30% shade, just lettin em all hang out!

The dream setup is finally coming together and I am stoked!!
(FB Marketplace FTW once again!)
I had been searching daily for hoop houses and shade structures, weighing my options and hoping to get the jump on the brutal AZ sun this year. 

Northern AZ (zone 8a 😩) holy fuck this bi-polar ass climate has been really testing my patience these past couple of months let me tell you… Highs are already hitting 80s-90s but we still have potential for light, early morning freeze. 50 degree swings are fucking crazy. Heavy winds during the day been testing the limits of the temporary setups I’ve been using while gradually transitioning them outdoors, into full sun. 
It was 30F this morning but only for about an hour… We’re already pushing 90 for the afternoon. Stressful times for impatient people like me.

So anyway I’m browsing marketplace… (this time I was actually looking for a second chicken coop) and came across a sweet bundle deal for a coop/run and it was only a mile away. 
This 10x10 kennel/run goes for over $1000 at tractor supply (plus another $200 for the roof) 
I snagged this package deal for $500. We already have a nice size chicken run so of course I instantly claimed this one for myself.
Set it up yesterday, threw some 30% shade cloth over it and started moving the gang in. 
Still very much a work in progress..
I have like 30+ new plants that I acquired over the winter that definitely need some tlc. (shoutout FB marketplace again lol) So now my focus is on chops, props and a whole lotta re-pots.  

My plan for next winter is to turn it into a greenhouse. I don’t think we had any long freezes this past winter and I feel like we get enough sun to keep a little momentum through those winter months. 
Planning to either wrap in greenhouse plastic or figure out a way to secure polycarbonate panels. Seems like either option would be fairly easy to accomplish with this setup. Dream setup finally coming together. 
(FB Marketplace once again FTW!)
So I had been searching daily for hoop houses and shade structures, hoping to get the jump on the brutal AZ sun this year. 

Northern AZ (zone 8a) man this bi-polar ass climate has been really testing my patience these past couple of months. Highs are already hitting 80s-90s but we still have potential for light, early morning freeze. 50 degree swings are fucking crazy. Heavy winds during the day been testing the limits of the temporary setups I’ve been using while gradually transitioning them outdoors, into full sun. 
It was 30F this morning but only for about an hour… We’re already pushing 90 for the afternoon. Stressful times for impatient people like me let me tell you.

So anyway I’m browsing marketplace… (this time I was actually looking for a second chicken coop) and came across a sweet bundle deal for a coop/run and it was only a mile away. 
This 10x10 kennel/run goes for over $1000 at tractor supply (plus another $200 for the roof) 
I snagged this package deal for $500. We already have a nice size chicken run so of course I instantly claimed this one for myself.
Set it up yesterday, threw some 30% shade cloth over it and started moving the gang in. 
Still very much a work in progress..
I have like 30+ new plants that I acquired over the winter that definitely need some tlc. (shoutout FB marketplace again lol) So now my focus is on chops, props and a whole lotta re-pots.  

My plan for next winter is to turn it into a greenhouse. I don’t think we had any long freezes this past winter and I feel like we get enough sun to keep a little  it of momentum through those winter months. 
Planning to either wrap in greenhouse plastic or figure out a way to secure polycarbonate panels. Seems like either option would be fairly easy to accomplish with this setup. 

Ow, she’s a TRICH… .HOUSE!!!!