Need input about run.

sandy sea

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Mar 19, 2008
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My husband just built a me another chicken coop. He wants to put a wood deck in the chicken run, he says that should keep out any critters from digging under the run. Also he says it will stay drier. Input please.
 
I wouldn't recommend it. It would basically be like extending the coop, so wouldn't provide a place for the chickens to do natural chicken things like scratch in the dirt for grubs and take dustbaths.

Also, it would need to be cleaned out regularly to prevent buildup of manure and rotting the wood. Runs with a dirt floor can work to decompose the chicken manure and, if done right, don't need to be cleaned out.

Have you had problems with critters digging under in the past?
 

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