DickMidnight
Crowing
- Oct 23, 2021
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ive got a 16x8 run that’s fully covered by a corrugated polycarbonate roof.
there’s ample overhang on the front and a big slope to the back to get rain/snow to run off. there’s 6” or so of overhang on the sides as well.
today was the first big rainstorm since we’ve had the coop/run constructed and the ground is a MESS. the run is hard packed dirt that i covered in dead leaves/some wood chips and everything was soaked when i got home from work.
their coop is bone dry, so i’m happy about that. and the coop is elevated so there’s a large corner of the run that’s kept dry and that’s where they huddled all day when they weren’t eating.
i dumped an extra bag of pine shavings in the run to keep them up off the wet floor a little better, so i know that’ll help.
any other tips and tricks?
thanks
there’s ample overhang on the front and a big slope to the back to get rain/snow to run off. there’s 6” or so of overhang on the sides as well.
today was the first big rainstorm since we’ve had the coop/run constructed and the ground is a MESS. the run is hard packed dirt that i covered in dead leaves/some wood chips and everything was soaked when i got home from work.
their coop is bone dry, so i’m happy about that. and the coop is elevated so there’s a large corner of the run that’s kept dry and that’s where they huddled all day when they weren’t eating.
i dumped an extra bag of pine shavings in the run to keep them up off the wet floor a little better, so i know that’ll help.
any other tips and tricks?
thanks