{"id":9860,"date":"2014-12-22T16:47:38","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9860"},"modified":"2014-12-22T16:47:38","modified_gmt":"2014-12-22T16:47:38","slug":"digging-the-run-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=9860","title":{"rendered":"Digging the run over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once a week I dig the run over as it gets compacted. I am a bit disappointed that the newest part of the run doesn&#8217;t stay dry despite the panelled roof. Rain drips in and also blows in and although it is dry from above for the girls the soil is wet and compacts making it harder for me to poop pick and harder for the girls to scratch in.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily the old part has a dry area under the tarpaulin which gives the girls plenty of space for dust baths.<\/p>\n<p>Once a week I dig the run over and the girls follow me to see what goodies they might find. I feel like head hen with my little flock grouped around me following my every move.<\/p>\n<p>Once the run is dug over the girls joyfully scratch together and it is so nice to see this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9870\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/all_scratching_together_in_the_newly_dug_run.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9870\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9870\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/all_scratching_together_in_the_newly_dug_run.jpg\" alt=\"All scratching together in the newly dug run\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All scratching together in the newly dug run<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9871\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/what_do_they-find_to-peck_at.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9871\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9871\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/what_do_they-find_to-peck_at.jpg\" alt=\"What do they find to peck at!\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What do they find to peck at!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9872\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/scratching_in_both_sides_of_the-run.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9872\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9872\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/scratching_in_both_sides_of_the-run.jpg\" alt=\"Scratching on both sides of the run\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scratching on both sides of the run<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9873\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/what_are_they_finding.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9873\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/what_are_they_finding.jpg\" alt=\"What are they fining!\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What are they finding!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I just love watching them scratch and peck, scratch and peck, scratch and peck again. It&#8217;s one of the things that chickens are really good at!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a week I dig the run over as it gets compacted. I am a bit disappointed that the newest part of the run doesn&#8217;t stay dry despite the panelled roof. 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