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The chicken nurd
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I think your setup Looks good but I would definitely Find a find a way to put a better roof on it I had a coop a few years ago (I can’t find pictures but I’ll post some stuff I found online below) it was a box set and it didn’t have a roof on the run but it ended up working fine to add a simple roof to itYou're so kind for taking time and providing such a detailed answer!
My 4 girls are my babies and I already worry about the 18 hour drive. I'm just trying to make sure I have everything set up properly on the other end for them!
Do you think our current set up would work? The coop is definitely super secure. It's an Omlet Eglu Cube. And then I have a large Omlet Walk In run. It's got strong wires and an anti-tunnel skirt (although I did not need to install the skirt here). The door locks are also designed to keep predators out.
My big question is the cover. The run is just wire but I have a large tarp covering the entire run since we had a heavy rain storm ONCE here few months ago. Would this be sufficient? It doesn't extend outwards beyond the run so water does come on on the side and puddle on the ground along the 'wall'. Will I need something more robust like what you have built over our run separately?
Also I have bird netting (it's black and hard to see) over the wire only to keep small wild birds out so they don't come in eating the girl's food and dropping waste.
And the flooring is dirt with mulch on top.
Would love your opinion what need to do differently there!
Something similar would probably work to add a roof to it Probably out of plastic or wood especially if it had an overhang to keep water from dripping into the run
Below I have a picture of what my run looked like before we added a cover to it and another picture of a roof similar to the one we added (idk if I have pictures of mine but if I find some I’ll add them)