Outside run MUD!

[whittychick]

OMG! I just looked it up, there is some flap about it on line. My chickens have been dust bathing in it all winter.   The bag was too heavy for me to pour before yesterday.(my bf poured it) I did get a cloud of dust in my face, stopped breathing but didn't think much of it except it reminded me of cat litter. Thought maybe it was just pulverized from being stacked, like feed gets. So, my chickens have been smoking? basically? I feel like a terrible chicken mom! Will find some real sand quick! I grew up in FL and CA always on the beach, now I live in the Great Lake state! (More sand).
WTH! Is any of it safe? Now I'm wondering what the cats are smoking!

I've been using ashes from woodstove and organic potting soil. The ground here is still covered with snow and ice! Ahhhh I'm done with winter!

 

[justplainbatty]

Oh I haven't looked it up yet! You're not a bad chicken mom, you would think it would be safe if kids can play with it!

Thanks. Is there anything left on the planet that isn't a "known carcinogen"? Earlier today, someone posted that deeply pigmented calcium deposits on egg shells is a known carcinogen in the state of CA!

 

[justplainbatty]

I've been using ashes from woodstove and organic potting soil. The ground here is still covered with snow and ice! Ahhhh I'm done with winter!

I chose sand bc I thought it would be less dusty than wood ashes in the coop.

 

[RogerTheChicken]

Yes sand from a beach would be good