Small wire for runs + snow???

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Pat,

Yeah, I've seen those...but that would require me taking down 10+ runs and re-doing the whole thing....plus, I like to be able to stand up & walk around without hunching over in the runs...so does my husband and he's over 6' tall...

We get at least 4 feet of snow per year--sometimes MUCH more if it drifts...which it commonly does because the wind comes over the pass and we're the first house on the Okanogan side...

Thanks!

~Heather

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Here are some pics of our snow....

Towards the bottom of our driveway-- Kelly's ears....a 16.2h Appy x TB cross...

The bottom of our driveway:

One of our gates:

The old school house in our backyard (it burned down in 2009):

Snow up against our house:

Hubby's car:

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

April 2010 snow storm (you can see 4 of my 6 runs in my large coop):

This is with the 2" wire I had on top:

 

[sunflowerenvy]

i think u were need a rougher roof up there. btw does your chicken like the snow?. that is alot of snow.
i see your set up but no chicken they are smart to stay in lol

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

My roof is very reinforced for our snow load--and metal. The angle makes the snow pretty much slide right off...and it's fully insulated on all walls, the floor and the roof. The chickens don't seem to mind the snow most of the time....and actually in that last picture, you can just barely see some of my Light Sussex still out in the snow! You can also see my Sebbies in their pen a Muscovy peeking out of it's shelter in another pen.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Here's a better picture of the pitch of my roof....obviously from summer time...

Hubby says the large coop has an 8 1/2 degree slope.

Here is a shot of the overhang--you can see how closely spaced the supports are (16" centers):

 

[sunflowerenvy]

have the same pitch on the runs no dont see chicken in the pic in the winter time

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Okay, see them now?

 

[sunflowerenvy]

yes thank u

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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They are pretty camouflaged, though!