Accessorizing Your Run- How to Make Your Run More Fun For Your Chickens

Excellent article with awesome ideas to make a chicken run more fun! My favorite idea in the article is the stairs.

So true that chickens can get bored if confined to pens for their own protection against predators. I've used many boredom busters, such as bale of straw, suspended veggies to peck at (they love cabbage, melons, squash & ears of corn), different perches, long ramp, shade spots & dustbathing areas, but I love the tree trunk stump idea & hope to add that one soon. I like the apple idea, too.

Nice collection of run entertainment ideas. Many tried & true and some novel ones, too, and it inspired very interesting commentary sharing more ideas.

Very nice article on how to accessorize your run, chickens need stimulation and these ideas are perfect!

Great ideas and good photographs....gave me some hints!

All great ideas! I took the steps idea and instead created a sort of wooden roller coaster out of 1X3 wood, with all sorts of angles & connections. It's a real jungle gym! they get lots of exercise hopping around, especially if I spike it with bits of corn that they search for. I added some natural branch perches too.

Brilliant! so easy and good natured.
I just took the core out and tied a piece of cardboard underneath....the girls LOVED it!

Great Article! I love these ideas, and definitely want to try some out! Just by the way- chickens cannot have apple seeds, they are toxic for them! I would suggest cutting off pieces from around the core because it's still a wonderful treat for them )

Good article with many ideas! I’m planning to try the apple trick tomorrow.

Your girls must be so happy ? I love the steps! My girls also love the hay & dirt flooring in my run. Great article!

I read this a while back, but since we'll be building our coop & run (once the ground finally dries out from the monsoon rains) it's even more relevant now. In fact, the hubs just put built new stairs from the garage into the house (the contractor had made some insanely steep temporary ones) and hubs said I could keep the old ones. He rolled his eyes when he said it, but oh well.

Great article!

Thank you for the excellent article with great ideas and lots of pictures to show the results!

Great ideas, thanks!

I love the stairs. I have also taken the too off a large dog house and let them explore and hide in it. I propped a pallet up on a stump and the other end is on the dog house top. They go under and on top of it. They like it.

Great ideas! Thank you for those and the great pics!

Great ideas. Can't wait to build a set of stairs

What great ideas. I have so many things in my yard that I can use to create fun areas for my chickens. I would not have thought of them so thanks!

Terrific article. Can’t wait to give them the apple treat. Thanks for sharing and I enjoyed the pictures!!

Great article. The title is perfect!