Ventilation for central Ohio winters

[Linda Ann]

After seeing many posts about ventilation I took the plexiglass out of my chicken house windows. Now I am a little bit concerned for winter weather snow and low temperatures. One of the windows is just above the highest roost. Just wondering if the hands will be OK that roost up high by the cold window.
I have two windows across from each other they are now open. Along with a very drafty wood house, You can see daylight all around the top about 2 inches on both ends

 

[DobieLover]

After seeing many posts about ventilation I took the plexiglass out of my chicken house windows. Now I am a little bit concerned for winter weather snow and low temperatures. One of the windows is just above the highest roost. Just wondering if the hands will be OK that roost up high by the cold window.
I have two windows across from each other they are now open. Along with a very drafty wood house, You can see daylight all around the top about 2 inches on both ends

Can you please post pictures?
Windows can be baffled to direct air flow up.
Are the openings secured with 1/2" hardware cloth?

 

[Linda Ann]

Can you please post pictures?
Windows can be baffled to direct air flow up.
Are the openings secured with 1/2" hardware cloth?

Yes I have hardware cloth over the openings, We made a picture frame around a plexiglass sheet and then just screw it up to the building sides

 

[Acre4Me]

Pics would help. Where these are in relation to winter winds matter. I’m in west central Ohio. Winter winds are from the west or north, primarily west. Our coop is behind the barn, so the barn blocks the direct west winds. We have large open triangles in the upper part of the coop, which face south and north. The roosts are just below the south opening (covered in hardware cloth). Both north and south openings have 6+ Feet of roofing extending beyond. We cover the north opening during late Dec -feb when weather st it’s worst. We leave the south triangle open all the tim since weather cannot enter.

 

[3KillerBs]

I’m in west central Ohio. Winter winds are from the west or north, primarily west.

One of the things I miss after having grown up in Pittsburgh, PA (the easternmost part of the US midwest), is consistent wind directions.

Here in central NC I get wind from any direction and every direction.

One of the windows is just above the highest roost. Just wondering if the hands will be OK that roost up high by the cold window.
I have two windows across from each other they are now open. Along with a very drafty wood house, You can see daylight all around the top about 2 inches on both ends

Please show us some pictures of your coop.

The 2-inch upper gap is putting fresh air exactly where it's needed most.

IIRC, it's @aart who uses furnace filter as wind baffles in windows like the one you're talking about.

 

[aart]

IIRC, it's @aart who uses furnace filter as wind baffles in windows like the one you're talking about.

They are in the soffit openings, because snow blows off the lower roof.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ventilation-baffling.75434/

 

[Sueby]

I leave my windows open all winter & stuff them with filter material I got from Amazon. (I think I actually got this idea from aart years ago)

ETA: In addition to having the soffits open:

 

[aart]

I leave my windows open all winter & stuff them with filter material

How thick is that filter mat'l?

 

[Sueby]

How thick is that filter mat'l?

About an inch.