Chicken coop flaw #10-The Chicken Coop Slide
I’m just gonna keep it real and tell you what my flaws are while I resign this coop.
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Yes!!! I have that diversion channel built. it carries the water coming
from down the hill right into it and away. But we get 70+ inches of rain a
year so it’s the rain that falls from above and blows to it that is causing
my issue. I think… I have it leveled enough at this point I won’t
slide!!!! Let’s keep fingers crossed!
I actually have a trough filled in with gravel/rocks all around the coop.
To funnel the water coming from the hill away from the coop. It’s the rain
that comes directly down that causes the mess. ;-( And yes Elyse… keep
giving me more stuff to do! Hahahaha
Trying to divert the flow might be the best way to go as 2redbird1
suggested
Divert the water before it gets to the coop, wait til it rains and mark
where the water comes down, then dig a small diversion channel with gravel
around the coop and away from it. For the sliding just use some paver
stones in the coop to step on.
I think the chicken coop is great. I know the feeling, though. Plan, plan,
and plan, but still miss at least something. Is the house light enough to
raise up a little? If so, that might enable you to raise the surrounding
area. I enjoyed the video.
The house is totally heavy…. I built it to last!
Just like an
actually small bedroom. Hahahaha
You might be better off digging a drainage ditch & directing the water
around the pin. An afternoon w rented CAT front loader would fix you up. If
the clay won’t keep erosion at bay scour the property for stone.
Thanks Rob. It actually has a foot by foot ditch filled with large rocks to
move the water away from it. But we get a ton… TON of rain so it’s the
rain that comes from above that is the issue.
Loved that video! You could maybe do a swale to divert the water. I can’t
believe how hard you work at all this, you’re a very courageous woman! And
here I am telling you to work some more! I also love our chats via videos,
take care sweetie
There is a drainage ditch around the pen. A foot wide and a foot deep with
large rocks in it to drain the water coming from up the hill in to the
coop. But with 70 inches of rain a year.. I sadly believe I will always
have this slide problem. I did however level it out and put straw down. So
now…. No more slide! Yay!!! I so wish I could even get a CAT in to this
area… The bottom portion of the land is to steep and wooded for anything
like that to be driving in. ;-(