Fresh Bedding!

[3KillerBs]

The pine straw is falling so I mowed about 2/3 of the yard and then hitched up the lawnsweeper to do the mowed sections and the driveway.

3 loads of pine straw in the run and the chickens are very happy about it -- large and small.

During the process pullets kept jumping out the door to get into the pile outside as I was carrying forks of bedding to the back. A couple of them ran right back in as soon as I got behind them but one of the Australorp hens gave me the runaround.

I'm glad none of the chicks got out.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Nice!

Waiting for it to fall here...and hoping it stays dry so I can collect it!

 

[Sally PB]

It's almost leaf raking time! We're going to have a stretch of dry days after some dreary ones, so this weekend/next Monday I plan to get gobs of leaves for the run.

Does anyone know... are white pine needles ok for chickens? I can get a lot of those too.

 

[3KillerBs]

It's almost leaf raking time! We're going to have a stretch of dry days after some dreary ones, so this weekend/next Monday I plan to get gobs of leaves for the run.

Does anyone know... are white pine needles ok for chickens? I can get a lot of those too.

If my loblolly and longleaf needles are fine I'm sure the white pine needles are fine. They're soft, rather than stiff.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Last year for Christmas I got my husband a leaf sucker/blower/mulcher. I think I've used it more than him for collecting leaves for the run Love how your coop turned out btw!

 

[3KillerBs]

Last year for Christmas I got my husband a leaf sucker/blower/mulcher. I think I've used it more than him for collecting leaves for the run Love how your coop turned out btw!

DH bought me the new used lawnsweeper this summer. It's half-again the size of the old one that had come to the end of it's life and better-made.

 

[RoyalChick]

It's almost leaf raking time! We're going to have a stretch of dry days after some dreary ones, so this weekend/next Monday I plan to get gobs of leaves for the run.

Does anyone know... are white pine needles ok for chickens? I can get a lot of those too.

You are all reminding me it is time to rake up some pine needles. Yes, I use white pine needles and they are wonderful. They really are lovely and soft. They work a treat for bedding.