How does the black color of the coop affect the temperature inside it?Updated 9 months ago

This is actually one of the most recurring questions we get asked. That's why we decided to get some hard scientific facts straight from a trustworthy source, and spoke to Dr. Daniel Cervenkov, professor of thermodynamics at Oxford University. He explained that when a coop - or any object for that matter and regardless of its colour - is placed OUT of direct sunlight, nearly all of the direct heating from the sun is removed; and grass or dirt would reflect perhaps around 5 or 10% of the light. This means sunlight would play a much smaller role in determining the coop's temperature, leaving ventilation as the main element in determining the coop's temperature. Bottom line is when the coop is placed in the shade - as it should be - the colour will play a very small role in determining their temperature.