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    Should we put Hardware cloth floor of RUN???

    I would, I used regular old wire farm fence on mine, not sure which one would be cheaper? I have never regretted adding it to my coop, I feel it’s very safe.
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    Should we put Hardware cloth floor of RUN???

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    New to BYC

    Hi everyone, I’ve been getting info from you guys for a long time now. I thought it’s finally time to join the party and chime in every once in a while 😊. I’m in my 3rd year now learning about chickens. I’ve got 4 Road Island Reds, 1 Americana Rooster and not long ago hatched 6 more so I’m up to...
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    What base to use for sand in covered run

    I didn’t use hardware cloth in the bottom of the coop, I put 1/2” hardware cloth on my manure fork and use it to sift the sand and separate the manure. The bottom of the coop and run is actually open. I wanted max moisture drainage. That’s why I attached wire farm fence to the bottom of the coop...
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    What base to use for sand in covered run

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    What base to use for sand in covered run

    Hey aart I’m in southern Ohio. My experience has been that it doesn’t freeze unless you keep it really dirty. I have a manure fork (like a pitch fork but with more forks) with a piece of 1/2” hardware cloth wired to it, that’s what I use to clean the sand and remove the manure. I don’t clean it...
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    What base to use for sand in covered run

    I have about the same size coop and run. I made a raised bed (6” like a garden) but made it larger than my coop and run. I filled it with pee gravel For fast drainage, Then built my coop on top of it. In the bottom of the coop and run I put fencing for predators landscaping cloth to keep the...
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    What base to use for sand in covered run

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