I have turned a corner of the run into a winter sun room for the birds: 3 sides covered with clear plastic, green house tarp over 1/2 of the roof. While the ground does freeze in there, the birds spend a good part of every day rummaging through the piles of leaves I put there. The ground in...
No matter what you use to cover the floor of your run, you must start with a decent area, with good drainage. If your coop/run sit at the lowest part of your property, that area will collect the drainage. Livestock must be kept in an area that has good drainage, or they are going to be prone...
I have DL in coop and run. My run is mostly NOT covered. We've been having record wet weather. Yes, the DL is sopping wet now. But, no matter what was in the run at this time, be it grass, sand, or DL, it would be soaked unless my entire run was covered and any breezes would be prevented...