How do I keep the run dry

[Marshmallow1234]

Well dah!.. unless I am mistaken. That is a down spout in your coup.. for those of common sense. Till the earth around your coup to absorb rain water after your chickens have stomped it down to hard pan.. Change the grade away from your coup so water runs away, even mound the interior if you must. Put some good cover over your coup.. I used old flat roof rubber roofing and it solved any leak problem.. Love em or hate em'.. It is your responsibility to care for them DAILY!

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[Marshmallow1234]

The more questions you ask, the more of a hard time you're getting... I think providing the best possible care for your chickens is what you're trying to do. In this case, in order to keep this open part of your 'coop' dry, the only option here is to remove the drain spout to a different area. This area would be considered a run in any other situation, but considering the size of your actual 'coop' (the closed in area where your chickens sleep and nest), I'm considering this open area part of the coop. You should do whatever you have to to keep this dry as well.

Well dah!.. unless I am mistaken. That is a down spout in your coup.. for those of common sense. Till the earth around your coup to absorb rain water after your chickens have stomped it down to hard pan.. Change the grade away from your coup so water runs away, even mound the interior if you must. Put some good cover over your coup.. I used old flat roof rubber roofing and it solved any leak problem.. Love em or hate em'.. It is your responsibility to care for them DAILY!

if I remove the down spout it doesn’t solve the problem because there is a rock with that leads the water through a small hole under the coop

 

[Marshmallow1234]

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f I remove the down spout it doesn’t solve the problem because there is a rock with that leads the water through a small hole under the coop

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Why can't you just move the entire coop and run away from the water drainage?

 

[Marshmallow1234]

Why can't you just move the entire coop and run away from the water drainage?

How am I supposed to move the coop it’s too big

 

[Ruby Rogue]

Take some more pics of your yard and further back pics of your coop and someone can offer a suggestion I'm sure.

 

[AntiqueB]

Can you route the downspout over the coop, like the line in green?

 

[Marshmallow1234]

Can you route the downspout over the coop, like the line in green?
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That’s what we did but some ice blocking it

 

[AntiqueB]

So it's still wet in the run? Can you post current pictures tomorrow?

 

[Marshmallow1234]

So it's still wet in the run? Can you post current pictures tomorrow?

It’s always wet apparently... since it’s winter it rains and snows