Ventilation vs Circulation in Backyard Chicken Coops
Somehow along the way, the big talk on social media is how important it is to have ventilation in the chicken coop.
Not that important!
What is more important is circulation in the heat of summer.
Lets start with ventilation:
Ventilation is important, yes but for the big commercial poultry industries, housing thousands of birds in the huge industrial buildings. They need the big fans sucking out the ammonia and bring the clean air in as it is unhealthy for the birds and can cause respiratory diseases.
Backyard chicken keepers do not have thousands of chickens in their coops and are not kept in the coop 24/7. They generally have a run attached and can leave the chicken coop. In addition, the coop isn't completely sealed up during the day as the pop door would be open, letting in air.