DECORATING FRONT OF RUN

[MROO]

What is this "spare" time you speak of.

"Spare" time ... you know, the extra time we often use to collect all those "free eggs" we get from keeping chickens!

 

[Cryss]

"Spare" time ... you know, the extra time we often use to collect all those "free eggs" we get from keeping chickens!

 

[21hens-incharge]

"Spare" time ... you know, the extra time we often use to collect all those "free eggs" we get from keeping chickens!

OMG you said "free eggs".
And in the same sentence as "extra time".

Soooooo very similar to the time I used to build that "low cost" coop.....

 

[MROO]

OMG you said "free eggs".
And in the same sentence as "extra time".

Soooooo very similar to be time I used to build that "low cost" coop.....

EGGzackly!

 

[mpoland33]

I would start by hanging pretty flowers from the coop overhang. You could even do a hanging pot at the top of each run post. Your runs back wall seems to be open to sunshine. You could grow vine type edibles up the fence taking advantage of the sun and to give a bit of shade to the birds. Grapes? Grow some comfrey just outside the run edge, maybe at the end part. As bits grow close enough the chickens will eat whatever gets close. You can eat it too. You can chop harvest it and it will grow back several times. Paint all the wood pretty colors. Oops exterior paint can inspire some interesting results. Is anyone in the family artistic? Have them paint designs on the coop.
To prevent diggers (fox, rats, snakes, etc.) from entering the run or getting under the coop bury hardware cloth straight down 2ft or make a 2ft apron around everything.[/QUOTE

All great ideas, thanks! Ironically, I'm a year and a half in already so hardware cloth is already buried and haven't had any attempted diggers yet, knock on wood. Trail cam catches racoons, fox, coyote, and skunks but havent seen any on the cams trying to get in yet.

Anyway, thanks for the ideas!

 

[seattlechicken2019]

I planted climbing roses up the side of my run. Also good would be grapes, climbing nasturtiums. Herbs are great around the run to maybe cut down on pests.