I know that I wouldn't have to add gutters where I am. We hardly get rain in Northern Utah, but it seemed this year was an exception. We do get fairly heavy snow in the winter though.
That looks very nice. I just don't think I could bring myself to give up any garden area, in fact I'm taking a piece that is visible from the road that really didn't have anything done with it and I'm making it a place for berries and melons. I wouldn't want to put a permanent coop there...
You have to click on the uploads tab then you can add pictures and use the Img button to post them, or copy the entire image name from the uploads section. I hope that makes sense because I would love to see the pictures.
I need to get an updated picture of the coop, I didn't realize until just looking that it was the picture of entirely white. I painted the top beam a nice dark purple as kind of a tribute to my mom. She passed away last year at the age of 52 after battling cancer three times in her life...
I am going to try to move the ark into a somewhat sheltered spot between my house and the fence in the winter. I will probably cover at least one side of the run with a tarp to help keep the wind and snow from building up under there. We typically end up with a few feet of snow each year, so...
I built a chicken ark for my 3 hens. I live on 1/5th and acre with about half in the back mostly fenced in. I am just looking for pictures and ideas of coops that people with small yards and small flocks have built. I don't intend to ever have more than 5 hens in my yard at a time, but I may...