Piles and piles of dry leaves already...

[Animalian]

my run has a raised area with shrubs, I rake up al the leave in the run and outside it up under the shrubs so the girls have soemthing to do for the rest of the week. The drag it out everywhere and the day after it has been in a pile it's chock full of bugs!

 

[HappyChickenLover]

It won't keep the mites away. Make sure you keep eye on that

 

[debid]

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Do oak leaves attract mites or simply not repel them? I treated their roost branch with neem before I gave it to them but trying to get to all of the hiding spots in a pile of leaves doesn't seem possible.

I used cut grass in the run over the summer months but it's all broken down and the grass growth came to a screeching halt after a month of no rain. It still isn't doing a whole lot and obviously isn't going to grow over the winter. I need something I can use for the next several months until the grass is growing again.

 

[Parson's Wife]

Don't forget to save a few bags when snow is on the ground...dump that out...and watch the fun! They truly do love it!