All very good! I do all those as well, love my critters! We invested in some heavy built Amish coops so they seem to be pretty good, just those weaker panels that make up their runs is the main concern. I am going to try the post trick, that is really smart.
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That is completely understandable and valid! You can always get more chicks to replace them. But hopefully nothing ever happens to your Chickies!
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Thats a good idea. We have tarps over the roof, and have the panels bent so they are in a triangular shape. We knock off the snow when we get a lot, seems to work well. Just the darn wind that rips the tarp off no matter how many zipties and bricks I put on top of it. I will try that for other...
Oh wow! Your coop set up looks amazing! Glad to hear it all survived the storms, yikes!
I am going to give this coop set up a try for future flocks. Thank you!
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Oh neat, I am from southwestern Ohio, so we get a lot of tornados and severe storms each year.
Okay, same here. We have some pretty sturdy coops as well, we invested some extra money and bought sturdy amish built coops. Our only major concern is the fencing surrounding the turkey...
I will have to post some pictures! We have multiple coops. All of our coops for the ducks and chickens pretty much look like many barns. We have the strong Amish built ones, because we get a lot of tornados in our area and wanted to keep them as safe as we could. Our turkey coop we built...
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As you may have heard, the Midwest was struck by some pretty devastating tornados and hail this week. I live in one of the areas that was heavily hit. Thoughts and prayers go out to those affected. With Spring and warmer temperatures quickly approaching for many of us, severe...