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[Chickibaby]

My sweet hubby built a predator free chicken run. It also makes it people free. Meaning I can't get in and shovel anything out. Northwest rains are starting to make quite stinky puddles. Any Ideas?

 

[debilorrah]

Yeah I have a suggestion! Tell your husband to figure it out and let you know once he has!!

 

[bigzio]

Welcome to BYC!

I think you may need to tweak the originial design some to be able to clean the run out.

Maybe some other folks have a better Idea?

bigzio

 

[jvls1942]

let hubby clean it out, he will come up with a better idea..

.jiminwisc...

 

[orcasislandchickens]

In the pacific northwest, it will need to be fixed so you can clean it and then covered to keep off the rain. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

 

[mamato3]

maybe a ladder to get in though you would have to cut the netting or whatever you have topping you cage though i would hate to try luge poo out that way

 

[cmom]

I live in Florida. We have a rainy season here too. I have my run covered. I don't know what you have on the bottom, but I have sand in mine. Maybe the other post have some good suggestions, let DH clean out the run.

 

[chickiebaby]

uh-oh, chickibaby! People are going to think you are me - or vice versa! And with my reputation . . . What have we done?!

 

[JennsPeeps]

fellow PNW resident here!

1. cover the run - it'll make the girls happier to have a dry place outside. We just covered ours with a clear shower curtain over the weekend. I poked a few hole sin it to let the rain through it = sorta counter productive but it does give the girls more space. It's not perfect but at least it's not a blue tarp.

2. figure out a way to get into the run area. You're going to have to clean it from time to time: raking, adding sand & DE & leaves (or whatever), etc. It'll just be better to set it up to be able to get into it.

Glad to have you on BYC!

 

[ella]

Sweet Barn Lime works wonders on smell. If you can figure a way to get it in there!