Chicken runs ideas pens

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

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 s…

This is such an addictive hobby! I need to expand. I have space, but I am not creative or good with my hands. Does anyone have any ideas for a fenced run...

I have gotten so many questions about how we built our DIY modern chicken coop, so I put together this post to chronicle the building process – but note that…

I turned the big 4-0 last month and my husband made me something very special (which my husband tells me ordinary women would not even want)! Let me take you on a visual tour. This is at the back of my suburban homestead. I am standing right next to the coop. To the left of the coop is the run. For a year this was all the space the chickens had and I knew they needed more room. On top of the run is a new addition...it is my lettuce box. It provides shade for the chickens and protects them…

Building a Chicken Run for Beginners: This is an 8'x6' fully enclosed chicken run made primarily of 2x4s. A run of this size, if it is used as the primary daytime habitat for your chickens, will be adequate for 4-5 chickens, provided you also have an appropriately-sized coop. Mine curre…

Chicken run DIY. how to build your own chicken run to keep your chickens safe and secure. Keeping your chickens safe is a priority no matter where you live. Besides a safe chicken coop you also need a sturdy chicken run that will not only keep your chickens safe inside but keep chicken predators out as well. DIY chicken coop.

Whether it's sun, wind or rain, our flock has limited protection in their run. On the worst days, our chickens will hide in their coop and not come out at all. Maybe, like us, you've tried planting a tree, and found that it's too slow-growing and doesn't protect much from the rain and wind. Or maybe you've used tarps,

Chickens love to get busy. They enjoy running around, scratching and pecking at things all the time. Now when they can't find anything that encourages those activities, they get bored. And when they do, it leads to unhealthy behavior which can cause serious health problems for your chooks...

How to Fix a Muddy Chicken Run - Timber Creek Farm