GoatChickenMama
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Hi there,
I'm determining the location of my chicken/goat enclosed run and I see two locations which I'm trying to decide between. The first location is probably 150-200 ft from the house, however about 1/2 of the run will be shaded because of nearby trees. The second location is about 25 ft from the side of the house, still more like 65 from the front door. It gets a lot of sun almost all the time. Our climate here is sunny, snowy (up to 3 ft) or rainy.
I'm concerned about the shady area that it won't dry out as well, or give the animals enough sun. I'm concerned at the closer location that it will be too smelly that close to the house, however it does seem somewhat convenient and the entire run would be visible from by bedroom window.
I would love to hear some voices of experience on this issue. Thanks.
I'm determining the location of my chicken/goat enclosed run and I see two locations which I'm trying to decide between. The first location is probably 150-200 ft from the house, however about 1/2 of the run will be shaded because of nearby trees. The second location is about 25 ft from the side of the house, still more like 65 from the front door. It gets a lot of sun almost all the time. Our climate here is sunny, snowy (up to 3 ft) or rainy.
I'm concerned about the shady area that it won't dry out as well, or give the animals enough sun. I'm concerned at the closer location that it will be too smelly that close to the house, however it does seem somewhat convenient and the entire run would be visible from by bedroom window.
I would love to hear some voices of experience on this issue. Thanks.