Winter run pictures

[citykitty]

Yes, I know spring and summer are just starting. But will you show me pics of your winter runs?

ETA: For those of you who live where there is snow.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Not a very good picture but just tacked up some playwood and plastic sheeting not fancy but it worked. Second picture nice and cozy inside eating there warm pumpkin compote

 

[citykitty]

Your dog looks guilty in that pic...

 

[Backyard Bruce]

Your dog looks guilty in that pic...

All dogs look guilty...and they usually are. ;-)

 

[Egghead_Jr]

I park a coop, it's on skids, in front of a lean to structure and wrap it in plastic. It also gets plastic the open triangle side so there is a 4 foot opening only. Basically this extents the "coop" for winter providing enough space when deep snow and arctic winds. They all go to the actual coop to roost at night and are locked in till morning. We throw down a layer of hay to cover the frozen ground.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Your dog looks guilty in that pic...

Nop he wants me to let the chickens out he loves them, not that they would come out in that white stuff no way.

 

[rosemarythyme]

We don't get a lot of snow, but there's usually a day or two of this:

 

[aart]

My only regret in building my chicken housing is not having a solid roofed run.

 

[citykitty]

Great run! How did you build it?

 

[Harmony Fowl]

The netting held up to the first storm, but not subsequent ones. We salvaged quite a bit of it but plan to replace it before another winter. We used fruit tree netting which worked great over our old little 8x10 chain link dog run, but did not fair so well over the larger expanse.

Coop is 10x10 and there’s another space the same size that is covered. Covered run space, even if not all, is valuable.