McChooky
Free Ranging
My suggestion is make long raised beds to divert the water off the sides and plant water loving shrubs like elderberry in them.Sales from cuttings can generate $$ to help pay for chicken feed
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Was talking about the run. We have been trying to redirect water :/. This hill is killing me. It get so muddy and I have to lay more bedding down for my chickens. Eventually, I hope to close it.On the uphill side dig an angled trench and place the soil adjacent to make a berm/ditch type deal to redirect water to flow around the coop area. My coop is at bottom of a big hill and I did this; seems to be working unless its a downpour and water is sheeting off the hill.
Or were you talking about water actually flowing "through the coop" structure, not the run? If so, raise it higher off the ground by jacking it up and adding more blocks.
X2If it's muddy, add arborist wood chips in addition to the water diverting. Wood chips will raise the terrain inside the run above the water, they will decompose slowly and add porosity to the soil, as they decompose the organics and worm activity will loosen and improve the soil even more so water can penetrate. In a year or two you'll be able to harvest soil out of the run and use it for gardening purposes.
Thank you so much.If it's muddy, add arborist wood chips in addition to the water diverting. Wood chips will raise the terrain inside the run above the water, they will decompose slowly and add porosity to the soil, as they decompose the organics and worm activity will loosen and improve the soil even more so water can penetrate. In a year or two you'll be able to harvest soil out of the run and use it for gardening purposes.
Nice job.We dug out the back wall and stacked concrete blocks like this, to keep water from coming in. The blocks are higher than the dirt, water runs around. For added protection, all the blocks in back are filled with dirt and a layer of roof shingles were added on top, stones piled on top to keep the shingles from going anywhere.
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Thanks!Nice job.