When to start winterizing run

[CKfarm22]

It’s getting pretty cold here in New Jersey and i’m wondering if i should start winterizing the run before it gets too cold.? Day time temperatures vary from high 40s to low 60s right now and nights vary from 40s - high 20s with wind.

 

[mamajos]

I wrap 3 sides of my run with white tarps. Leaving some space at the top for some air movement. It’s amazing how warm it stays by just getting out of the wind.
I did this a couple weeks ago,

 

[Callender Girl]

I bought the tarps a couple of weeks ago. IF the gale-force winds would ease up a bit today while it's nearly 50 degrees, maybe I could get them hung before temps drop back into the 30s this week.

 

[CKfarm22]

I bought the tarps a couple of weeks ago. IF the gale-force winds would ease up a bit today while it's nearly 50 degrees, maybe I could get them hung before temps drop back into the 30s this week.

We have a 71° day on thursday so i might try to do it then hahahah

 

[Callender Girl]

Yeah, I like telling myself I'm going to take advantage of good weather to do overdue tasks, too.

I have added pine shavings to the coops; installed wall panels on one of my small, more open coops; and tarped the duck shelter. But, I strongly suspect I will be outside on a 20-something-degree day, angry at myself for not getting the chicken run tarps up sooner. Or dragging out all the heated dog water dishes that I use for the waterfowl.

 

[mamajos]

We here won’t be seeing 71°F for a longgggg time.

 

[DobieLover]

It’s getting pretty cold here in New Jersey and i’m wondering if i should start winterizing the run before it gets too cold.? Day time temperatures vary from high 40s to low 60s right now and nights vary from 40s - high 20s with wind.

I winterize the run well before it gets so cold my hands start getting numb while I'm doing the work. My tarps went up 2 weeks ago.

 

[Sueby]

I winterize the run well before it gets so cold my hands start getting numb while I'm doing the work. My tarps went up 2 weeks ago.

Ditto that! My bones are too old to work in the cold if I don't have to. My runs have been covered for a couple weeks & heated waterers are out.

 

[jreardon1918]

It’s getting pretty cold here in New Jersey and i’m wondering if i should start winterizing the run before it gets too cold.? Day time temperatures vary from high 40s to low 60s right now and nights vary from 40s - high 20s with wind.

It is probably time. Doing it on a warm day makes it more pleasant work We did ours recently. We plugged in the water deicer late October. The clear shower curtains withstood a major wind storm last week. Note the shower curtains under the raised coop have now been in place for a full year. Our next warm day we will dig out some of the compost and add it to the closed veggie garden. Then we will clean out the pine shavings in the coop and place them in the enclosed run.

 

[aart]

It’s getting pretty cold here in New Jersey and i’m wondering if i should start winterizing the run before it gets too cold.? Day time temperatures vary from high 40s to low 60s right now and nights vary from 40s - high 20s with wind.

Nah...wait until there's a foot of snow on the ground
Just kidding!