Vent

[kburruano]

In a nutshell I needed to adjust the roost bar on the prefab coop I have. Now the chickens are head level with the window vent. Do I need to worry? I'm in south east PA.

 

[nuthatched]

Can you block that vent and add another someplace else.

 

[kburruano]

I can shut the window but don't have time to add any more venting tonight. I could take the roost bar out and just let them sit on the bottom of the coop. It's elevated off the floor

 

[aart]

In a nutshell I needed to adjust the roost bar on the prefab coop I have. Now the chickens are head level with the window vent. Do I need to worry?

Pics of coop and roosts would help here.

There are ways to baffle vents to reduce air movement.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ventilation-baffling.75434/

I'm in south east PA.

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[Mrs. K]

They probably will be fine. At worst a little frost bite. Are you expecting a storm?

Lowering the roost might be the easiest , how many birds? Do not close up the ventilation until you are able to add new.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Have you actually tested the new roost location for drafts from the current vent location? Might be a little trickier with a prefab but if you take a light ribbon and place it at roost height and 12" above that, on a typical windy day, you can check to see how much air movement there is at the spot. A little ribbon movement is fine, but a lot of movement = drafts.