Load of chips arrived

[lazy gardener]

Lovely.

 

[Joeschooks]

I just did my run. It was a mud pit and all the hens were getting covered. We had a sycamore tree that had been felled then chipped.View attachment 1271045
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Loads better and no more mud!!

Looks nice and fresh! Your set-up looks quite similar to mine. Do you put anything under the chips or directly on the mud?

 

[CCUK]

Looks nice and fresh! Your set-up looks quite similar to mine. Do you put anything under the chips or directly on the mud?

I only put them down on Sunday. The tree was cut down last summer. I put them straight down. I was a bit worried about them scratching through and getting tangled up. I scraped and shovelled all the wet sloppy mess off the top. Thankfully it hasn't rained for a few days so it dried up some.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Looks great, I'm looking forward to that! I spread loads of these where the run will be, now the obvious area for walking, people and horses, to the pasture. Hopefully that'll age enough by spring to have them on it. And for now no more back strains from slipping and sliding.

 

[Joeschooks]

I only put them down on Sunday. The tree was cut down last summer. I put them straight down. I was a bit worried about them scratching through and getting tangled up. I scraped and shovelled all the wet sloppy mess off the top. Thankfully it hasn't rained for a few days so it dried up some.

I put mine straight on the ground too. The ground wasn’t too muddy because I only moved the chooks to their new area in October and it was grassy before. The grass only lasted two weeks! The chips have darkened to the colour of bark chips now but no muddy patches. Hardwood chips are definitely the best ground covering I’ve found.

 

[CCUK]

Looks great, I'm looking forward to that! I spread loads of these where the run will be, now the obvious area for walking, people and horses, to the pasture. Hopefully that'll age enough by spring to have them on it. And for now no more back strains from slipping and sliding.

Don't forget to turn them over once in a while. If you don't they will start to decompose in the middle like a compost heap. There great though
I don't know why I didn't do it sooner rather than struggle in the mud!

 

[CCUK]

I put mine straight on the ground too. The ground wasn’t too muddy because I only moved the chooks to their new area in October and it was grassy before. The grass only lasted two weeks! The chips have darkened to the colour of bark chips now but no muddy patches. Hardwood chips are definitely the best ground covering I’ve found.

The grass is never going to grow back whilst there is hen on there so chippings are the best solution I think.

 

[Ruralhideaway]

Damn the future, at least I can walk!

 

[Joeschooks]

I agree. I do have a a grazing frame so hopefully in the summer the girls will be able to nibble the tips of a few blades of grass lol!

 

[aart]

Got one of these?
Best tool ever for 'shoveling' wood chips.