What do I need in my run?

beatrixkiddo

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Dec 8, 2010
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I have a coop with an attatched run that is almost complete. I have all of the necessary thinks in the coop ( nest boxes, food, water, roosts, ect...) but am unsure what all I need in the run. I also have food and water in the run. Are there any particular items that your hens really enjoy in your run?
 
chickens......thats all you need in your run.

really tho, maybe a roost branch for them. i have hay in the run. especially now because some snow got in there. now with the hay spread out in the run, it encourages them to come on and go outside etc.
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i would also cover the run, so they can go out rain/sun etc.
 
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Chickens!
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I really didn't put anything special in my run. When the weather got cold, I threw in some straw for them to walk on but I question if that was even the best idea. They love picking around in it, but I'm not sure how much maintenance work it will cause me in the future.
 
I have a huge sweet gum tree so when the leaves dry out I put a bunch in the run. They like picking through them, scattering them around and trampling them into compost. I also hang a suet cage out there that I put various greens in. That makes them last longer and gives them something to do. Ditto the branch roost as well.
 
1. Some shade in a certain spot
2. Protection from wind (tarp etc.) in a certain spot where they can congregate
3. roost to get off ground
4. place to take dirt bath (dry dirt)
5. sometimes I dig up a square of sod and dump it in the run for them to scratch and eat grass if I am not free ranging at the time
6. netting overhead if you have a hawk problem but prepare for snow load (buy strong enough chicken wire or netting etc.)
 
A concrete block or paving stone or something similar, for them to clean/sharpen their beak on. A few things for them to jump up on. Something new every day -- a handful of leaves or grass or hay or dried weeds, a scrap of wood -- anything to avert boredom. A mirror.
 

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