➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Molpet]

Maybe everyone in here can help me with this question...

Can I use brown or black mulch in my chickens run? The run is 7000 sq ft I want to only put it around the coop and make a path... Even though I know the path will get spread out a bit because my chickens love kicking through stuff

The dye is an issue.

 

[FortCluck]

Mulch? I get the free county shredded yard waste "mulch" that is brown. Ask them for the undyed material cause the chickens eat it. It may also have rot retardants that may have adverse reactions. Get the natural stuff.

I will dump a 50# Dog Food bag of this stuff out and the chickens will spread it ALL over. They love scratching through and eating something. The starting to compost bits are more interesting than the just shredded tree pieces. Stuff works great to absorb poop and smells. It rained and the ground is water logged at present. If left in a pile, the pill bugs accumulate. Bonus feed.

I vote for the undyed, untreated, natural wood bits.

They have pine mulch undyed

 

[sdm111]

 

[FortCluck]

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Walmart had dyed mulch for a really good price. I'll head to Lowe's to see what they have. If I find nothing I'll just put leaves out there

 

[FortCluck]

I bought cactus instead
I'll just take up leaves and use those. Be a good workout tomorrow.

 

[FortCluck]

Or should I say cacti because I bought more than 1

 

[FortCluck]

This was my lunch. It's a vegan burger wrapped in lettuce. I actually ate a raw tomato for the first time in my life

 

[ShrekDawg]

This was my lunch. It's a vegan burger wrapped in lettuce. I actually ate a raw tomato for the first time in my life

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You've never eaten a raw tomato before!?

 

[RUNuts]

Walmart had dyed mulch for a really good price. I'll head to Lowe's to see what they have. If I find nothing I'll just put leaves out there

Bagged mulch is expensive. Get a price on a cubic yard of mulch from a local garden center. Better pricing. Free leaves are awesome and you get the exercise. I like leaves.

 

[FortCluck]

Bagged mulch is expensive. Get a price on a cubic yard of mulch from a local garden center. Better pricing. Free leaves are awesome and you get the exercise. I like leaves.

We have a lot of trees we live in the woods so free leaves are always in our yard