Chicken run ideas

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.

This building project started a month before our son was born, and was completed when he was two months old. I had no formal plans, just some simple sketches intended for efficient use of...

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...

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 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.

We all know the benefits of free ranging chickens- higher egg nutrition, better chicken health, and lower feed costs just to name a few...

They will destroy your garden plants.....unless you make chunnels there too. Start a word doc and save links and notes there. ;) Then you can search the doc...

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 …

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…

Discover the 25 best plants to grow in a chicken run that are perfect for your urban chicken farming setup! These plants for chickens not only provide shade and shelter but also enrich their diet. Learn how to create a thriving environment in your chicken coop run while raising healthy backyard chickens. Ideal for those with portable chicken coops or dedicated chicken run spaces, this guide is essential for homestead chickens enthusiasts!

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

Today we are going to be going through some of the best chicken run roof ideas! We will also share with you one idea you should avoid!

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 >>

all the details on our chicken’s new digs

Take a look at our farmhouse coop design. This includes all the fun details of our chicken coop and how we achieved this look!

We share photos of our DIY chicken run including additions, chicken run ideas, and accessories that we've made to keep our mixed flock happy.