Melissa Malone
Songster
Ive been reading about having a straw bale or hay bale in the run area for chickens to play on and snack on. Any thoughts or reccommendations?
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Ok my run is covered but I don’t want to have mold issues down the road. Thanks so muchUnless your run is covered I wouldn't use either. They will mold.
I use stumps, branch perches and wood chips in the run for avian entertainment.
I buy hay bails every year for garden and chickens. I tear apart the bails and cover the runs a few inches deep with it. In a week or three I use it in the garden for mulch. The chickens remove most of the weed seeds and add a bit of fertilizer to it. It will add some weed seeds to your garden but is very manageable and any molded hay goes to the compost pile.Ive been reading about having a straw bale or hay bale in the run area for chickens to play on and snack on. Any thoughts or reccommendations?
No!! Straw and hay bale will mold and it will get your chickens sick! Although some are worried about pine shavings having toxins, it worked for us. They like to dig around in the shavings!Ive been reading about having a straw bale or hay bale in the run area for chickens to play on and snack on. Any thoughts or reccommendations?