Pea gravel and wood chips

[amk122284]

We are getting ready to wrap things up for a run. I keep reading about wood chips getting moldy and mushy if they haven't been aged or what not. Would it be wise to put down a couple inches of pea gravel and then 4 or 5 inches of wood chips? Pea gravel to help with getting rain and moisture away from the wood chips? Half the run will be roofed over.

Thanks for the input!

 

[chickenlittle21]

I have heard a layer of concrete under a layer of sand works well for a run if you are looking for other run flooring options.

 

[amk122284]

I have heard a layer of concrete under a layer of sand works well for a run if you are looking for other run flooring options.

I wish concrete was an option right now but unfortunately is not.

 

[bjurbrat]

We are getting ready to wrap things up for a run. I keep reading about wood chips getting moldy and mushy if they haven't been aged or what not. Would it be wise to put down a couple inches of pea gravel and then 4 or 5 inches of wood chips? Pea gravel to help with getting rain and moisture away from the wood chips? Half the run will be roofed over.

Thanks for the input!

I love wood chips I spot pick poop every day and then change it once a week its inexpensive like 8 bucks for a huge brick at Walmart a brick last 3 weeks for me

 

[amk122284]

I love wood chips I spot pick poop every day and then change it once a week its inexpensive like 8 bucks for a huge brick at Walmart a brick last 3 weeks for me

Do you have pictures of your run? And maybe the stuff you use?

 

[bjurbrat]

Do you have pictures of your run? And maybe the stuff you use?

Do you have pictures of your run? And maybe the stuff you use?

 

[bjurbrat]

Pine shavings

 

[DobieLover]

I've used wood chips for over 2 years and they've never been moldy. But my run is fully covered.
I get the wood chips for free by the pickup truck load.

 

[bjurbrat]

I've used wood chips for over 2 years and they've never been moldy. But my run is fully covered.
I get the wood chips for free by the pickup truck load.

Wow nice

 

[amk122284]

Pine shavings

Yeah pine shavings in a run 10x16 that is only half roofed is probably not going to work unfortunately it would be a mess. Inside the coop I plan to start off with the pine shavings and unless I find a huge downside to them I will continue to use the pine.

The portion that is not roofed I plan to do a few of these grazing boxes with half inch hardware cloth and then a path between them so it wont need to be all wood chips but still a lot of ground.