Forest Escape DIY Build a Chicken Run on Your Chicken Coop

If you are homesteading in a forest escape, you have to consider whether or not you want free-ranging chickens. With bird flu and other threats like coyotes and raccoons as predators, an enclosure keeps the flock safe. Build your own chicken run on your coop. Watch the DIY Build a Chicken Coop video to see the first part. This is the second part, with a focus on building the chicken run. Decide if you want an 8' wide run that is 8' long or 16' long. Do you want to partition your flock? Do you have too many roosters? This concept design for a chicken run may help you decide what to do. Learn from mistakes and improvements! Also, we have a chicken cam! LOL