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Feather-Friendly Floors: Best Chicken Coop Flooring Solution Floor Mat- https://amzn.to/3tZD9g0 Raising Baby Chickens    • BABY CHICKENS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A B...   The Chicken Run is the next most expensive thing you will buy, next to chicken houses and is most likely to be the weakest link as far as predators like foxes are concerned. In order to come up with a sensible sized run, you will need to ask yourself the following: Feather-Friendly Floors: Best Chicken Coop Flooring Solution How many chickens will I have? Always assume a couple more because it is a very addictive hobby and you will soon be tempted to add a couple more hens to your flock! What space do they need? There are guidlines but legally a battery hen has enough space…. so perhaps you should consider what a fair size run would be for them to move around in, scratch, dust bath, feed and drink and whether there is enough room for them to get away from another hen if pecked. BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHEAP CHICKEN COOP BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHICKEN COOP FLOOR HOW TO COMPOST CHICKEN WASTE The run is there to contain your chickens but also to protect them from predators. We have a number of different chicken runs and I have used several designs over the years but every time I visit a friend who has lost chickens to the fox, they say the same things, either “I didn’t want to spend….” or “I didn’t have the time to…” and “the fox got in through here…” So lets look at the options, you can pay for a chicken run that will cost you money or you can build a chicken run that will cost you in time but less money! Buying a Chicken Run chicken-Run-door-open Small chicken runs can protect birds and you can let them out when it’s safe. Most of the chicken runs that you can buy to fit onto a coop (or that are built into a coop) are rather small in my opinion. There is an answer to this though. Use this run for your girls when the weather is really bad or when there is a higher risk of predators but at other times, open the door and let them out! The down side to this is that they will spoil a small garden over time with their scratching and dust baths, will eat some of your plants and will leave droppings on paths for you to step in. The good news is they get to free range and will be far happier and healthier hens, you can enjoy having them out and can limit their time out a little to allow the garden to recover a little. You can of course fence them off to a certain area of the garden which can help. poultry-netting Rectangular Poultry Netting BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHEAP CHICKEN COOP BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHICKEN COOP FLOOR HOW TO COMPOST CHICKEN WASTE An alternative to letting them out is to use a portable run so you can move them onto fresh ground at regular intervals. I have done this regularly with my young growers but be warned they soon spoil the ground and need moving every few days if the grass is going to have a chance to recover When buying a run, you will need to look at the quality of the wire – small rectangular or square mesh wire is better because foxes can’t get their teeth in to tear at it. Cheap rabbit wire can be quite thin and I have seen this torn open in weak spots, sadly enough for Mr. Fox to get through. Latches or bolts to doors are important as well. Galvanised fittings will last years so it is worth paying for these. Screws need to be stainless steel so they don’t rust. chicken-run-galvanised-fittings Galvanised Fittings on a Chicken Run will last years Foxes will dig under a chicken run. If you have problems with foxes during the daytime (or your chickens are not securely locked up in their house at night) then you will need to consider putting your run onto bricks so that Mr. Fox can’t dig underneath. You can put wood chips down inside the run so they can be changed regularly. There are some smaller runs available on this website here that might be customisable to your coop. They also use reasonable mesh wire which you often don’t find on runs this cheap. Building a Chicken Run If you are going to build a chicken run, you will need to spend less money but more time. You can of course build a small portable run, much like you would buy and the same things apply to this as I’ve mentioned above but often, people that are building a run go for a fixed run in the corner of the garden. Rabbit wire is the most economical choice but do be careful with the quality of it. If it isn’t particularly thick, a determined fox will be able to tear at it to get in. a double layer around the lower half of the fence is best if the wire quality is poor. BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHEAP CHICKEN COOP BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHICKEN COOP FLOOR HOW TO COMPOST CHICKEN WASTE    • CHICKS FOR SALE ONLINE WHERE TO BUY C...      • Ultimate Guide to Backyard Chickens: ...      • BEST CHICKEN RUN ~ CHEAP CHICKEN COOP   Subscribe    • Feather-Friendly Floors: Best Chicken...