Chicken runs

Chickens are a very Vashon thing. So many people here have their own flocks--I know of at least four flocks all within a rooster's crow of our house. We've been working on adding some play structures to our coop to keep our girls entertained.

Are you tired of muddy eggs, messy coop floors and slippery chicken run? Here are helpful tips and solutions to cleaning up your coop to stop a muddy chicken run and have clean chickens on your homestead or your backyard chickens.

How we built our new chicken run step-by-step to keep our chickens safe from predators during the day.

A common question I have heard people ask is “Does a chicken run need a roof?” Maybe you have wondered that yourself. You have probably seen a lot of chicken runs with a roof and then also the many without. So what gives? #backyardchickens #chickencoop #chickenrun

Examines Pros and Cons of Ten Different Flooring Materials That Can Be Used In Your Chicken Run.

Part of my plans for the yard this year included adding flowers around the new chicken yard. I placed cinderblocks around both sides of the yard so I’d have a built in row of planting spots …

The HH is making progress on the chicken run! Since we didn’t have a blueprint for a run he is totally winging it based off a few pictures I showed him. The run will be 16 feet long and 12 feet of the run will have a matching cedar shake roof. We are hoping that Read More >>

What are the top pros and cons of chicken ‘chunnels’? Given that space for keeping chickens is a premium in the suburbs, I recommend