Tanichca
Sparkle Magnet
Hi everyone! Well, it's that time of year when the gigantic monsoons come a'roaring in. Now, for a few months every year, it is ridiculously hot and dry here, so my coop is pretty much entirely open, except for the back wall. But, with the way our storms come through, rain pours through the three open sides (covered in chicken wire) and soaks the coop, the nest boxes, the ground, and the birds! The chickens aren't very happy, needless to say, and there isn't anywhere to go that's dry enough to protect them. So my question is, should I build a door on hinges for one of the sides, where the rain comes in most, and just close it when it's raining and open it when it's not? Should I build a half wall? I don't want to lose any ventilation during the long, hot days of early summer. Any advice would be great! Thanks in advance!