. I was, however, expecting them to sleep in the current run or stay out trying to get to the old coop.

 

[yakitori]

Windows do not open from the top and soffits are not open. I'll get pics this afternoon when we're not in a rush this morning. There was some pretty heavy rain with really heavy wind so I closed the windows.

Oh it seems like you’re close by me. Im in orange county, NY. The weather was nasty. Seems like there will be more on Friday...

For cheap fencing you can probably try what I do, cheap pvc roll up fencing with step in posts, my pullets can jump over it, but they don’t, especially if you block their view to large clearings etc. if you dont mind the opaque aesthetics, silt fencing is even cheaper, and tends to be opaque, which prevents the chickens from wanting to reach something beyond the fence

 

[black_cat]

Progress was made! Under the coop run is done, aside from the bit that has to connect to the big run.

 

[black_cat]

Outside pics of what I think are soffits?-because of the roof overhang it was hard to get a pic. The white on the end is the roof trim that overhangs, and the board you can see on the top is what I believe is the actual soffit bit.

The inside pics are better. @aart is this what you were looking for in pics?

 

[CluckerFamily]

Very nice!
It always feels so good when you have been looking forward to doing something with coop.

 

[aart]

@aart is this what you were looking for in pics?

Yeah, kinda, looks like soffit is blocked off.
But pics from farther back to see rafters too would help,
also pics of that area from outside.

 

[black_cat]

Yeah, kinda, looks like soffit is blocked off.
But pics from farther back to see rafters too would help,
also pics of that area from outside.

Soffits are blocked off. I can try to get pics today.

 

[aart]

Soffits are blocked off.

Bummer.
That piece of wood is probably not easily removed,
plus parents probably wouldn't agree to removal.

 

[black_cat]

Bummer.
That piece of wood is probably not easily removed,
plus parents probably wouldn't agree to removal.

I agree with both of those points. Would that be the spot to drill holes for cross ventilation on both sides? Can you drill holes?