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What is a good thing to put in the RUN???

post #1 of 5
8/7/12 at 10:21pm
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I have some Beautiful White Silkies.They are on Dirt Run w/some grass growing in pen.But the feet get so dirty.I am used to walking on it to feed them and water them.But I feel like they need something besides dirt and some shavings.Any suggestions,Thanks Sandra

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Hey there,we live in Richlands,NC 28574.We raise all" PURE WHITE SILKIES".They are SQ and all are beautiful.Fertile Hatching Eggs are $35 a doz. which includes S/H.Taking orders now if you would like to make an order starting March,4th 2013.So hurry get your name in now.1st comes,1st served.

 

 

               God is Good and God is Great!!!!!!

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post #2 of 5
8/7/12 at 11:47pm
Hi Sandra
I would not worry about the dirty feet, but if you feel they need something to keep them cleaner try to remove poop as often as possible and maybe put an extra layer of wood shavings to cover the remaining floor of the coop. Having grass in your coop is a good thing too, as they can eat the grass and it would be a better covering than dirt.
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post #3 of 5
8/7/12 at 11:55pm

My runs have dirt floors also. In the summer they are wonderful. In the winter I add Straw to the run. It keeps the mud in check and gives the hens a clean surface to walk on. They also enjoy scratching thru the straw for bugs. They dont eat it because it is straw and has no greenery. I have 12 hens and a run that is 20 feet long and 8 feet wide. I like to keep it really dry in the run so on average I use about 3/4 bale of straw a month in the winter. It depends on how much rain we get.

 

I have a friend that has a Silkie Coop... she uses sand in her coop and then pooper scoops it each day. She loves that it stays dry  because the sand has good drainage and her birds stay clean:)
 

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-" Life shouldn't be about surviving the storms instead it should be about learning to dance in the rain "-

 

 

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post #4 of 5
8/8/12 at 2:56am

Sand in the summer & I add leaves in the winter.

I'm out of eggs. But I know where some brown ones are. I now raise big Ol' Honkin' Bob Whites & Layed back Coturnix. Pray For Rain In Texas!

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I'm out of eggs. But I know where some brown ones are. I now raise big Ol' Honkin' Bob Whites & Layed back Coturnix. Pray For Rain In Texas!

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post #5 of 5
8/8/12 at 6:09am

White silkies are always going to have dirty feet :)  But, do add bags of builder's sand (it's inexpensive and found and any building supply store.) It will help with drainage. Also, give your girls some low roosts so they can get up and out of the damp. 

Terry Golson

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