chicken run off ground?

[aart]

Welcome to BYC @ernestj !
What an interesting scenario.

flood irrigation

Your yard gets intentionally flooded for irrigation purposes?
Do you live in the middle of a farm field??

on wheels

How many birds to you intend to keep?
Why must it be on wheels?
Keeping them confined takes more space, larger coop/runs harder to move.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Yeah, I'm really curious where this is.

 

[centrarchid]

I do similar with batches of juveniles kept in a pasture. Intent is for intermittent free-range but with lower stocking densities they can be kept in elevated setup at all times. I now have four setups as shown. Height can be adjusted.

 

[JDN]

I am sorry, but what is doable? Locking the chickens in the coop until the water subsides (as long as it is big enough and has water/food in the coop), or building the entire coop/run off the ground? Thanks for your help.

Either or, but, depending on the number of chickens you get, I'd opt for a big elevated coop. How many chickens? For 8 chickens, an 8X10 Coop, for 12, a 12X10 coop. And, a dust bath, ideally with some Diometious Earth in it. Normally I shrug at the value of the stuff but you might find it beneficial in a coop with a floor where the chooks will be contained.

Build it elevated on these things: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Headwat...Concrete-Patio-Pier-Block-PIERBLOCK/204230166

What's your weather like where you're at?

 

[Flockandfowl46]

Another thing you may want to consider is to put linoleum on your plywood floor because chicken poop will degrade your wood and linoleum can be cleaned with relative ease