Snow Storm - Ice Rink

[britinpa]

We had an ice storm last night, and the uncovered part of the outside run is like an ice rink. When I let them out this morning, a couple of them went onto it, slipped and slid a bit and got off quick!. I'm hoping they'll all avoid it today and stay under the covered area. It's going to get to 41 degrees today, so a good amount will melt, hopefully, but it's going to be a big ol' mess in there. Wood chips are hard to get this time of year - I wish I'd been more prepared.

 

[aart]

Got any sand?
That's what I use for ice traction.
I put it in a shaker bottle for easy application.

 

[britinpa]

I have a bag of sand but it is rock hard at the moment where it had got moist and now frozen!

 

[cheepteach]

we use ashes from wood stove--messy but effective

 

[aart]

I have a bag of sand but it is rock hard at the moment where it had got moist and now frozen!

Bring it inside.

 

[3KillerBs]

we use ashes from wood stove--messy but effective

That's what we always did when I was a kid and a teen in western PA.

In the morning before we refilled the stove Dad would shovel out a mix of ashes, cinders, and live coals and spread it on the icy patches outside the door.

 

[britinpa]

we use ashes from wood stove--messy but effective

We do have wood ash, I use a little in their dust bath. I'm heading out there now to see how they're doing and to see whether it is melting