Winter weather and coop

[Ktravis11]

The coop is small, and does it have any ventilation? I don't see any ventilation at all. Hummmm.

Ventilation is vital.


It is nice to tarp 2 sides of a run to keep out blasting wind and snow.

However you do not want to completely tarp the run because, again, the ventilation issue. Lots of ventilation is good.

Also, if you tarp the top, you run the risk of everything collapsing with a heavy overnight snow fall.




could help, and might also help to weigh the coop and run down..



Yes, and the coyote problem. That isn't a very strong coop, the closer it is to the house, the more safe it will be.

Also, if you could stick the coop under that deck, (even if just for this winter, with a plan to build a bigger coop in the summer, or move the small coop away from the house in the summer......) that would help with the wind problem, as well as the snow problem.

 

[Ktravis11]

Thank you so much for the help and suggestions! I appreciate it!

 

[Ktravis11]

I agree with above posters.

Needs venting, no insulation, better location and to be bigger.

Also know how hat as light as that coop is strong winds are known to roll them across the yard. Use caution attaching things to the run.....the wind likes to grab things and flip them.

May I suggest another potential option?

A hoop run with that coop fully inside it would be fast to build and much more secure than the current set up.
There are a lot of great ideas in the link below.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threadloom/search?query=Hoop coop&tab=620

 

[Ktravis11]

Thank you!