I’m thinking of putting some quail in there come spring. Too late this year, not to mention my freezers are full of broilers and three mega-turkey monsters. What would y’all think about hanging cages? Would it freak out the quail to have them sway a little, do you think? So far the frame seems to stand still in wind, despite somewhat disturbing poly noises. We’ve had a lot of wind, which is why it’s taken so long to get this big pup tent set up.
I would move them to the three-sided barn once the greenhouse warms up too much for their comfort. The cattle won’t be using it by then... there’s no reason for it to sit empty.
I still need to permanently install the roll-up “garage door” and secure the storm door. There’s an inflation fan to create an air cushion between the two layers of poly on the main body of the house that we didn’t get installed yet because the wind was coming up and we needed to get the poly locked down. Then louvered motorized shutters for the gable ends. I’ll install the roll-up sides in spring, I think. They won’t be wanted until then. I’m gonna bed it with a round bale of old hay—I’ll cut it up with the chain saw.
I can’t forget... electric fence wires close around everything because I’m pretty sure poly won’t keep coyotes out...
If it weren’t for my DH badgering me I’d probably still have a greenhouse kit, not an almost-done actual greenhouse. It will be winter chalet for over half my birds (that would be mostly the female half). Build your chicken coop, Kelsey. You’ll be super glad when it’s all over.
