covering runs

[FURNYFARMER]

many of you have suggested i cover my run to prevent smells, now i feel a bit stupid asking but do you mean cover the outside of the run with tarpaulin so nasty niffs cant get out? or do you mean something on the floor?

[aishakali]

Make a roof for your run to keep the rain out Either tarpaulin or a solid roof ie: corrugated plastic or similar. If you keep your run floor dry it will cut down on smells one heck of a lot
P.S Have a look on "members coops", 1st item on chicken keeping.

[jackian]

We got our lovely girls 3 years ago and had made a really nice Walk-in-Run ,but we had forgotten rain .
The first day it bucketed down and they were water logged and so was the run .
So we covered it that very day in the pouring rain with corregated plastic sheets and it has been great ever since. (Make sure they slope so the rain goes off .)It is lovely and dry and because I use stalosan it stays smell free and although they FR most of the day they are quite happy to go in when it is raining .

[urbanchicks]

Like J ackian my roof is covered with clear Perspex so it doesn't get too wet and it doesn't smell, a shot of Stalosan F every so often helps too.

Maggie
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[FURNYFARMER]

thanks for the replies. i got some polythene from work last week and covered the run and low and behold all the smells have gone! its amazing and its certainly made my wife happy!

[aishakali]

No more smells! great Plus a happy wife is always a good thing