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Consider a sheet of plywood (or any other sheet good) temporarily screwed over it, or at least a coupla scrap 2x4s screwed across the window on the inside of the coop?
One extra thing you could do for them, is in case they do feel cold (9 is not cold for northern chickens but if yours are not used to it then it could be a problematic surprise I suppose) pile a DEEP (like, 1-2') pile of bedding in the most draft-free corner, so that if they want they can snuggle into that instead of roosting. And throw them an extra handful of scratch or cracked corn if you have it. Really though the big thing is that you've taken care of the wind. I betcha they'll be fine
Good luck, have fun,
Pat
Thanks Pat. I did a re-think while I was out there. I have more scrap 45 mil epdm than lumber or anything else, so I strapped the plexiglass with 3 pieces, and stapled a triangle over the corner that broke when I was trying to screw it on. North and east vents are covered, south upper vent and west eaves vent are open. I blocked about 1/3 of my wide popdoor with pond-liner stapled top bottom and side, then hung a t-shirt door over the rest of the pop door, slows the wind but breathes. My BYC page may or may not have pics of my first coop, nicknamed the "brooder" after I found out how big my birds would get, lumber frame, 45 mil liner on a couple of sides, plywood on one, and a t-shirt door. Old t-shirts, I have lots of. Texas winters come in 3 day bursts. There is at least one accidental vent on the left door of the coop, but it's narrow, and while I could be sure it doesn't leak, a tiny bit of ventilation on that northeast corner might be a good thing. They aren't used to being in close confines
I figure the fabric will breathe enough, the birds can push out if they want to. They figured that out when they were cute little pullets, but I had to come home to open the "door" to let them in at night, and they all trooped up the ladder in single file... they were so cute.)
I think Production Reds are ok up north - I'm sure the barred rocks are, so they will hopefully be ok. They are happy, the floor of their coop has plenty of straw they've tossed out of the nest boxes, the rest of the floor is covered with food. Except for eating or laying, they haven't spent much time in the coop since I added the 4 tier roost to the run. They LOVE it...lots of breeze, laid eggs all thru the summer last year, when it was too hot for most hens I hear.
Fingers crossed, now I have to block the wind out of my garage. The snow and ice and wind pushed the door in to the limit of its mounting, making my beautiful vinyl windblock useless, I can see an inch of daylight on each side..... Wonder how many old tshirts I have left.
