I am hoping to build a Raken House to for raising laying chickens and meat rabbits this summer. I am thinking about using a steel carport structure that I will enclose and use wood chips for deep bedding. I am considering this as a way to make compost for my garden and possibly sell any surplus, and of course eggs and rabbits and meat too.
My concern is that living in a northern climate that I might not be able to get enough ventilation and keep everyone safe and warm enough to keep them healthy. I plan on building the sides and ends with plenty of windows. But in the winter time I plan on closing it up and only have a gable vent on the front and back.
So I would greatly appreciate any advice I can get so I don't put out a lot of time and money just to find out that it won't work in the north.
Thank you!
My concern is that living in a northern climate that I might not be able to get enough ventilation and keep everyone safe and warm enough to keep them healthy. I plan on building the sides and ends with plenty of windows. But in the winter time I plan on closing it up and only have a gable vent on the front and back.
So I would greatly appreciate any advice I can get so I don't put out a lot of time and money just to find out that it won't work in the north.
Thank you!