I have seen several pictures online of greenhouse-like hoop houses used for chicken quarters, even in climates with harsh winters. We are looking at options for expanding with some type of structure. We usually use wood, but the hoop house idea is intriguing because of the sunlight.
Does anyone here use them or know much about them?
I'm wondering how that works during the winter, what materials hold up to wind and snow, etc. Some I've seen look rigid and some look like flexible plastic.
Or used seasonally, could they work like cold frames do for gardens, allowing you to start meat birds earlier in the spring or extend later in the fall? As it is we can have birds outside in tractors from May through October. Our winter lows are usually just around 0 F. with sun on most days.
Does anyone here use them or know much about them?
I'm wondering how that works during the winter, what materials hold up to wind and snow, etc. Some I've seen look rigid and some look like flexible plastic.
Or used seasonally, could they work like cold frames do for gardens, allowing you to start meat birds earlier in the spring or extend later in the fall? As it is we can have birds outside in tractors from May through October. Our winter lows are usually just around 0 F. with sun on most days.
