What type of fan works best inside coop?

[Terri1965]

I've always heard it's not good for chickens to have a fan blow on them. I don't have a fan in my coop but I do have one on my back porch and my entire flock fight to sit right in front of it especially during the hottest part of the day. They love it blowing on them. They get very happy and playful when its a very windy day outside or just before a storm is coming. I don't see the problem with it myself.

 

[Saaniya]

I have one fan inside the main coop blowing air out the rear vent. Fresh air is pulled in through the side vents. Keep in mind that you dont want direct airflow blowing on the chickens. I have fans in the pens to circulate air during our humid torrid summers.

Is that anything harm in airflow I don't have AC in my roosters room I just installed a air cooler but they start yawning when I turn on the cooler

 

[dawg53]

Just make sure there isnt any air blowing directly on the roosters. Airflow should be blowing out a vent. Indirect airflow should be coming in through the other vents.

 

[Saaniya]

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Oh I get it is direct flow harm them

 

[dawg53]

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Oh I get it is direct flow harm them

Here are two photos for you. The fans blow air out the vent. Fresh air is drawn in through the other other vents. It is gentle air drawn in and will not harm your birds.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I use a box fan as well.

 

[dawg53]

I use box fans under the coops. They're needed with our hot summer temps.

 

[Beer can]

I've never used one, personally don't think they need it. But I don't knock anyone that does.
Don't understand why some think the fan/wind will harm them?
My birds do just fine with tons of vent, really open coops, open pop door, high winds negative F temps. I'm sure they'd be fine 95-100 summer temps with some wind, probably welcome it lol.
Just be careful with dust in the fan, saw this on FB awhile back, and coops can get pretty dusty.

 

[dawg53]

I've never used one, personally don't think they need it. But I don't knock anyone that does.
Don't understand why some think the fan/wind will harm them?
My birds do just fine with tons of vent, really open coops, open pop door, high winds negative F temps. I'm sure they'd be fine 95-100 summer temps with some wind, probably welcome it lol.
Just be careful with dust in the fan, saw this on FB awhile back, and coops can get pretty dusty.
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If you lived down here during our long hot and humid summers 6 months of the year, you'd have fans for your chickens. Some folks out in the western US rig up sprinkling systems or misters for their coops and pens due to hot dry heat and little humidity. I doubt I'd be using fans where you live, but I dont know that because I've never lived up north.

You dont want direct air blowing on chickens all night long while they sleep or try to sleep. The results would be the same for a person or dog sleeping with a fan blowing air on them all night long. It was happening to Sanniya's roosters. During the day, the chickens are free to move away from the box fan in the pen if necessary. At times they move closer to the fan when it's hottest in the afternoon.

Different locations require different set ups and procedures, just like where you live.
As far as the fans go, never had an issue in 40 off and on chicken keeping years. They usually stop working due to overuse after a couple of years (or sooner) or trip the circuit breaker in the power strip if I'm using power tools for a project in one of the pens or coops. Once a year during the cooler months, I pull them out and clean them as best as I can. If the fan blades move too slow on high speed, they go in the trash and I buy a new one. I also clean the vent screens on coops several times a year.

You're right, a lot of dust gets moved around and accumulates on everything. I have sand in my pens and it gets dusty, but not as bad as dry regular soil.
The box fans serve another purpose during wet swampy seasons like we had last year. They deter mosquitos, flies and gnats. The insects cant bite the chickens with fans running at medium speed or higher.
The vents on the coops have small diameter hardware cloth to deter predators as well as screen to deter biting insects, including screen strips on the pop door. You can see why I clean the screens several times a year.

 

[henless]

I use a box fan here when the temps reach 95+. I attach it to the coop door at ground level, and the chickens can sit in front of it or not. You will find them at mid day lined up in front of the fan.