Keeping RUN DRY

[cajunlizz]

What is the best way to keep a RUN dry ? What do ya'll reccomend I apply to keep it dry OR rather dry it up ? Its been raining here everyday and its starting to get muddy and mushy .

 

[geareduplyn]

6 to 8 inches of Pine Straw

 

[dixygirl]

Use paver base sand. Pine shavings and straw are for the indoor coop not the outdoor run. When straw gets rained on it rots and molds. Not a good thing

 

[Mahonri]

DE or Sand.... I'd say in your situation, Sand..

I have to regularly wet my run as it's just too dry and the evaporation helps cool my chicks.

 

[cajunlizz]

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Ok thanks

 

[Davaroo]

Gravel works too.

 

[LynneP]

We roofed ours with clear vinyl PalRUF. Best decision ever! Even in torrential rains, and we've had several, everything stays dry. Easy to clean too, I just use a kitty litter scoop in the places with the most bits of hen poop...

 

[cajunlizz]

where do you buy this clear vinyl PalRUF... expensive ?



you put this in your run overhead areas ?

My coop stays dry using the pine shavings , its the run area I am desperately trying to keep dry ....


I may regret saying this once all this rain quits , but in South Louisiana
we get alot of rain , esp. in the DOG DAYS of Summer and hurricane season .


HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Davaroo]

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Its not gonna be cheap being made from PVC. But it will be tough and last a long time. Any run covered in this stuff is gonna shed water. Could be a good thing in LA.
Heres the website:

http://www.palram.com/htmls/product.aspx?C1010=12678

From there you should be able to hunt up a local source

 

[cajunlizz]

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Its not gonna be cheap being made from PVC. But it will be tough and last a long time. Any run covered in this stuff is gonna shed water. Could be a good thing in LA.
Heres the website:

http://www.palram.com/htmls/product.aspx?C1010=12678

From there you should be able to hunt up a local source

Any idea what size sheets ? WHAT 4x8 ? COST ?

Its corrugated PVC and the kind we have here is metal .