Why the extra work? I toss mine in straight out of the mower bag. The chickens love eating them! And whatever doesn’t get eaten, gets spread around by them and dries quickly in the summer heat.leave short grass clippings out to dry
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Why the extra work? I toss mine in straight out of the mower bag. The chickens love eating them! And whatever doesn’t get eaten, gets spread around by them and dries quickly in the summer heat.leave short grass clippings out to dry
I've had a hen gorge on fresh clippings until she got impacted, so to discourage them from eating too much I let the clippings sit where they fall a day or two. They'll still eat some but not with enthusiasm.Why the extra work? I toss mine in straight out of the mower bag. The chickens love eating them! And whatever doesn’t get eaten, gets spread around by them and dries quickly in the summer heat.
This is what it looks like right now - some wood chips, a lot of dry leaves, some hay I dumped from the nesting boxes to change with new. No soil that's visible, and it doesn't look poopy at all. Last time I added to it was about a month ago. I need to do one last round of raking around the yard. Whatever I collect, I'll dump in the chicken run and that will be it for a while (until it snows, probably, at which point I'll throw some leaves from my bagged stash on top of the snow for the chickens to walk on).
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In addition to all the other benefits, it also fits with my woodland run aestheticPerfect forest floor!
Is that your new coop's name? (I'm behind in following up on things, but I do remember you were building a new coop). Awesome name!! That's my favorite castle in the worldNeuchickenstein is built on a slope
Is that your new coop's name? (I'm behind in following up on things, but I do remember you were building a new coop). Awesome name!! That's my favorite castle in the world