RainbowHen
Make eggs, not war
In the past I found that hay molds quickly and turns into a wet, stinky mat. If I had to choose between the two I would use straw, though leaves and wood chips work buch better.
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I was going to say the same thing! I wonder if we live in the same swamp? The Great black swamp?I can't say because I live in a swamp . Here where I live it's cold and wet , I have to put down # 57 gravel about 6" deep then my hay on top . That allows for drainage so the hay don't stay wet . I have snow here now .
I am in the N.E. Ohio But I know where you are talking about . Our area use to be an old lake bed during the time of the dinosaur .I was going to say the same thing! I wonder if we live in the same swamp? The Great black swamp?
Ohhhh I have TONS of leaves here!!in my area I gather up fallen leaves and put them in, they don't absorb water or poo, so it is dryer. They love to tear them apart looking for what is underneath so it becomes a nice mulch.
NY here as well and we live in very wet area so free wood chips are our best friend. We tried hay originally and it did get extremely nasty and I thought "Eh just keep piling it on!" What a mess to clean in spring.