run advice

  1. FernwoodHollow

    Are there ANY grasses/weeds/plants that can withstand chickens in their run?

    Hi all! I'm building a 13 x 7.5 ft run for the chickens next to their 8 x16 ft coop whcih will comnect with a chicken tunnel. The coop floor is sand and the spent coffee ground bedding as I knew since thats where they'll spend most of their winter time it would be pointless to try and keep the...
  2. C

    New Coop/Run Setup, All Suggestions Welcome! (Eglu Coop)

    Hi friends, We are just getting our little chicken farm up and running, and I wanted to share our setup with the community for any suggestions or things I may have overlooked. I was raised on a ranch with chickens, so I'm not a complete novice, but my parents' setup was quite different. They...
  3. peckham

    Getting more chickens, should I mix my flock?

    Hi everyone! I’m fairly new to owning chickens. I currently have 5 golden Wyandottes, one of them gave me her first ever egg just a few days ago! I have fallen victim to chicken math and have ordered 10 silver Wyandottes, due to be picked up around April 2026. I currently use an Eglu cube...
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    • coop new chicks and older chicks introduction run advice wyandotte
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  4. RY29

    Suggestions on Cleaning Run

    I have a 18’x30’ covered run. There is some grass and weeds growing but it’s mostly dirt. My four teenage chickens spend all day in there for now. The poop is not piling up yet but I am wondering how I could clean or keep it tidier without having to cover the bit of grass growing. Any...
  5. S

    Constructing Run Floor

    I’ve read through a lot of posts on this but could still use some help. We had chickens before and the run area was just bare dirt/clay floor and it was really muddy and slippery when wet. I don’t want that. I thought about sand but don’t want sand stuck to me when I’m in the run visiting them...
  6. curby

    Help with run design

    Hello all! Looking for some pointers on my daytime outdoor run for my babies, We live in West Michigan so it still gets a little too cold at night, sometimes as cold as 35, We built them a new outdoor enclosure today since their full time indoor one was way too small, we still want to bring them...
  7. abbeypatti

    Advice on upgrading our Run

    Hello, one of the tasks this summer I would like to tackle is upgrading our run. We have a 20 ft long 15 ft wide run basically, and have 9 chickens. Major concerns: Since I live in Indiana the wind can be brutal, especially as the seasons change. During the cold season we basically make the...
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