Hello all,
I recently moved my little leghorn off the family farm and to my new house in a chicken friendly surburban. We built her a new coop with attached run, but I need some help figuring out what material to use for the run to keep it dry, clean, and safe for 2-3 chickens. She was able to be free range at her old home, but here she must be kept in the coop due to neighborhood dogs. I will attach pictures of the coop and eagerly await suggestions. I have read about sand and the deep liter method. I dont know if either of these would work for such a small run. I have also been reading and getting mixed messages about sand usage and health on chickens. Thanks!! getting use to a new way of keeping chickens! Hoping to add on to the run once resources become available for my husband and I.
I recently moved my little leghorn off the family farm and to my new house in a chicken friendly surburban. We built her a new coop with attached run, but I need some help figuring out what material to use for the run to keep it dry, clean, and safe for 2-3 chickens. She was able to be free range at her old home, but here she must be kept in the coop due to neighborhood dogs. I will attach pictures of the coop and eagerly await suggestions. I have read about sand and the deep liter method. I dont know if either of these would work for such a small run. I have also been reading and getting mixed messages about sand usage and health on chickens. Thanks!! getting use to a new way of keeping chickens! Hoping to add on to the run once resources become available for my husband and I.