Alot of rain and chickens in alot of manure

[latravis72]

Could this hurt my eggs or cause me to get sick? The coop is dry but their outside area has been saturated with rain and now smells like a Hog lot.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If your hens are healthy, it won't affect the eggs if laid in a clean nest. But if you don't get them out of the muck, they may not be healthy much longer.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi
Glad you could join the flock! X2 with ChickenCanoe. Your outside area really needs to be drier. It can soon become a breeding ground for disease and bacteria. Here is an article on fixing a muddy run https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-fix-a-muddy-run

Hope it helps you and you are able to make a cleaner drier area for them. Wishing you the very best of luck. Enjoy BYC

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you joined the "flock."

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[Twistedfeather]

Hi welcome to BYC

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard chickens. Maybe you can elevate the base of your run by adding much pea gravel & sand above grade - using boards on the perimeter of run to hold it in place. We used to have many inches(depth) of pea gravel in dog runs and they dried out fast. You can freshen up from time to time by locking chickens in the coop, while sprinkling straight bleach over the gravel. Leave on a few hours and then hose it down thoroughly before allowing chickens back in.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Welcome to BYC!!! There are loads of members on here…so if you have ANY questions…just ASK!!!

Hope you have loads of fun and all your answers answered here on BYC the BEST CHICKEN KEEPING FORUM on EARTH!!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

We live in mud here in the Pac. NW in the winter.

I do make sure my girls have a grassy area to run to and spend most of their time. They have to walk in the mud to get to their coop though. Not much you can do unless you give them a covered run when the rain is constant.