Backyard Poultry
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| Side Runs on Coop |
Here are the other runs with their tarp and straw bales. The tarp is fastened to the shed (chicken house) wall using ferring strips, about a foot above the tops of the runs. Then there’s a long 2x2 pole on the opposite edge of the tarp, weighting down that edge to hang over the runs. It worked well, with the same drawbacks as the other run, except it was very easy to remove—just roll it up! Also, it didn’t block out light into the house like our original plan (see it here), since it was attached below the window. The straw bales worked also quite well to shelter the runs’ sides, even leaving a little peephole for the hens.
2 comments:
Did the hens keep laying to show their appreciation for all your effort?
Oh, yes, they kept their laying up wonderfully. In fact I will be doing a post about that in just a few days! :)
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