chicken run bed

Does anyone have any experience in using wood chip mulch for their chicken run? (The kind you see at playgrounds, not sure if I’m using the right name) My run is so muddy and STINKS because it’s at the bottom of a slope in my yard. I researched it online and seems safe to use, however...

I have a coop and run for my chickens, but I made a tractor so we can move them around the yard on good days and when we want to get in the coop and clean. But they don't know what the heck it is, and I don't know how to make them go in it. I am afraid to let them wander our yard because of the...

Is a deep layer of pine shavings on top of small landscaping stones a suitable bed for a chicken run? Or.. Plain dirt under/over chicken wire? Or small rocks over chicken wire? Looking for advice for health of chicken and ease of cleaning. Thanks!