Patent ID: 7100536

Claim:
A fowl retention system, comprising: a protective structure, wherein a fowl uses the protective structure as a sanctuary and as a shelter, the protective structure, comprising: a roof assembly comprising a roof structure and an impervious roof substantially completely covering the roof structure, a plurality of uprights that suspend the roof assembly above the ground, a horizontal support secured between adjacent uprights and above the roof assembly, wherein the horizontal supports stabilize the adjacent uprights, a radial support secured between the ground and either an upright or a horizontal support, wherein the radial supports stabilize the uprights and the horizontal supports, a circumferential support secured between all but one of adjacent radial supports thereby creating a web of circumferential supports, whereby the adjacent radial supports without a circumferential support secured thereto provide access to the protective structure, a cap support secured to the horizontal supports, and a cover placed over the circumferential supports and the cap support; a habitat strip disposed near the protective structure, wherein the fowl use the habitat strip for nesting; and a station comprising a water supply, wherein the fowl establish a territory around the water supply, and further wherein the fowl utilize the protective structure and the habitat strip such that they do not migrate to another location.