High winds on a tarp and plastic covered omlet run

[Jenny richmond]

Hi everyone! I'm a bit nervous about the weather coming in on WV, I live in Huntington. We're supposed to be getting 50mph winds and temperatures dropping to the single digits for a couple of days. I have an Omlet chicken run that is 9ft wide x 7ft tall x 19ft long. It's been covered with tarps and heavy plastic sheeting. Everything is secured with bungee and zip ties. The entire run is peg screwed to the ground along its skirt. Does anyone have advice if this is safe for high winds or what should I do? I'm a first year chicken owner. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Crystal

Did your omlet hold up to the wind ?

 

[Heleninmelbourne]

One more thing- when you do add the ratchet straps, its actually even better to do it on the inside of the run in an X pattern across the walls, to keep it from shearing, depending on the direction of the wind. This is what I ended up doing (vs what my photo shows I did initially). So a ground anchor in each corner, and a strap going from one ground corner to the opposite upper corner. Provides more hold than a straight shot over the top.

We have just purchased a walk in run and I have come across this because we are worried about the wind and I want to avoid problems!

Thanks so much for the info re the straps. Any chance you have photos of how you’ve done your crossover inside please?