Nice setup you have there! I'm sure that was a lot of work. That looks pretty permanent, but I'm not sure I'm willing to go to the effort of doing all of that (esp. considering that it will be mainly my dad, not me who will have to do it). Also, like I said, normally they have cover, but something caused them to go out further than they normally do.
I do have to say that your birds are VERY well protected! I like your setup!
Thanks, yes, this is our "20+ year house" - when I was setting things up at the last house we knew we wouldn't be staying (slated to become "industrial" zoning) so the emphasis was on good protection AND portability.
I used the dog-run chain link kits like they sell at Home Depot- which can be pieced into various angles and lengths with a little imagination. No concrete or post hole digging- just used a few t-posts at key spots to anchor it.
When it was time to move, all I had to do was snip off the hardware cloth, roll it up, detach the chain link, roll that up, and then disassembled the frame with a few twists of the screw driver. At the new house we went 100% permanent for the main run. I still use the dog run bits and pieces to make separate pens if there's an injury (or whatever). Anyhow, I definitely recommend them- lighter weight than you'd think and was pretty easy to tighten by hand because the chain link itself isn't the super heavy duty stuff. The key was added hardware cloth (and the t-posts) - it worked pretty good.