I don't have a huge amount of experience with using wood chips/mulch with poultry but I have friends who have had huge success with doing it.
I don't want to give out false information. The chips I used were pine. Pine is a soft wood therefore meaning it rots quicker.
Being from the UK I'm not...
Yes that's a good idea.
I asked a local tree surgeon to drop off some and I got a whole van full for free! I used it in the flower beds around the garden where I was having trouble controling the weeks. It's been about 2 years now and the weeds still haven't returned.
Once trodden in a bit it...