How to stop run getting muddy???

Oh mud! Inevitable to a certain degree with chickens. I used to use straw, but I feel that it holds more moisture than I like and gets stinky and/or slushy, hard and frozen depending on the season. I now use pine shavings with great success. They "absorb" mud much more readily and break down fairly quickly as they are a lot smaller in size. I just add another thin layer when it starts to get wet all the way through again. I scoop them all out down to the dirt and compost the shavings probably once or twice a year.

Everyone has their own methods, and I'm sure will weigh in on them. You'll just need to find what works for you. Good luck!

 

Looks like you have a 2x4 on edge around the bottom of the run. I'd fill the floor up with 3" of sand. Sand lets the water drain away. No more mud.

 

Nice run wish I had some mud here as in Death Valley all we have
is sand and rock and if you raise your run a little more and add
some sand like The Lazy L wrote it should alleviate your problem
but you could also put the rooster in a separate cage for now ....

gander007

 

Lots of people like sand, and there are a lot of threads on here on the topic.... From your pictures though, your going to want to build up the sides of your run a bit if you go that route. A single 2x4 or 2x6 around the parameter would do the trick.