What to put under a permanent chicken run?

[Tailfeathers]

Hi,

If the run is not going to be moveable then I would suggest going with gravel. As you can see I'm in WA and we get our fair share of moisture. Even though my birds have about 5 acres they can roam on the area in front of their coop and where I have my various breeding pens inevitably turns into a giant mudhole if I don't go out and hose it down every now and then.

The accumulation of droppings and repeated traffic around the coop will prevent anything from growing. The only way I know to get around that is to rotate where you keep your birds. Otherwise the gravel lets you hose the area down and keep fairly clean.

God Bless,

 

[eggxentric]

Thank you, kindly! I suspect this will be the route we will have to take. We've been getting a ton of rain lately, the rain you folks usually get...especially if you are on the west side of the Snoqualmie. I was born in Ellensburg and grew up in Cle Elum. I miss home so very much!!!!!

In His Service,
C.A.