I am totally agreeing with you ladies about the temps, spent much of the day out in the coop doing housekeeping and some remodeling... it was 24 outside and a balmy 38 inside the coop and it did feel warm. Guess a body can get accustomed to about anything if forced to put up with it long enough!
On the subject of tarps, my DH and I were talking about pricing out canvas style ones which are made by an Amish man in Conneautville in NW Pa for our covered run area. We had this fellow do canvas covers and bimini tops for our boat and he also made us custom panels (with windows and even one with a roll up door) to enclose our porch at camp for winter. They attach with twist snaps which are mounted into the woodwork of the porch. The snaps stay in place all the time, the tarps are very heavy duty and should last for 15 yrs or more. (other folks at our campsite have similar set ups done by him that are 10+ yrs old without problems). The tarps can be any color, any size windows you want and any doors or other customizations aren't a problem. It was 'expensive' initially, but not when you realize just how much you can spend in regular tarps over the same time frame without the ease of just snapping them in place and having windows and doors built in where you need them. If you check in your local area you may find a canvas shop which can do similar... the Amish frequently have one near each of their settlement areas to take care of repairs to buggies and such.
