Has anyone had the problem in 1.9 where you cover up the door with blocks and the villagers still die? It used to keep them safe, but I lost most of a village yesterday. I guess I'll have to build a whole little room in front of each door until I get the village walled and lit.
The villagers are walking into blocks placed in front of their doors and suffocating.
This is why villagers can't have nice things... 🙂
But they will cross carpets just fine if there's no roof, I just tried it. Carpets out in the street don't slow them down at all, they walk right across.