MissRaychel91
Chirping
- Jul 15, 2018
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I love my chickens more than anything. I raised them from a day old, was there for all their firsts, and watched them grow into beautiful little birds. They are my babies, my family.
Now my dad got them so we could have eggs, that's pretty much it. He doesn't have any sort of emotional attachment to them like I do. So when he built this run he didn't think about any risk factors. I helped plan it as much as he would allow but this is the ONLY location I had to work with. Don't get me wrong it's a beautiful run, looks safe and predator proof, the only problem is that the dirt it's on is very 'dirty'. There's all kinds of old strange materials in the ground in this run. TINY pieces of dry wall, glass, pottery, plastic, insulation foam, rope, carpet.... and that's just to name a few of what I found. I have been picking pieces up for days and I haven't even made a dent in how much there is.
What I'm trying to get at is what could I do to make it safe?
I thought about putting a tarp over it but I don't like the idea of not having any drainage.
Or what about a layer of rocks or gravel, then maybe some sand and good dirt and then the bedding?
Maybe I'm over reacting, maybe it's not even a big deal? I really don't know much since these are my first chickens
Any and all ideas are welcome.
I just don't want them to get sick and hurt, or die!
Here's some pics of the run just to show.
Now my dad got them so we could have eggs, that's pretty much it. He doesn't have any sort of emotional attachment to them like I do. So when he built this run he didn't think about any risk factors. I helped plan it as much as he would allow but this is the ONLY location I had to work with. Don't get me wrong it's a beautiful run, looks safe and predator proof, the only problem is that the dirt it's on is very 'dirty'. There's all kinds of old strange materials in the ground in this run. TINY pieces of dry wall, glass, pottery, plastic, insulation foam, rope, carpet.... and that's just to name a few of what I found. I have been picking pieces up for days and I haven't even made a dent in how much there is.
What I'm trying to get at is what could I do to make it safe?
I thought about putting a tarp over it but I don't like the idea of not having any drainage.
Or what about a layer of rocks or gravel, then maybe some sand and good dirt and then the bedding?
Maybe I'm over reacting, maybe it's not even a big deal? I really don't know much since these are my first chickens
Any and all ideas are welcome.
I just don't want them to get sick and hurt, or die!
Here's some pics of the run just to show.