Search results for query: run bedding

Hi all you chicken mamas. I am new to the chicken world and would love some advice on when the chicks are good to be moved to the coop/run. We got our girls (hopefully all girls) March 15th when they were 3 days old.They are doing great and love to hang out with us. We’ve kept them in a...

Hey y'all! A couple of weeks ago we finally moved our two "og" hens to their new coop and run. The coop is a small prefab, and the run is one of those metal ones that you have to assemble; a tarp is covering one section, but we plan on getting another to cover the section their coop is under...

Hello! Recently, we’ve been filling up some big holes in the backyard with shell rock, which is crushed limestone and shells. I’ve always been under the assumption limestone was toxic if the dust is inhaled. Is that true, or will my chickens be harmed if they are exposed to it?

Hello, What I currently do with my coop is the deep litter method with hemp. Recently I tried using just one bag of hemp to see if I preferred cleaning more frequently, but after a month it smelled really bad; it didn't when I was using 3 bag of hemp and the deep litter method. I was a little...

...in socal this weekend but I still plan on completely cleaning the run, coop, feeder, waterers, their toys and provide a frees layer of run bedding. Any suggestions on bedding? And any idea why my two hens sneeze every once in a while? Thanks in advance. The picture attached is just to show my...

Hi all, there was an old post about this, but it didn't have much info. We recently moved the chickens to another area and there is a large area of mud and manure (some wood chips) that I would like to convert to garden beds for next year. What can I do now to prep the beds for next year? Is it...

My run bedding is 3.5 years old at this point - a concoction of wood chips, dry leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste that I have added periodically over the years, and which has been composting in place nicely. It’s piling up pretty high at this point so I need to remove some and start...

I think I made a mistake when I put my ladies out in their coop with the attached run. I didn't prep the run in any way, shape or form, and just assumed the dirt/grass/weed situation was good enough. Now that it's been a few weeks obviously the weeds/grass are gone and it's just bare soil, but...

Hi all, I'm looking for some suggestions for ground cover in my coop's run. I live in SLC, Utah. My run is well-ventilated and exposed to sun for a good part of the day (with a good amount of shade and a fan/mister for the girls too). We have a very dry and hot summer. However, my main concern...

Currently I have a prefab coop for my 5 buff Orpington and 3 EE pullets. Right now there’s tractor supply shavings in the coop and run. I would like something with a more sandy texture for the run so they can dust bath, but nothing that will heat up and hurt their feet. Any suggestions?

I have chickens and ducks. they have separate coops but have the same run. what is the best thing to put on the ground in the coops and run? The ducks soak the run and make it all mud and smell like a pig pen and the chickens dig holes that make me trip when hauling water in. I have heard some...

Hello, my chickens have eaten down just about all the grass in my new coop and it's time for some bedding. Seems like wood chips are very popular and usually easy to obtain and not too expensive (or free). My local city compost site chips all the brush and branches they receive into large piles...

I was set on using sand in my coop and run based on advantages I had read about and the “Chicken Chick” and others recommendations. Now I am questioning it after reading an article in how it should never be used. I might be overthinking but now I am not sure what to use! I live in a residential...

Hello all! I am finalizing my girls' run for the season. It is 10'×20' walk-in with a sloped roof (like the cheap ones on amazon, but more predator-proof) I will have a hardware cloth predator apron and then continued up the sides 4.5ish feet. The remainder is "reinforced" chicken wire...

We live in a small town where sand is not really an option to fill our huge run so we filled the whole thing with peat moss. They’re just going in their run now after being inside the house and they’re eating and digging through it (as predicted). Our run is covered and doesn’t get wet so I’m...

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...

Hello all, I have had my 2 beautiful ducks for almost a year, they have a small run and duck house that they are in at night and free range with the chickens in the day. The issue I am having is the mud in the pen they have a small pool in there that they love and play in (and I swear sleep in...

After losing one of my girls to an unknown predator, we no longer let them free range without constant supervision and extended the run by 20ft. Since they'll now be spending most of their day inside the run, I plan to build a 2ftx9ft grazing bed with removable hardware cloth top. I occasionally...

the run of my coop has a 1/4 inch hardware cloth bottom for safety. However I’m not sure how to cover it so the chickens won’t hurt themselves scratching. The run is covered and I’m in Eastern Washington with a dry climate. Cold in winter, hot in summer. I’ve done a search but did not find a...