Anticipating flooding in chicken run--ideas?

[deidreg]

Thanks, everyone! I'll let you know how this turns out.

 

[MissMonty]

I'd get some straw bales. putting them around in the run will give them a dryer place to get up on if needed. After you can spread the straw around your property, don't keep it in a bale after it gets wet, when it dries out again it will mold on the inside.​

 

[deidreg]

It was warm today so a lot of snow melted in advance of the heavy rain that's coming tonight. Hopefully it helps!

 

[aart]

Was just looking at radar, it's nasty over there!

 

[MROO]

Thanks! I thought about pallets but can't get them home in my car. I already have several platforms, roosts, etc., so that should help.

How about logs? We actually have two "whole" sections sitting upright (grain-side up) and a few sideways in my bachelor coop and run. The Boys hop back and forth like kids jumping across a stream on rocks ... even when the ground is dry. It's highly entertaining to watch them play "King Of The Hill," too!
I also found (super-cheaply) an old wooden stepladder that was too flimsy to fulfill its' original function. The seller offered it as a plant stand, but Nope. It's now a perch! Your run is big enough to hold one... check out your local thrift shops ... but avoid the metal ones ... frostbitten feet are nasty!

 

[deidreg]

Merry Christmas!

The coop is dry! While the run is wet, it's not flooded so far. It's a Christmas miracle!