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[fanatic291]

I have a question for the group. I bought a coop from a previous owner that is 80 inches wide on the broad side. I am making a hoop run to extend from the coop, so I can keep the coop and run enclosed from the raccoons and hawks in the area. The base of the hoop run is 80"x192". I will be using 4 cattle panels to make the hoops.

I bought a heavy duty trucker tarp to enclose the run and keep it dry. I assume it is ok for some water to get into the run, or is it better to enclose the whole run to keep the ground dry? I have seen pictures of the hoop runs where 3/4 of the hoop is covered and the last 1/4 is open to the sunlight and elements. What would you guys recommend with all the rain we get in the area?

I will get some pictures posted when I mount the cattle panels this week.

 

[WhySayWhat]

I have a question for the group. I bought a coop from a previous owner that is 80 inches wide on the broad side. I am making a hoop run to extend from the coop, so I can keep the coop and run enclosed from the raccoons and hawks in the area. The base of the hoop run is 80"x192". I will be using 4 cattle panels to make the hoops.

I bought a heavy duty trucker tarp to enclose the run and keep it dry. I assume it is ok for some water to get into the run, or is it better to enclose the whole run to keep the ground dry? I have seen pictures of the hoop runs where 3/4 of the hoop is covered and the last 1/4 is open to the sunlight and elements. What would you guys recommend with all the rain we get in the area?

I will get some pictures posted when I mount the cattle panels this week.

I have a permanent run (11'x20-ish') that has a recycled tin roof...the far end of my run leaks big time! The chickens don't care, they seem to like digging around in the mud once it's stopped raining, they just hang out in the dry side when it's actively raining.

 

[Hinotori]

I have hoop roofs over the silkie coops on dog kennel panels. So it's not really a fair comparison but close. Roof has those heavy duty 12x16 tarps from Costco. Sides have translucent greenhouse tarps on them for winter to keep out most of the rain. There are some gaps between and some day I may actually change them to fix that. I leave the tarps down on the west side even in summer as it keeps out heavy winds and actually reduced temps a bit from having them rolled up.

 

[pennyJo1960]

My coop now the main is a 17 square foot round dome
birds do not like rain here they stay in do the dirt baths inside

 

[Grandmas Coop]

fun stuff baby!, if you go outside, hang on

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum. I am starting a first time flock with my wife and 4 kids on Key Peninsula near Gig Harbor, WA. We got our backyard setup with a garden last year and next year we are going to start our chickens and hopefully rabbits.

We started with 8 little chicks from Wilco. 2 easter eggers, 2 olive eggers, 2 barred rocks, and 2 blue saphires. We brought the chicks home in mid September and we are hoping to have the run built and attached to the coop this month.

The chicks are growing fast. I got some local advice that the cold and wet is harder for the little birds, so 12 weeks in the goal to get them out of the brooder and into the coop.
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Hey neighbor over the hill hahaha

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I have a question for the group. I bought a coop from a previous owner that is 80 inches wide on the broad side. I am making a hoop run to extend from the coop, so I can keep the coop and run enclosed from the raccoons and hawks in the area. The base of the hoop run is 80"x192". I will be using 4 cattle panels to make the hoops.

I bought a heavy duty trucker tarp to enclose the run and keep it dry. I assume it is ok for some water to get into the run, or is it better to enclose the whole run to keep the ground dry? I have seen pictures of the hoop runs where 3/4 of the hoop is covered and the last 1/4 is open to the sunlight and elements. What would you guys recommend with all the rain we get in the area?

I will get some pictures posted when I mount the cattle panels this week.

this is what we did, I have 15 hens
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/building-our-new-coop.861352/
but if I were to do it over, I want to go 8X16, roof eave line extended out far so it provides weather protection/keeps snow out-I want more room in the coop epically for winter, they need to be able to move around without knocking into the water- also a spot for brooding.
- also I want to make a run 3X larger, extend the sheet metal from the roof over the run 1/4 or a bit more to provide rain/snow/sun;heat protection ( this last summer was brutal
(not normal- but 102 in the coop)

I think the hens need plenty of run space and a dry area big enough for all of them, crowded kids fight

I have seen people do hoops, with our wind I dont know how that would work,

 

[fanatic291]

I enjoyed reading up on your build @GrandmaDeKorte. Hopefully I will get my build thread started this week or next.

 

[Hinotori]

I use a leaf rake to remove snow off the hoop roof. It can collapse if too much builds up.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I enjoyed reading up on your build @GrandmaDeKorte. Hopefully I will get my build thread started this week or next.

I am so excited for you and your family, We all love pics, so we on here grandmas can see our new chicken family