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  1. D

    How to deal with mud in the (uncovered) run?

    Hi, Our girls (3) have a covered run area and an uncovered run, and the uncovered run has been eaten clean and so is mostly soil which then turns into mud when it's raining. We were wondering if there's something we can do about it - either putting down some kind of bedding (straw? hay...
  2. LoveyDuckies

    Duck Pool Mess!

    Hey yall!!:wee I’ve got two duckies that love the water and I have a little pool for them but they make such a mud mess (with the water splashing and digging holes) and it kills the grass. This wouldn’t be a problem except their pen isn’t very big. I move it every once in a while so they get...
  3. Kimmyh51

    Putting down instant turf during rainy weather

    Hey guys hoping someone with some knowledge I dont have can help me out I was given some instant turf today for free which i want to place over a muddy area my ducks have made (this is the stuff with live growing grass not the artificial stuff so its on a timeline as its already a few days old)...
    • Kimmyh51
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    • ducks fix mud mud muddy rain soil turf
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. Quacking ducks

    Chicken/duck bedding?

    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...
  5. I

    Muddy Chicken Yard

    We have part of your yard fenced for our chickens to give them the ability to 'free range' outside of their run. We let them roam in the yard every day and didn't have an issue with wet or muddy ground during the fall and summer because it was pretty dried out from the hot months. This is our...
  6. PASSPORTGUARDIAN

    how to improve deformed silkies quality of life?

    hello, its been a while since ive posted here but im glad to be back. im unsure if i used the right topic for this question so please correct me if im wrong i have a 7 month old silkie named pip with deformed toes since birth and stunted growth, she is constantly dirty and starting to have a...
  7. M

    Feathered feet in heat

    Hello! I’ve got a pair of cochin chicks. I have read several times about being careful that they don’t get too muddy on their feet. I realize for winter that can mean frostbite but what about summer? I provide my girls with a shallow dish they can walk into and it helps keep them cool. Of course...
  8. M

    Wyndotte-only watery poo, paleness, wing droop -- cause?

    Good afternoon all, long-time listener, first-time caller :D We've had a flock of 6 chickens, all under 2.5 years old. Last fall, our smallest Wyndotte exhibited some hesitancy when walking, often holding it up for a pause before stepping, some stumbling. One wing kept drooping more. Was like...
  9. Wurmbag

    muddy feet feather

    my flock is mostly bantam ICochin and Cochin mixes, and I live in the Pacific Northwest, where it rains most of the year. last year most of my birds feet feather broke off or I had to cut them back because of the rain. their run gets pretty muddy, I put down sand usually which helps but isnt a...
  10. O

    Mud Balls on Silkies Head

    One of my silkies accidentally spent the night outside earlier this week, unfortunately it was a very stormy evening and she has ended up with large mud balls on her head hanging down over her eyes. I have experienced mud balls before on my Silkies feet, which are easy enough to get rid off, but...
  11. O

    Mud Balls on Silkies Head

    One of my silkies accidentally spent the night outside earlier this week, unfortunately it was a very stormy evening and she has ended up with large mud balls on her head hanging down over her eyes. I have experienced mud balls before on my Silkies feet, which are easy enough to get rid off, but...
  12. WeNeedDrPhil

    Why do ducks do this?

    They stick their beaks into the mud and gurgle it about and then proceed to clean their beaks by dunking it into the water, which causes it become instantly dirty and ready to change. It's so annoying! Link to video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CBVE2MIzDIoAs172VlC3ddPxxzG0aSLZ/view?usp=drivesdk
  13. divineangel94

    Damn mud.

    I know I'm not the only one with this issue. Constant rain. My chicken run hasn't been dry in a while. I have put hay and grass over the mud but that just seemed to make it worse. Does anyone have any full proof way to get rid of mud? Hopefully cheap and easy. Due to this pandemic I'm not...
  14. Henry&Friends

    The Mud...

    It rained for a couple of days this week. My chickens run, which consists of 80% dirt with light foliage in the very far corner. With the rain came the mud. My yard is sloped, and the run has turned to mud. If I step in the middle, I sink about a centimeter. But for like 2-3 feet around the door...
  15. TheChiggens

    Mud in Run

    A very annoying problem is mud in the run. Because it clumps onto feet and soils nestboxes, feathers, roosts, etc. I was thinking of laying down hay. What do you guys think would be good to use?
  16. Desiree_lynn93

    Run help!

    I have a wooden chicken coop that is fenced in with an electric fence the chickens use as a large uncovered run. When we originally made it, it was grassy. The chickens have pulled up and eaten all the grass so now it’s just dirt. When it rains or snows it then gets slightly muddy (there’s no...
  17. Calhoun-Chick

    Rain in the Run

    It has been raining non-stop here in SW Ohio. We've has flash floods everyday this week. And the run is flooded. Half of the run is covered with a tin roof, half is covered with just hardware cloth. The covered part is in worse condition that the open half. I suppose the sun can dry it out. (Not...
  18. Mtnboomer

    Keeping down the mud

    Hello again! As I have mentioned before, we have 4 ducks and I built them a 30' x 8' pen that they share with our adolescent chicks. As yall know, ducks make mud and they seem to love rooting through it! I definitely don't want to take away a natural behavior and mental stimulation, but it is...
    • Mtnboomer
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    • duck ground cover mud
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. HuskerHens18

    What should be first?

    Long time no see, BYC! I'm going to make this post short and sweet lol. What should I treat first? Worms or coccidia? We had devastating flooding, it brought in a bunch of crap. I noticed some thinner chickens today and thought I should treat them to be safe. I have corid(liquid) and...
  20. imneva

    I have 2 uncooperative chickens

    so i have 2 of my girls laying eggs just helter skelter. 1 on a shelf which is tolerable but the other just drops her egg where ever. I have found eggs out in the middle of the yard 2x. Not in a hole a fluffy spot or even under anything just out in the yard like she was walking along dropped...
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