Chicken run floor...??

[3KillerBs]

About the wood chips......can this be freshly chipped trees (like right from a tree service or chipdrop?)

It's better to let them age and dry out in order to prevent mold, but you can use them in THIN layers in a well-ventilated setup.

 

[neo71665]

I like mine dried so they absorb more and don't mold

 

[Susan-B]

It's better to let them age and dry out in order to prevent mold, but you can use them in THIN layers in a well-ventilated setup.

hmm ok, I need to get something I can fill the run with now. (using hemp in coop)

 

[Joyfillednomads]

Sand only works well when kept absolutely dry and requires frequent, even daily scooping. Gravel and rocks are hard on the chickens' feet and can contribute to bumblefoot.

The best run litter is whatever dry organic material comes readily to hand at a good price.

Coarse wood chips -- the kind you get from a tree trimming service -- are often considered the gold standard, especially in a wet climate, but different people use different things. Straw, pine shavings, fall leaves, dry grass clippings and other such lawn debris .... My favorite is pine straw, because it's free for the raking on my property.

Oh like kitty liter, ok, no thanks. Lol
Love free stuff. Yes, on my WISH LIST is a wood chipper, not the little blender kind that only do 4" branches, but a semi-pro lawn service type

 

[neo71665]

As stated if you have trees around ya you can use leaves or pine needles for now.

 

[Joyfillednomads]

As stated if you have trees around ya you can use leaves or pine needles for now.

Oh yep we got trees. Not enough pine needles tho. Now leaves are green. But will bag leaves and save for run. Thanks!

 

[Joyfillednomads]

As stated if you have trees around ya you can use leaves or pine needles for now.

Free is my favorite.

 

[3KillerBs]

Oh yep we got trees. Not enough pine needles tho. Now leaves are green. But will bag leaves and save for run. Thanks!

Dry leaves need to be absolutely dry when bagged, but they make great litter.

Some towns have municipal mulch piles that you can take away anything you want.

 

[Yakisugi Coop]

just avoid cedar mulch because it’s toxic to chickens

 

[Joyfillednomads]

Dry leaves need to be absolutely dry when bagged, but they make great litter.

Some towns have municipal mulch piles that you can take away anything you want.

Our town quit... it could have been done at a very reduced cost, but they did away with it. I believe a local non-profit had exaggerated the costs and had been 'overpaying' themselves...