Pine shavings outside

SJchickens

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Mar 13, 2015
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Hi!

We're currently preparing the run for our chicks, who are about ready to go outside. We're turning our German Shepherd's old run into a run for the chickens, but the shepherd's waste has just made it stink so much :p. So we put the pine shavings down, and they pretty much negated the smell, but afterwards we realized maybe this wasn't such a good idea. When the shavings get rained on, will they build up harmful bacteria, or will it be fine for the chickens?

Thank you :)
 
You absolutely positively don't want wet pine shavings.

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The straw and shavings from my coop go straight into my run. I don't remove them, and they don't smell. Eventually they break down, turn into dirt and you can't even tell they were there :)
 

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