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[Chihuahuamom444]

How do you deal with the leaves in the fall and the netting on top? I had my top all netted in and what a mess, the leaves and of course the snow collapsed it all

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

Absolutely AMAZING! I could just see myself sitting in there with a cuppa watching chickens all day..how peaceful!

 

[gavinandallison]

WOW

that is great

 

[flowergirl60]

I love your setup. I am copying you on the salad bar this weekend. Love the Idea. What kind of grass did you plant?

 

[thefamilyflock]

It's a chicken wonderland!

 

[arianna]

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For the roof I used the large deer netting 2 in. opening, it's very strong and if is attached well to the posts it can hold a lot of weight, as far as the leafs, I just blow them off from inside, its really not a problem. As you can see my setting is next to big trees and I even had small braches on the top net that were easy to remove from inside.

The snow usually goes right through

but we had this year very heavy and sticky snow and the net hold very well

 

[Daphne16]

That is beautiful and so amazing. I love the whole thing. The salad bars look great

 

[Chihuahuamom444]

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For the roof I used the large deer netting 2 in. opening, it's very strong and if is attached well to the posts it can hold a lot of weight, as far as the leafs, I just blow them off from inside, its really not a problem. As you can see my setting is next to big trees and I even had small braches on the top net that were easy to remove from inside.

The snow usually goes right through
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/67374_ianuarie_10.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/67374_snow_154.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/67374_ianuarie_10_52.jpg

but we had this year very heavy and sticky snow and the net hold very well
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/67374_snow_122.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/67374_snow_082.jpg

Oh thanks....I was using a smaller hole netting, we gets Tons of snow here so I guess the wider the better....I cant believe how yours walk all around in the snow, mine will not step foot in it, I have to shovel an area just to get them out of the coop

 

[Noymira]

Beautiful! What spoiled chickens you have! I was thinking about an idea similar to that for our run, but yours is just stunning!

 

[runspotrun]

Whoa, that's an impressive chicken habitat you have there! Looks like a chicken playground!