Surviving Minnesota!

[Cluckies]

Well, the run is basically Cinder blocks, 2x4's, 2x6's, metal roof, and hardware cloth. I really didn't keep track of price too much? I'd say though the lumber was the most expensive as the hardware cloth is all sandwiched between 2- 2x4's or a 2x4 and a 2x6. Try to buy the lumber onsale... next would be the 1/2"hardware cloth, that stuff is pretty spendy, also get that onsale. The metal roofing wasn't bad.
It all adds up though!
(I'll ask my husband when he gets home what he remembers was most spendy, he may have a better memory of it than me, I just wanted what I wanted, lol)

Ray says maybe the hardware cloth.... or the wood... under the steel roof we also have plywood. so, yeah. hard to say.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

For those of you that have covered runs can you send me some pictutes? I am thinking of doing one for cochins

Here’s what I got on my phone Layers. It’s 10x 12 runattached to the coop by a small connecting chute. I believe I have 5 foot ceilings on the first level. Then a center of about 6-7 feet. Works pretty good .

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Wow awesome Bog love your feathered family members home

 

[Tfred1399]

I remember Jan of '96 when Silver Bay (my hometown) didn't get above 0 the whole month. I also slept out in a snow fort at air temps of -53 the night Babbit set state record of -63.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

that's all I can say, speechless you brave soldier

 

[memphis]

-63? Is that wind chill? Why did you sleep in the snow & how did you survive??

 

[Tfred1399]

that's all I can say, speechless you brave soldier

Sounds pretty tough. The walls and roof were over a foot thick. With a couple of candles was 40 degrees.

 

[Tfred1399]

-63? Is that wind chill? Why did you sleep in the snow & how did you survive??

No. Air temp. Because I could. Walls and roof of fort were about a foot thick. 40 degrees inside.

 

[Tfred1399]

-60 was record. I stand corrected.

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/960202_60_below.html

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Grab coffee, blankets, heaters, check, check, & recheck you keep those temps, & I'll stay right here