Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

It was an excellent burger. Two all beef patties, sliced bacon, avocado, Swiss cheese and cottage cheese with pineapple on the side. Yum!

Where is mine, greedy

 

[Scrambles83]

Ok, brains trust, I am thinking ahead to winter. We have had a few wet days so far this autumn and with our run not being covered I am thinking of solutions to the slushy cesspool potential of the ground before it happens.
I was originally thinking of a tarp over most of the top but I don’t think i will get it tight enough so the rain water will pool and won’t be a solution at all.
So I guess my question is what do you think will work as a ground cover in the run that will not get slushy but will not be too harsh on the girls soft beautiful feet? I think bark chips may present a problem but any opinions will be taken on board
Thank you in advance

Edited to add these pics, 2 things I found at my supply place that could work. Not as harsh as wood chips I don’t think but may provide a healthy cover and drain enough through to the soil but not allow it to be muddy ground if it is a thick enough covering

 

[Scrambles83]

It was an excellent burger. Two all beef patties, sliced bacon, avocado, Swiss cheese and cottage cheese with pineapple on the side. Yum!

Add some tomato, spinach or lettuce and a fried egg, then you have yourself a burger add beetroot and it’s an ‘Aussie’ burger

 

[Scrambles83]

Chicken tax

 

[Marie2020]

Ok, brains trust, I am thinking ahead to winter. We have had a few wet days so far this autumn and with our run not being covered I am thinking of solutions to the slushy cesspool potential of the ground before it happens.
I was originally thinking of a tarp over most of the top but I don’t think i will get it tight enough so the rain water will pool and won’t be a solution at all.
So I guess my question is what do you think will work as a ground cover in the run that will not get slushy but will not be too harsh on the girls soft beautiful feet? I think bark chips may present a problem but any opinions will be taken on board
Thank you in advance

Edited to add these pics, 2 things I found at my supply place that could work. Not as harsh as wood chips I don’t think but may provide a healthy cover and drain enough through to the soil but not allow it to be muddy ground if it is a thick enough covering
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Can you add something on top of the run? For a temporary solution? If so, I found plain wood chips worked best for my little madame's. I added this thick plastic on the ground it was a wrapping for something I'd bought. Then I laid cardboard on top of this plastic before adding the chips and i keep changing the wood chips and cardboard. It works a treat.

 

[featherhead007]

Stop, it sounds delicious!! And I don’t have it to go in my belly haha

I’m a pretty good cook when I need to be. But I give all the credit to my hen Beetov-Hen (she taught me how to manipulate foods) she’s a very smart Leghorn. She can perform automobile maintenance too. She helped me pull and replace the transmission in my Lexus, years ago! (Some chickens, we just can’t live without)

 

[featherhead007]

Ok, brains trust, I am thinking ahead to winter. We have had a few wet days so far this autumn and with our run not being covered I am thinking of solutions to the slushy cesspool potential of the ground before it happens.
I was originally thinking of a tarp over most of the top but I don’t think i will get it tight enough so the rain water will pool and won’t be a solution at all.
So I guess my question is what do you think will work as a ground cover in the run that will not get slushy but will not be too harsh on the girls soft beautiful feet? I think bark chips may present a problem but any opinions will be taken on board
Thank you in advance

Edited to add these pics, 2 things I found at my supply place that could work. Not as harsh as wood chips I don’t think but may provide a healthy cover and drain enough through to the soil but not allow it to be muddy ground if it is a thick enough covering
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Get pallets, to raise a platform for the chooks. Let the water drain out off the property naturally. Bark or anything dead just won’t work. I have tried.

 

[Marie2020]

Add some tomato, spinach or lettuce and a fried egg, then you have yourself a burger add beetroot and it’s an ‘Aussie’ burger

@featherhead007 . It's ok I'm off to scrambles for a burger . That sounds yummy

 

[featherhead007]

Add some tomato, spinach or lettuce and a fried egg, then you have yourself a burger add beetroot and it’s an ‘Aussie’ burger

It had spinach and fried onions too

 

[featherhead007]

Add some tomato, spinach or lettuce and a fried egg, then you have yourself a burger add beetroot and it’s an ‘Aussie’ burger

No tomato, the acid hurts my mouth