4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[rufusrooster]

I just wondered how the horse bedding (aubiose, easibed etc) copes with really wet & windy weather when in a covered wir ? does it ever get really soaked and you end up having to replace it a lot earlier than hoped ?

[chick wiggle]

I havent gone through a winter yet but we have some clear tarpaulins to cover the sides when the weathers bad so the bedding hasnt got wet ..... yet!

[Jools]

Yes it can get waterlogged if your run isn't weather proof, which does make it unpleasant for your chickens, but then anything sodden would be too. I think the trick is to make sure that at least part of the run stays dry for them.

[rufusrooster]

I havent gone through a winter yet but we have some clear tarpaulins to cover the sides when the weathers bad so the bedding hasnt got wet ..... yet!

 

 

That seems a good idea but you can't be there every time it decides to chuck it down, middle of the day when your at work or in the middle of the night.

[Space Chick]

I leave my blinds down in the most exposed side whenever there is a chance of rain

[Plum]

In my cube runs I watch the direction of the wind and put the covers down on that side to keep it dry. A bit of stalason dries up any damp areas and prevents nasties but I did find some damp rising through the slabs but the hemcore soaked it up.

[Redwing]

If it gets wet around the edges you can get a fork under it (a garden one - not from the cutlery drawer!) and turn it to get some air through it so it doesnt compact and go manky

[sjp]

I found with some for the side ways rain in the summer that my run got soaked but my 2 soon turned it over (they love digging) so it never got water logged my ground dries out pritty fast as well I use an easibed type bedding

[chelsea]

It's fine if you can keep it dry. We have "winterised" our WIR now. We had some spare clear corrugated panels hanging around and OH has nailed them down the side of the run which was particularly prone to letting in wet. The other side of our WIR has large tarpaulin over it which I pull over on days that I know are going to be wet (and pull back on dry days/spells). I always cover the whole run by night.

 

Despite it pouring down here all afternoon, the aubiose is dry and toasty.

[Egluntyne]

I find that it gets wet around the edges, but dries out quite quickly.