It may look pretty, but once snow begins to melt it leaves behind a cold, wet mess. Third root of mud in the run: sleet and snow. In the winter that will create a mudbath and in the summer, a haven for mosquitoes. Whichever type of ground your run has, it should be in as well-drained an area as possible, with some protection from the summer sun.ĭon't place it at the bottom of a slope where the water will run down and collect. If you're only just planning, though, or if your run is small enough to move, it will. If you've already got your coop and run in place and it would be hard (or impossible) to change its position, this won't be of much help to you. First: coop and run are in the wrong place. Here are the three most common reasons for mud in the run, together with suggestions as to how they might be solved. The way to make a mudbath less muddy is to establish what's making it muddy – and then fix it. To learn more please see my disclosure policy. I only recommend products I have purchased or would purchase myself and which I believe would benefit you. If you purchase a product through links on the rest of this page, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Which, in my case, took more than six months to heal. For chickens it can result in slipped tendons for humans, anything from a broken hip to (as I know to my cost) torn ligaments. Danger of slipping!Īny muddy area in a run is a potential hazard for humans as well as chickens. Infected poop releases the virus into water or, in this case, mud, and is able to sustain its ability to produce disease for long periods there ( 2, 3 ).įind more details about bird flu here.
Danger of hosting Avian Influenza (bird flu).īird flu is a fatal illness which spreads among flocks by chickens coming into contact with infected poop and feathers from wild birds, in particular waterfowl. Getting rid of it is time-consuming and difficult. Wet conditions combined with poop can host a variety of bacteria and viruses, including E.coli, staphyloccocus, campylobacter and norovirus ( 1 ).Īny slight lesion in the pad of the foot will cause an ideal environment for those infections leading to abcesses and pain. It's not only dirty bedding in the coop that causes bumblefoot.
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