Pine Needles OK???

[Chicklette 1]

My 20x20 run is partially under some very old pines and now that fall is here, the needles are dropping like crazy. They seem to make a nice soft ground cover but being fairly new to chickens, I just wanted to make sure. I have tons more I could put into the run if they are OK. Thanks for any advice you can give me. Oh and also, I think I read that the leaves from the deciduous trees are good too??

 

[Judy]

People use both, should not be a problem. I used to use pine needles as mulch around my bushes --- until I got chickens and they happily scratched it all away.

 

[BayouPoules]

Pine Needles are wonderful! They smell great,.. termites hate them and they don't have hollow centers like hay or straw so parasites can't live/ hide in them. Best of all,. if you have Pine trees,.. it's FREE!

 

[Chicklette 1]

Thank you both so much for your response and it was just what I wanted to hear.

 

[Carols Clucks]

We used to pick up the pine needles that fell in the street and were run over a few times, they get super soft and the hens really liked them

 

[Wabi Sabi]

My coop/run sits under about a dozen 80 year old pine trees. As you can imagine everything is covered in a thick layer of needles and it really seems to work well for us.

 

[BWKatz]

Put them in ur egg boxes too.

 

[Chicklette 1]

I went right back outside and started filling the run with pine needles. I will do more today. It really seems to keep it neater looking but then it has only been one day.

 

[kasey08]

is cedar bad for adult chickens or just chicks?

 

[chick-george]

Wow, great idea! I cant wait to use them!