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[kerri45]

I have three very large rescue hens. I have cut of some of the garden for them and its getting very muddy! What can I put on the mud. Hay brings flies so I need another idea x

 

[kerri45]

I have three very large rescue hens. I have cut of some of the garden for them and its getting very muddy! What can I put on the mud. Hay brings flies so I need another idea x

 

[medichick]

Would cedar chips work? Cedar seems to keep the bugs away

 

[kerri45]

Would cedar chips work? Cedar seems to keep the bugs away

well I will be putting then back in there run area as I dont want them ripping my garden up x so ill be putting grass in there everytime I cut the lawn! Would they be ok with this!? X my hens love the grass! But I need the grass for the kids haha I feel bad

 

[medichick]

Yes clippings are fine- just not so thick they stay wet. Chickens are badly affected (health wise) by molds!

 

[CindieD]

I use hay throughout my runs and have had no problem with flies. It is mixed with cedar chips so maybe that is why. I do use cedar chips in each coop as well. I have collards and grasses planted along the outside of my fenced area for my chickens. They peck through the wire and eat the fresh leaves and grasses. I have also planted flowers along the outside just to keep it pretty for me!

 

[PapaChaz]

there are lots of posts on here that say the aroma that cedar puts out is bad for chickens and that cedar shavings are a no no..........


if you can get a tree trimming company to dump you a load of wood chips, that works really well for building up a run, or low spots in the yard, etc. They'll eventually decompose and build up the soil also. I put them in my garden spot, fill in low spots in the yard, mulch the flower beds, add em to the compost pile, etc etc