DIY Chicken Coop Ventilation

DIY Chicken Coop Ventilation | MUST Know Tips!

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We updated our coop with some DIY chicken coop ventilation. We included some must know tips when ventilating your coop, and we hope you can take this information and give your chickens some additional ventilation!
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@Phethephoenix 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good idea adding ventilation. Maybe caulk the inside of the hole so it doesn’t get wet and possibly moldy inside.

@zepguwlthistle7924 Жыл бұрын

i agree, water will run down between the layers and mold

@patriciajones9711 2 жыл бұрын

I love these ideas that people like me (a power-tool weenie) can do. I have chickens and we converted a lawn tractor shed. We insulated the walls because we get such cold winters (-30) here in the mountains.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that is COLD! We get single digits but nothing too crazy! I’m definitely not the best builder guy so I like to find easy ways of doing things 😂

@AWardle18 2 жыл бұрын

I have a similar setup with an old Suncast shed too. I added the wire to the outside of the shed to avoid getting wasp nests down in the walls. Great video 👍🏻

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even think about wasps getting in there.. I might have to do the same!

@NextStop2030 2 жыл бұрын

Add me to that list. Thanks for the headsup

@xowii4life Жыл бұрын

Can you show how you did that. I’m not understanding. Those wasps get everywhere. Sometimes I can barely go do my lawn they’re everywhere as well as in their run but I managed to get that nest down. I just don’t get how wire around the shed will prevent them from getting inside they fit thru everything.

@AWardle18 Жыл бұрын

@@xowii4life I guess I've been pretty lucky so far. Find some wire that has small holes or overlap with a second layer.

@davidcudlip6587 25 күн бұрын

@@xowii4life I would attach finer screen door type screen on the outside part of the vent holes. That should keep out any flying insects.

@kevinzeugin9562 Жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor. Stumbled onto your video and now I'm hooked watching them all. Thank you for so much detail and explanations

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Hey!! I appreciate you watching and then continuing to watch! Welcome!

@kathydunn3372 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I've been 'gifted' a shed, and have been wondering how to turn it into a coop. Great ideas!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

They make great coops! You should definitely do it!

@LaGrenouille09 Жыл бұрын

Love this, I also have a shed coop and I love seeing other peoples ways of doing things! I would say, lowering your roosts would be a good idea regardless of where your ventilation is; jumping from such a height can lead to injuries and bumble foot.

@Bioluvskatz 2 жыл бұрын

Loving your cheap options!

@BigSkyAtNight 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job, we have a similar shed for our coop. I’m glad you’re trying things out so I know how mine will act also! 😁 Great video!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

😂 hey thanks! I appreciate you watching!

@braedenmoses 2 жыл бұрын

Solid my brother, I threw a very specific search out there, and enjoyed this 👍🤙

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I had the video on the other end of your search! Thank you!

@playlikeaprowebtvrebel2715 Ай бұрын

Hey neighbor. New subscriber here. We're in central Kansas and will be building a coop and getting ready for chicks next year. Thanks for the details and you're more of a craftsman than you give yourself credit for.l far, it looks like we'll be going with this for our first coop. Keep the videos coming.

@MasteringMayhem Жыл бұрын

Hey Neighbor. This video helped me add ventilation to my clients coop. Thank you.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor, happy to help! I appreciate you watching!

@annh3599 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!

@debbieurias5151 Жыл бұрын

Great video, we bought one of these sheds for my chickens a few months ago. Hi was wondering how to give them more ventilation, thank you plus we are going to put a drop down door like yours.

@mikeholcombe7111 2 жыл бұрын

Good video thanks for the info

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

@bonniehiggins8811 6 ай бұрын

Excellent !!

@KCSmith1 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the video about the shed. Good ideas!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!!

@holynyork7124 Жыл бұрын

Oh…. Bay Neighbor U r doing quite well I. Your great videos help so many,thank you & God Bless u & yours. ❤

@carlaferrier2967 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. That could have saved me some money if I had done somthing like that. Looks great.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thank you!

@deliaschickencoop 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

@abcloft302 11 ай бұрын

Good job 👏🏽

@kiwi162 2 жыл бұрын

This is genius!!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

@richardkut3976 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff.

@robertotroncoso7124 Жыл бұрын

That’s a good one clean out my shed to put my chickens inside I’m gonna do the ventilation holes in one side on the other side I’m installing a intake fan for fresh air in one side is gonna come out to the ventilation holes good idea thank you

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

That’s an awesome idea!!! Thank you for watching!

@stephanieskarren3434 Жыл бұрын

Everybody has a right to use power tools! You can do it friend! Keep up the good work sharing your ideas!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😂!

@farwoodfarm9296 2 жыл бұрын

Cool idea! I think you will need more though. I took the plexiglass out of the windows on mine and replaced it with hardware cloth, secured with zip ties. It’s going. To get really hot in there during the summer.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea, actually! I didn’t even think of that!

@SandraCromwell3 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead After watching this video (great idea by the way!) I was also going to suggest taking out the plexiglass and replace with the mesh ❤

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I think I’m going to do that!

@xowii4life Жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead you don’t think it will be to cold when temps get into the teens for them. I don’t lock mine in at this time their entrance to their shed is inside of their run I haven’t figured out an easy way to put a little door in so that they can go in and out yet they just go through the sliding door area. I put a screen to cover 3/4 way but also it’s a problem for me to enter daily to get the eggs I have to move the run back so I can get inside. Any ideas appreciated.

@organicinohio5398 5 ай бұрын

There is a saw you can buy to cut a chicken door into that resin. I’m going to do it. Maybe put a side window in as well.

@vivianjohnson1844 10 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor you did a great job 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 10 ай бұрын

Hey thanks, I appreciate it!

@rlbeam Жыл бұрын

We just finished a similar resin shed coop. Instead of putting the plexiglass windows on, we've used double-sided adhesive to cover them with window screens until it gets cold.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

We ended up doing something similar! We went with a quarter inch wire mesh and drilled them onto the wall and held them there with a screw and washer, it works great! How does the tape hold up? That stuff is pretty strong if you get the surface clean before hand!

@rlbeam Жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead So far, so good! I like the idea of the quarter inch wire mesh too, though - I'm thinking we could just swap it out for the original plexiglass.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

For sure! We ended up putting 3” holes around for ventilation and covering those with the mesh, and keeping the plexiglass in the windows!

@debrashelton5067 2 жыл бұрын

Love the ideal

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

@Stephenzaffarano 2 жыл бұрын

Considering emptying my own shed and converting it for chickens! I'd prefer to raise them in a mobile tractor and put them on new grass daily, but the property we're currently on doesn't have enough square footage. Thanks for the tips!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

We are the same way, I would love to have the room to have a tractor for them. We have a large garage so we didn’t need a shed to store things.. so we got a shed to store chickens 😂. Thanks for watching!

@zepguwlthistle7924 Жыл бұрын

good idea

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!

@truthhurts7529 2 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on the build for the roosting bar bud!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

I know 😭. This is the biggest growing season we have had so the last couple weeks it’s been nothing but garden prep and planting every extra second of the day. After memorial I’ll have some time to get it done!

@beastman997 Жыл бұрын

Lath screws will help a lot too

@stephanie1493 6 ай бұрын

I have the same thing but it is fully insulated. I’m not sure how or why I would add ventilation.. maybe an air filter. On my shed, there is a layer of foam underneath foil bubble wrap insulation. They do not eat the foil but if they see any styrofoam, they will go for it. They will also tear up cardboard so don’t use that to cover the foam. I also have a small temperature controlled heater mounted inside, which keeps them above 60. Most of my chickens are from Indonesia, which average temp is 70f. Raising chickens is a learning process but most people take a lazy, careless approach.

@djahorne Ай бұрын

Hey neighbor ! I love this idea, but have a question. What size screen did you use and do you have a link to them? Thanks for your time.

@brysonhance1566 Жыл бұрын

How do I prevent a draft in the wintertime

@HJartistry Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I am researching coops and chickens etc right now and this is insanely helpful. How is the coop holding up currently?

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Coop is still doing great! We even had to drag it across the yard with ropes and a car in order for it to be legal 😂. I couldn’t be happier with the setup!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

And since making this video we have been over 100 Fahrenheit for weeks now. It’s hot in there, but much better than what it was! The only vents I will add now is to take out the windows and replace them with screen.

@HJartistry Жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead thank you so much for this info!!! Trying to find a half decent shed on fb marketplace that isn’t crazy expensive. Thanks again!!! I’ll be checking out your other videos too! Appreciate the feedback and knowledge

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

And thank YOU for watching! Finding a used shed is definitely more difficult or more easy depending on your location, so I hope it’s easy for you!

@cduffy6708 9 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor...thanks..!

@colettevanderkin3881 2 ай бұрын

Are you satisfied with the 6 holes or did you add more?

@kristinahawker7545 Жыл бұрын

I live in upstate New York where we get a lot of wind, snow, and very cold weather. I'm worried they are going to be cold.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure how bad it gets there, but here we hover close to 0 degrees Fahrenheit and get some pretty heavy winds coming off the Rocky Mountains. With that weather our birds have done great! When I first got chickens we used to use a heat lamp.. and then realized it was a safety hazard and chickens can actually handle REALLY cold weather pretty well!

@KingJamesIX 2 жыл бұрын

Hey a new video!!! 🥰

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

After a long week of prepping the garden and securing the pig pen to prep for the garden, I was finally able to get it out haha! It was killing me to have the footage but having no time to edit! I need an editor, that’s what I need!

@KingJamesIX 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly bro I found your channel cause of your "turning a shed into a chicken coop" video and it was so creative and inventive and I showed it to my folks cause we're going to get chickens very soon and we were doing coop shopping and this looks like a grand solution for us as well. Thanks for putting this out there man. D.I.Y. 4 life.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Well I’m happy you stumbled across that video! It’s funny because I’ve always made videos about growing peppers and finally decided on making videos around all the things I do to make our own food and the coop shed was the very first video I posted that branched out from peppers and it took off. I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been to be able to create videos around everything I do, rather than one tiny part of it! It’s been a blast haha!

@Mmbohn1 2 жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead me too.....clever build. And money is a factor esp in this economy

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

It really is! Gas alone is a fortune right now!

@mountainmama22 Жыл бұрын

hey neighbor I'm doing a project inspired your videos is like to tag you in it once it's all done

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

I’m excited to see it!

@abeacham6572 11 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor!!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 11 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor!!!

@katherinegoebel9305 Жыл бұрын

Question, I live in Iowa, do you live in a cold climate? Trying to figure out ventilation for my area.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Here in Utah we get some pretty cold winters. We can get down to single digits pretty often!

@missysmith9854 Жыл бұрын

You might want to put the screen on outside. The walls have voids that are now open and bees & wasps have access to the holes in wall.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

You have a good point, I didn’t think of that! I’m going to change that before they wake up in the spring. Thank you 😂

@xowii4life Жыл бұрын

Does it need any kind of insulation for the cold weather. Not sure if it would make it to warm in the summer days. Great videos by the way. Thank you for sharing. And where do I get that piece to cut the holes and cut the door?

@xowii4life Жыл бұрын

Also how to cut and insert a window my shed doesn’t have one.

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Here is the link to the 3” hole saw amzn.to/3C66sPD Here is a link to a saws all that is what I would use to cut a window into a shed amzn.to/3poyRZy As for the insulation… that would probably make it too hot in the summer. Chickens do MUCH better in cold than in the heat. If I were you I would definitely build it to be cool in the summer rather than warm in the winter. I hope that helps 😂. In the winter it’s easy to add a deep mulch layer and things like that to keep it warm, but there isn’t a whole lot you can do besides ventilation to make it cool in the summer. Good luck on your build!

@xowii4life Жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead thank you so much for your time

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Of course!

@xowii4life Жыл бұрын

I was just reading the comments on the circular attachment you sent me up above they said it spins around on the drill how do I keep it from doing that. Do I need to get anything else to keep attachment intact while cutting the holes out?

@giovannadamico676 Ай бұрын

Video interessante per favore vorrei sapere di più sulle griglie per i fori di ventilazione su amazon grazie

@kristinahawker7545 Жыл бұрын

Hello!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Hello!

@kassandrahosmer132 Жыл бұрын

Nvm found it! Hey neighbor!

@stephanieskarren3434 Жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

HEY NEIGHBOR!!

@huffmanjeanne 9 ай бұрын

Hey Neighbor!

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 9 ай бұрын

Hey neighbor!!!!

@BergenholtzChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Why couldn't you use the window?

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Technically I could, but I would still want another hole on the other side for cross ventilation! But I could just screen that window up and use that for sure.

@rolln2285 Жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Hey there neighbor!!

@barbarawalker3620 Жыл бұрын

👍🐤🐔🌅🌇

@anthonypeterson3112 Жыл бұрын

A mouse that made the decision to enter a chicken coop is about to be dinner

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

I’ve always thought the same thing. I know my birds would tear a mouse up 😂

@anthonypeterson3112 Жыл бұрын

@@WhitepepperFarmshomestead they are miniature T Rex's, except cuddley

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

That is the perfect description for them 😂

@stan5949 2 жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor 👍🏻👍🏻

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead 2 жыл бұрын

Hey neighbor!!!!

@bodidleemusic Жыл бұрын

Hey Neighbor

@WhitepepperFarmshomestead Жыл бұрын

Wooo! Hey neighbor!

@danielwagner6290 Жыл бұрын

I hate it when people say chickens can handle pretty cold temperatures. They are jungle foul not winter foul. Key word jungle environment. Even though people force them to handle it they have no choice they don't like it at all when it's really cold. This is why there combs get damaged in the cold. I see a lot of chicken videos with comb damage to their chickens from winters. People don't care enough to prevent this damage. They just say, OH the chickens can handle it. Such wrong thinking.

@stevecrim4249 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely