We left for Disneyland before Christmas 2017 and I had my neighbor take care of my chickens. He did a great job feeding and cleaning the poop. One oversight was that I left the run exposed to the elements — a healthy snowstorm came in and filled the inside with snow. My chickens tracked it into the coop and though they are quite resilient, it was a just huge mess. Figured out a cheap solution that appeared to work wonders. I bought some clear/translucent vinyl bath curtains for $2 and a grommet making set at home depot for $10 along with 3 more packs of grommets ($3 each). Today was the first “snow” since I put them on and my girls seem to be very very happy with the dry run and coop. I do NOT have a heater in the coop/run and don’t recommend anyone putting one in theirs; you increase the chances of your chickens getting pneumonia from the humidity and you can catch the coop on fire. I have, however, been entertaining the idea of a heated seed starter mat underneath the nesting boxes. Like anything, always looking to improve my setup. Open to comments and suggestions on adding some cooler accessories to my coop.
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