From egg to chick!

[NagemTX]

I use the glove and bucket method too, if I’m feeling super lazy, I just let the beagle in the run

Lol, dogs and eating other animals poo.

 

[GreenJay]

Lol, dogs and eating other animals poo.

I found out that dung beetles are my new best friends

 

[TwoCrows]

I found out that dung beetles are my new best friends

If we get an army of dung beetles to do our poop chores, we'd never scoop poop again!

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

I have already cleaned up tiny human for about a decade now, (I have 5 boys), so what is some chicken

You are an amazing person! I couldn't handle raising 5 boys!!

 

[TwoCrows]

This thread is on the BYC homepage here!

 

[Debbie292d]

I have already cleaned up tiny human for about a decade now, (I have 5 boys), so what is some chicken

I had no idea you had 5 children, and all boys! I raised two of those pretty much by myself so know the drill but to a much smaller extent. They're in their early 40's now and great guys!

 

[tlcmurphy]

This thread is on the BYC homepage here!

That’s cool!!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Adorable babies! ❤

If this area will stay dry, straw is ok but it mats and gets moldy easily when wet. Grass hay, (Bermuda grass hay), is fluffy and lighter and doesn't absorb water so it's a better choice for areas exposed to the elements. Pine mulch/chips is an excellent litter to use, I switched over from grass hay to the chips several years ago and will never go back!

Ditto, when we get rain here, the pens turn into a slippery, messy, bumblefoot recipe, nasty mudhole. I've tried many methods, but it seems the nugget bark chips work best. I used to be able to get large pine bark nuggets bagged at Lowe's, but now they only have the smaller size nuggets, but they still work, just need more of them.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

I found out that dung beetles are my new best friends

But won't the chickens eat all of the beetles before they get the job done?

 

[TwoCrows]

Ditto, when we get rain here, the pens turn into a slippery, messy, bumblefoot recipe, nasty mudhole. I've tried many methods, but it seems the nugget bark chips work best. I used to be able to get large pine bark nuggets bagged at Lowe's, but now they only have the smaller size nuggets, but they still work, just need more of them.
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Very nice! ❤ I love bark chips of any size, everything stays so dry!