Need help for a run on a sloped yard

[Buffy-Featherington]

I sympathize, we are also on a slope and have a lot of rain. We don’t have as much clay as NC but it doesn’t take too much digging to hit clay.

Ended up putting a roof over the run, there’s just no way to escape mud where we are without cover. You can see my comment history for a photo. Used Palram Suntuf panels. It wasn’t cheap, but likely would be comparable to putting in a wood floor for the equivalent area.

 

[Boxlock]

You could easily do some terracing!

Yes! Hire someone with a small tractor with a small terrace soil mover. They can easily move higher ground soil to lower ground to level it out!
You’re welcome!

 

[PaigeWells]

Western NC on the side of a mountain here… I have a yard that is very sloped, a tree fell nearby (thanks, Helene) and I rolled 2 large 10’ logs into place sideways and pounded stakes downhill from them to make free terracing (without digging). I throw any weeds from the garden, some of what I clean out of my run, etc on the uphill side. Over a few months the high side has leveled off with the sides of the logs creating sort of a stairstep. I plan to add more logs in the future above and below, eventually my logs will rot but that will just add to the soil. If you did anything to divert water (great suggestions in this thread), tried to add a roof if at all possible to help it stay dry, and did this terracing you might be good. Eventually things are going to get scratched downhill but you can always throw shovelsful uphill occasionally. Good luck!