Thinking about keeping Chickens in a Polytunnel over Winter? My Pros and Cons 

They still tell everyone they are neglected and that we steal their eggs 😂

So sorry, I missed your comment coming in! I decided to give this method a go after quite a bit of research and like I said in the video, it has its pros and cons. Overall it’s working well but I do have stress during the storms we’ve been having 🫣 Anyway, the wooden frame at the door end is made from 2x4 timber and I can’t honestly remember exactly how we did it now! It was very much made up on-the-spot as we went along but essentially we have sandwiched the metal frame between two sets of timber - one on the inside, one on the outside. That was the method throughout, and the cover is also sandwiched between two sets of timbers to trap it. Sorry that probably doesn’t help you an awful lot 🤔🤦🏻‍♀️ If you want to DM me on Instagram I can send some pictures if that helps? 🤷🏼‍♀️

They are inside a wooden henhouse at night, within the wire which is wrapped around the tunnel frame. That’s how we’ve always kept chickens here. The layer of plastic from the polytunnel gives them protection from the weather only ☺️

@@ourhighlandhomestead :) It sounds like a great set up and I love your pros and cons. I kept chickens for many years until our town got bigger and banned them. I sure miss them but I do remember the work too. One time a hawk got a chicken but I managed to quickly get the chicken back from the hawk and she lived a long and happy life after her wing/breast healed. The chicken was just a few meters away from me when the hawk grabbed it and I just snatched it back. Quick reflexes and luck. LOL. The chickens became experts at spotting hawks.

@@leagarner3675 Wow! Good for you, lucky chicken 🫣