Run Floor

[Anon112]

I made a HUGE mistake (and wasted a ton of time and money and materials) burying a floor---made of hardware cloth---under my run. No bueno.

The ground around my chicken run is very rocky and there are a ton of tree roots, making digging around it really hard. There's also a lot of water flow/drainage in my yard, so metal rusts quickly underground.

A surprisingly effective "natural" apron has been the raspberry bushes growing up along one side of the run. I never see any attempts at digging near them.

 

[debid]

We had some old chain link fencing that wasn't being used. I took a pair of bolt cutters and snipped 4' wide scrap fencing down the middle so it was 2' wide. Made enough to surround the run. Attached it with some galvanized fence wire and then threw dirt and rocks on top. Nothing is digging through it. I've seen evidence of NUMEROUS attempts. It's been almost 15 years and holding strong.