It's been a learning curve for winterizing. This is our third winter . . .
The first winter we used 6 mil clear plastic attached with furring strips. It looked great, but by the end of the second winter, the plastic had mostly given out - I patched several cracks with clear packing tape and...
Thanks! We completed it in Spring of '21 and really like how it turned out =). We currently have 23 hens and one roo, about max number of chickens for our structure.
Always tweaking, of course 😉.
Your Dad is right - inside would look nicer, but it's not as safe for your chickens.
Solution: attach outside and put furring strips up. A little extra cost, but it does make it look nice.
Here's a pic of our build - the front corner has a furring strips installed on the side but not yet...