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Thanks Fred. We're ready then!

Sorry to barge in. Can someone with experience advise me? We are on evacuation notice due to wildfires. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/707372/emergency-evacuation-preparation

Quote: Thank you for sharing. I am planning to add trellis -- and maybe grow hops? -- on the sides of my run. I do need to consider how to put a snow-proof roof on it; I don't have inexpensive metal roofing readily available to me, but I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Yes, my girls may use the run around the clock. I've added a raised dog igloo, too, in case they want to rest or nest in it, but they really seem to enjoy their coop. The food and water are out of the coop now. I can put bales of straw in the run to create a wind and snow break so they may...

Bee, how many square feet of coop floor space do you recommend per standard hen?

Is 12 square feet for three hens too small? Their run is 50 square feet and they may free range on lawn two hours daily, although its their preference to poop on my patio because that's where the ants congregate.

I'm going to re-post my question here because I didn't get a reply on the "Thirty Below" thread. Yes, we get days of thirty below here. We can have a lot of snow or very little but there is almost always nasty wind. Our climate is dry. The front of my teeny coop is all hardware cloth; its a...

You did, Fred. "Messy buckets." (Merci bo coup. Thank you very much.)

Thank you to the experienced folks! For us Canucks that get cold snaps of -30? What are your thoughts on pampering? Also, if we want to add light so we may continue to feed our families, what type of light do you recommend? LEDs are quite safe but will they do the job?