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My picnic fly isn't to keep anything in or out (though it's handy on rainy days), it's for shade since the Little Monitor Coop is in a temporary position that's exposed to the worst of our brutal midday sun.

My 7-month-old picnic fly has just surrendered to a hail storm -- lots of little slits all over the degraded fabric. (I should be able to put a tarp over the frame when I need it again). When you replace your umbrellas you might look into commercial restraurant supply houses to get something...

That is absolutely wonderful!

In other words, you've created chicken heaven under their feet!

This summer I used grass clippings in both pen and coop but I let them dry completely before raking. It that state they held little appeal for birds who had plenty of fresh greenery to nibble and weren't at risk of rot they way fresh ones are. One time in collecting grass clippings for garden...

Yes. As others have mentioned, there is a particular kind of mold that favors green wood chips (which is different than the other fungi that are part of the composting process). But an already dead tree with the wood already dry is a different story.

Wonderful!!! It's best to let wood chips age before using them, but if you keep them turned and exposed to wind and sun they should be great. It's so much fun to see the chickens dig! They enjoy it so much.

My son-in-law loves his sous vide enough that I'm considering getting one. My new stove is gas so it will have a good broiler for finishing the meats.

As a very frugal shopper I have often upset my mother by buying bulk packages of things that I know I will throw part of it away. She's accustomed to buying in small quantities and thinks "price per package" whereas I buy in large quantities thinking "price per pound". IIRC, the last dispute...

Great news!

I would think that a roof is quite easy to define -- any rigid, waterproof structure fastened to and supported by a permanent frame. Especially if "roof" is what make a building -- which would, by definition, have walls and a roof. A tent is not a roof. A tarp is not a roof. A plant-covered...

This is, IMO, very wrong. Not to be political, but it strikes me as un-American for rules to be based on complaints and the whims of officials instead of written laws that clearly tell people what is and is not legal with nothing to prevent people from making frivolous complaints about things...

Very clever. I have a tent-style picnic pavilion over my little coop while it's in its temporary position to give extra shade from my brutally hot summers. Also, would a partial cover be a roof or just an awning in their regulatory "system"? (Scare quotes since it seems that there really...