AnchoredHomestead
Songster
Good morning!
Our temps are going to drop in the next week and I’m winterizing the coop and run.
All Summer our ladies have enjoyed their dirt run, but with the rain and now cold I want something different. If I put sand in the run will it get too cold for their feet over Winter? If I topped it with some alfalfa would that help? Are there better options for the ground covering? I have a roof on the run now but the sides are still open, so when it is raining and windy it will get damp, and since it’s the PNW during Autumn and Winter, it’s not going to dry out quickly!
Also, does anyone with Orpingtons in the PNW find it necessary to wrap the sides of their run? Or will they be fine? They do have a very roomy, insulated and ventilated coop to go into if they need to.
Thanks for feedback/tips!
Our temps are going to drop in the next week and I’m winterizing the coop and run.
All Summer our ladies have enjoyed their dirt run, but with the rain and now cold I want something different. If I put sand in the run will it get too cold for their feet over Winter? If I topped it with some alfalfa would that help? Are there better options for the ground covering? I have a roof on the run now but the sides are still open, so when it is raining and windy it will get damp, and since it’s the PNW during Autumn and Winter, it’s not going to dry out quickly!
Also, does anyone with Orpingtons in the PNW find it necessary to wrap the sides of their run? Or will they be fine? They do have a very roomy, insulated and ventilated coop to go into if they need to.
Thanks for feedback/tips!