Consolidated Kansas

[OzawkieBantams]

Oh yeah. .... I got some rebuilding to do. I need to get them out from under my deck or this summer eeeeeeewwwwwwwweeeeee not gonna have too many parties out there.
Thinking I may have to go out and get Flickin and bring him in so nothing happens too him. There is a half foot of snow under the deck right now.

 

[ChooksChick]

Well, I went out and got my normal 6 mil clear plastic in 10' x 25' packages- I staple-gun it to the coops in a 45 degree angle to the top of the coop and stick it to the ground with garden staples.

This makes a little angled tunnel so that the snow doesn't build up on the North side (because all of my people-doors are on the North side). I also use zip-ties to put the plastic on the wire fence all along the North of the runs, so that even when this isn't happening, the wind can't cut into them. Right now, it's preventing the snow from filling up the runs so badly by causing it to drift in front of the plastic.

The best part is that one can also loop the plastic over a coop and support it with a 2x4 'T' with the bottom board stuck in a bucket of sand. The snow just slides off, and when the sun comes out, it heats up inside a bit like a green-house, even if it's not closed on all sides.

I tend to make all of my runs with the people doors on the North, the pop doors on the South, and then the coop can act as a windbreak. In the Summer, I attach things to the coop and draw them out South so it gives them shade.

I also put shadecloth along the South fence to make shade, as well as leaned boards periodically for little islands of shade.

This is ugly. I don't like it.

 

[revolutionmama]

Whatever...nothings better than fixing things up FARMCORE style!!!

You always come up with great ideas! By the way you forgot your yummy growler of Chai girl!

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[ChooksChick]

...and I'm wishing to High Heaven I'd remembered it...what could taste better right now??

I got a box of oranges from my grandma's house just now- my mom had gone to Phoenix to visit, to try to make it so Grama can stay at home longer...Mom went out and picked oranges off the tree and stuck the box in the mail!!

Sunshine from Arizona, with a flavor that is beyond good!!!


MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

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[Myabcs3]

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I took advice with the plastic - runs and coops are great! It is the drift to the people places - aka the door, or the path to access the egg boxes that I didn't even think about! AUGH!! Live and learn! That's why they are called experiences!

 

[revolutionmama]

YUMMY sounds good...save me one. I take it you made it home alright - don't forget to send me the chicken email

I'm thinkin' of you today and be safe in this weather, btw

bye LOL


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[kipepeo]

Is this going to stop I knew we had snow but didn't know about the wind making the giant drifts. there is 6' one in front of the doors to one coop and we can't get to the other coop hopefully one of my neighbors will dig us out tomorrow. Had everything filled to the top so they should be ok

 

[ChooksChick]

It's supposed to end tonight. We're due 12-17" in Lawrence before it's over.

I guess East of KC is due 25"!

I'm telling you, a wicked lot of windbreak planting would be going on in my world if I lived outside of town...

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[OzawkieBantams]

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I was totally unprepared. All but my pheasants.

 

[Ivywoods]

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Oh, my gosh! I've done a lot of tree planting since we moved here. Where we put the house there were absolutely no trees. There was one walnut tree over by the old barn. I swear the wind blows twice as hard out here on this hill as it does anywhere else. It was litterally blowing me backwards on the slick ground. It's going to be a while before my little trees do much to slow this wind down!

I slipped coming back in a while ago and broke all but 3 of the 12 eggs I was bringing in. The only ones that didn't break were the marans eggs. Those are tough eggs! Almost as tough as a guinea egg.