Ventilation Question

[Cryss]

You might want to try opening a big area at the points of the triangles, install hardware cloth for predator protection, and cover with what I call "baffles" to keep rain out. For baffles I'd say attach a strip of board (2x3 would work) to the end of each roof point. Then attach the panel of your choice to cover the opening.
I know, that isn't a very good description. Here's a picture of my first attempt at a baffle which, though poorly done, works perfectly. No rain or big drafts go in, air flows out. I used plexiglass so that the baffle doubled as a window. I'm really happy with it and will probably do it new and improved in the coop I'm working on now. (Yeah, make sure it fits the entire opening)

 

[kmom08]

We installed 5 of these on our coop. Our coop is 4'x8' with a 2'x4' storage area at the end (which has a removable wall if we add more chickens). We did install a 5th after comments on here that it might not be enough. We also have a window, and in the summer we have a wire panel on my big access door. We get heavy wind and rain at times so we decided actual vents to keep the rain out. They were only a couple dollars each at Lowes and come in larger or smaller sizes. There are more pictures on my coop page.

 

[aart]

and my husband is just kind of building this on his own, no plans.

....or research?
That is going to be insanely difficult to ventilate, weather proof, and tend to, especially in your climate. A-frames can be difficult anyway, IMO, but the steepness of this only makes it worse. Sorry to be so harsh, I just see heartbreak ahead.
How many birds do you plan on keeping in this?

Can you extend the roof on the run side and then make a large triangle at the top.

...in the wall of the coop. I think is what @jreardon1918 means.
It's a good suggestion.

 

[Leonard4]

....or research?
That is going to be insanely difficult to ventilate, weather proof, and tend to, especially in your climate. A-frames can be difficult anyway, IMO, but the steepness of this only makes it worse. Sorry to be so harsh, I just see heartbreak ahead.
How many birds do you plan on keeping in this?

...in the wall of the coop. I think is what @jreardon1918 means.
It's a good suggestion.

We have done research on the size, and I’m asking about ventilation here as we are just learning. We have at least a month until the birds can go in this, so if we need to make modifications, we’ll have time. Can you explain how this will be hard to weatherproof and tend to? As you can see from my original post, we have 4 chicks that will go in it.

 

[kmom08]

I think it will work. Our first coop was an A frame chicken tractor, but we found it to be too heavy to move around with ease. Then we wanted a larger run, in the end we chose to free range most of the time. LOL you learn as you go honesty.

We went through a few designs before building our last coop, and even though my husband added everything I requested we still have design flaws to work out. I did get what I asked for as far as easy to clean and having access from both sides of the coop.

 

[jreardon1918]

There is a post above (@Cryss) that shows the triangle I was picturing. It would need to be pretty big. That picture also shows a window. There is also a louvered vent in an above post (@kmom08) that could also help, but it is not very large. I put two of those in my coop and they help, but I also have two windows, the pop door and a ridge vent in the roof. And still I think more ventilation is needed. I often prop open the roofs of our side nest areas a couple inches to add additional ventilation. Here is an early picture of the coop before the run was added. The red circles are where I place a little block of wood that opens the the sides.

 

[jreardon1918]

I should have drawn something on your picture. How about turn the red triangle into a window. Could be done with HW cloth.

 

[Leonard4]

@jreardon1918 Thank you!! That’s very helpful!

 

[Cryss]

I should have drawn something on your picture. How about turn the red triangle into a window. Could be done with HW cloth.
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Yes! That's exactly where I meant th hey should cut it open and add a baffle type window. Mine is about 6 inches away from the opening allowing air flow.

 

[Folly's place]

A frame designs are difficult for a couple of reasons at least. It's hard to work inside, no head space. Chickens much prefer to roost as high up as possible, and there won't be 'flight space' for them inside. Windows/ openings will need to be at the ends, or have rain and snow inside if any openings are on the slanted sides.
Most of us find that a walk-in shed type structure works best...
Mary