Help my chicken coop run is turning into mud!

[Chichi_08]

With all the rain we've been having here in Ontario the chicken coop run has turned into mud. I've tried to collect the grass clippings and put it along the bottom. Which seems to work for a few days but then with the heavy down pours it slowly washes away. I'm thinking of using a mixture of rocks and sand. Any suggestions I would greatly appreciate. I've attached a photo of what the run looked like before my girls ate all the grass and the crazy amount of rain we've had this month.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Sand is good, or gravel like pea gravel. Sorry you have a muddy mess. We have clay soil that is dry and hard as rock! One extreme or the other. Good luck.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

We tend to get very muddy here, like lately,lol. I find the large mulch works well if it's a couple inches thick. They can still scratch around and as long as you don't use anything treated,it won't hurt em.

 

[jeria]

straw or hay can help. Also pine shavings from the brooder have helped in a low spot in my yard between raised beds.

 

[Chichi_08]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to look into them and hopefully have a solution before the next rainfall. Looks like we may have 2 days of sunshine coming our way

 

[flyin-lowe]

I used dried leaves and grass clippings typically. If it gets wet and muddy I throw a bail of straw in there and that will help for several weeks. Again depending on how much rain you are talking about..........

 

[jeria]

When really muddy might want to toss down a couple old boards across the hay or straw to walk on as people are heavier than chickens.

 

[Circle W Farms]

I like to use sand and peat moss. They dry out very well.