We all know that chickens ruin their grassy areas by fouling, scratching and pecking. A lush green, spongy, grass patch can soon turn in to a winters bog. Sometimes this is just not allowable in especially urban gardens. So there is another option which is, placing your coop on wood chips, from my experience do this either on concrete/patio or dry earth because if the ground is wet the wood chips will sink and also become muddy. However, don't confuse wood chips with bark chips because these can harbor mold spores and parasites.
When putting wood chips in the chickens run make sure it is a couple or more inches high so the chickens can scratch around like they are in a natural grassy environment.
Never allow your chickens to live in a damp muddy home because this can cause serious respiratory problems which is unpleasant for the birds and expensive for you to sort out at the vets. It also means that parasites may be more easily caught.
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