Official BYC Poll: Is your RUN Covered or Not?

[Tashua]

So this is it after weeks of work & years of research lol ! Sure hope the gals are safe & happy

 

[RumneyRoost]

My run is covered. In the winter the walls on one end are wrapped with plastic as well. We get a lot of snow, and it’s often wet and heavy. My girls usually spend all of their time outside, they rarely retreat to the coop.
They also have a 50’x30’ area to free range in that’s safe from the dog. It isn’t covered.

 

[blackdog043]

My run is covered with SeaCoaster Corrugated-Pvc-Plastic-Roof-Panels
I use deep litter for the run.

 

[Friendly_Lurker]

Mine is pretty big with cattle panels and plastic netting for height but the guineas just fly to the top of one of the coops and get out from there. There's some cover trees, and mulch on the ground. The ducks have a little kiddie pool and there's a mud pit next to it.

 

[WallyG74]

25’x35’ run enclosed with 2x4 wire and a net over the top to keep hawks out.

 

[sunnie7]

We added a little lean to out of scraps on the side to help keep water from coming in that side window since we have no overhang. Also needed a better set up to keep feeders out of rain! If we built a coop ourselves we would have done things much differently but just trying to use things we have available!
We still are slowly adding mulch we have on our property from the power company cutting but last time we moved a bunch we both ended up with a few ticks

 

[PioneerChicks]

Attached to my coops is a predator proof run that is completely covered and safe. The chickens have access to this full time. My chicken yard is not covered or predator proof. I lock them in the run at night and let them outside in the chicken yard during the day.

 

[sunnie7]

Attached to my coops is a predator proof run that is completely covered and safe. The chickens have access to this full time. My chicken yard is not covered or predator proof. I lock them in the run at night and let them outside in the chicken yard during the day.

Do you have photos of your set up?

 

[PioneerChicks]

Do you have photos of your set up?

I plan on getting some soon!

 

[Flockincrazy]

mine is currently under construction so I dont have any pics of it finished yet but it will have a complete covered shingled roof and it has sand and mulch