Posted: Sun Dec 20, 15 11:05 pm Post subject: Soggy Chicken Run
My chicken run is (in winter) straw on earth.
To date it has been OK however in the recent weather the run simply wont dry out.
I scraped the straw out today, if I turn the soil over it isn't that wet. I cant dig into the ground due to tree roots, which rules out a French drain.
So, what can I do to try & keep the ladies dry underfoot?
OtleyLad
Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 2737 Location: Otley, West Yorkshire
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 15 3:50 am Post subject:
Erect some kind of shelter with a tarpaulin roof? They are cheap from places like Machinemart, etc.
I did this and it worked well. Just make sure you can easily replace it when it starts to fray (I nailed mine in place with laths and it was a pain to replace it.
Oh and make sure it slopes enough so rain/snow can run off quickly and away from the run.
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