We have a picket fence that goes from the corner of the deck, so the chickens hop up and over to get from the front yard to the back (instead of going around the back of the house).
And just so you don't all get the wrong idea about how nice it is here - this is what it looks like several months of the year.
Add the cold plus wind and you get -40F windchill and visibility almost zero at times.
This was taken in mid March. It's a bright sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. It's just the wind kicking up from a recent snowfall that hadn't crusted over yet. You should see what it's like when it's actually snowing! All kidding aside, it's scary and dangerous to be out driving if this kicks up.
