Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[stephent]

Iam sure most of you have seen my pics of our run, with wood chip. Well the chickens have been digging around in the run and they kick the woodchip, which is fine, but some of it gets into the slot that the metal bar for the door slides into. So the lock the door at night, can be a bit troublesome. It just doesnt want to lock and needs quite a bit of fiddling and force to get it in.

 

Anyone else had this issue, and did you over come it somehow?

[Redwing]

I have had this problem previously yes

 

I placed the woodchip about a foot from the door so it wasnt as deep near the door

 

Any that did get kicked in to teh slot was hooked out with a bamboo cane

 

Weekly I used to take the lid off the Eglu and reach through the front door with a short handled how to push it all back a foot or so again