I thought I read somewhere (?) that someone puts a thick layer of old hay down in their chicken run for the chickens to scratch through for the winter and then use it in their vegetable gardens the next growing season.... Is this possible? Does mold grow in the winter? I guess it would depend on how cold it is.... Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone had thoughts on this idea... it seems such a waste to just put down sand or gravel. I want them to have access to bugs and seeds etc but we have a LOT of hawks, coyotes, dogs, foxes (you get the idea) so that I can't freerange our birds unless I am there to watch over them, and not with half and eye either! I do throw grass clippings from mowing in as often as I can and I try to collect something fresh from the property every day... but you know how that goes, sometimes I am just way too busy
