Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[Chicken deficient]

I can't stand it and I've had enough of it!

 

I really hope we get some dry, warm weather soon . My run is uncovered and usually looks like this, except is has a cube and covered 3m run inside it now, instead of the classic eglu:

 

Now it looks like a swamp and even the bedding in the covered cube run is mud coloured, because the chickens keep going in and out with muddy feet.

 

The chickens seem to enjoy it, digging for worms, but I dont !!!

[sandyhas3chucks]

clear tarps !

[Chicken deficient]

clear tarps !

 

I've got one over the cube run, but I can't put one on the flat roof of the wir - it would just fill with water

[sandyhas3chucks]

corrugated plastic sheet ????

[Chicken deficient]

corrugated plastic sheet ????

 

Maybe, but the run is pretty big - 3m x 6m and actually an aluminium fruit cage, so I'm not sure if it would take the weight, especially if there was snow on it? It's a good idea - I'll ask the company I bought it from!

 

Failing that, maybe I'll try and snaffle my mother's cube run that isn't being used and create a cube train and confine them to that until it all dries up?

[clucker1]

We (OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!) put wooden batons on our wir to support the plastic and any snow that lands on it. So far, blinking fabulous.......no more mud!

[sandyhas3chucks]

Last winter /summer I used a gazebo! I hung clear tarps on the sides, which helped l weight. It down. It was behind a greenhouse and next to a fence so had the legs pegged to something real solid on three legs. It stood. Pretty high winds! But now I have an omelet wall in with a permanent like carport over and clear tarps on the sides. A little shanty town ish but girls have been lovely dry and cosy all winter