Coop run roof in the wind

[Infernoii]

I am looking for opinions. I live in South Central Texas and am building a chicken run. It is 8' x 10' out of 2x4 and hardware cloth. I planned to add a corrugated metal roof, but am a little concerned about how it will hold up in the wind. I am thinking about making the roof removable in case a storm comes, but also think it might be heavy enough to not be a problem. Any experience out there? Thanks!

 

[cavemanrich]

My run area, where the chickens are, is covered by multiple tarps. Approximate area, 15 x 70 feet. Tarps are on a slant to allow for water and snow to come off. One end of tarp is anchored to building. Other end is held in place with rubber straps. The rubber straps allow the tarp movement from wind, or snow weight. That also prevents tarp from ripping under both conditions.
I use the inexpensive lightweight tarps, and choose the thickest ones. 9MIL, and silver in color. They usually last about 3 years. I used the lighter BLUE TARPS, and was getting about 2 years out of those. I did like those for the added advantage of light coming thru those blue tarps. The silver taps do not let much light thru. I still get plenty of light from the sides, since my tarps are up high.
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[imnukensc]

I don't know how much wind you're talking about, but a roof on a chicken run isn't going to survive a tornado or hurricane force winds no matter how well you build it. But, the better/stronger you build it the more it can withstand. If you just slap something together without any real building principles involved, it ain't gonna last through much and even a poorly built 8x10 corrugated metal run roof is going to be too heavy to easily remove. My 8x16 run roof has withstood several thunderstorms with winds up to about 50 mph.