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I cover the sides of the coop with plastic to elimininate the wind. I also make a wind wall out of garden fencing. 2 rows of fencing filled in with all the leaves and pine needles from the back yard. The wall is "u" shaped facing the coop. When cleaning the coop in the winter I just add the poo to the wind wall. At the end of April I take the fencing out and let the girls break down the wind wall themselves. It takes them a couple of weeks to do it and the get to harvest all the newborn bugs and worms as they go.
I cover the sides of the coop with plastic to elimininate the wind. I also make a wind wall out of garden fencing. 2 rows of fencing filled in with all the leaves and pine needles from the back yard. The wall is "u" shaped facing the coop. When cleaning the coop in the winter I just add the poo to the wind wall. At the end of April I take the fencing out and let the girls break down the wind wall themselves. It takes them a couple of weeks to do it and the get to harvest all the newborn bugs and worms as they go.