The coop/main run are covered and walls are 1/2 hardware cloth with 1/2 " HC on the ground around the perimeter. The outer run has the chicken wire top and bottom and 1/2 HC around the bottom. At sun down we close the door to the outrun keeping them safe at night. Thank you for the reminders.
We're in Viola just north of Felton. Just our coop / run are covered and all is covered by the plexi glass as shown.
We do get alot of wind here, too much wind. West, north and a lot of east. These are our first chicks and first winter with them.
Middle of Delaware. Photos here. Ty
Your set up sound great. Like yours I have a door to allow the girls access to the great outdoors lol. We do close that door up at night even though it's safe.
But, we do have stray cats that sit there dreaming and salivating. The chickens at first are on...
Hello everyone, I have a small 72 sq ft run with a raised hen house. Operating windows on all four sides. It's a walk in run with good head room. So, in that area I have all the screens covered with clear plexi glass. It's comfortable in there for my girls :). I also have a 100 sq ft outer run...