One more thing- when you do add the ratchet straps, its actually even better to do it on the inside of the run in an X pattern across the walls, to keep it from shearing, depending on the direction of the wind. This is what I ended up doing (vs what my photo shows I did initially). So a...
I did until this past fall, when I moved the flock into a new coop/run.
The ratchet strap/ground anchor trick held through some pretty intense storm and winds last summer. Highly recommend.
you need to vent it for sure, right NOW. don't wait. you're better off with snow in a cold run than with your run blown into the neighbors yard. those green ground pegs are not for keeping it from taking off. i had a 9x9 walk in omlet run tumble in high winds (was a work in progress -...