Lewis Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 At the moment we have a converted climbing frame covered in chicken wire as a walk in run. it's been up for a few years and has been really good, but the door is only waist height so you have to bend down to get in, and when its been raining it gets really slippy. I'm thinking about building a new walk in run with a full height door, but am wondering on what peoples preferences are about flooring (it will be fixed in place). It used to be grass and is now mud. Should I keep it as it is as get wood chips or put it on slabs so that it stays dry. Or does anyone else have any suggestions or inspiration? Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthmam1 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Hi I think somepeople slab the run floor (there seems to be a lot of problems with rats tunnelling into the run) . some people have an earth floor with bark or auibose. You can use these also on slabs. At the moment (I don t have a walk in run) my eglu is on slabs with bark over - it seems to work ok) Hope this helps sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 my run frame is on bricks, slabs all round then inside mud with aubiose (horse bedding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Slabs and Aubiose for me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh sarah Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 slabs works great for me too with bedding, i do have a roof also so they stay dry sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 So it looks like slabs are the way to go At the moment they are behind the greenhouse so we can't see them from the house, but I want to switch them to the other side so we can see them. Dad is having none of it and wants them where they are. His theory then is that we'll have 2 runs so I'll want twice as many chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
