How does the black color of the coop affect the temperature inside it?Updated 10 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.