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[Pampered chicken girl]

Sounds like a great project. I wouldn't worry about replacing the sod in the current run. That sod and the sod in the new addition will soon look like it does now.

I know but the sod only comes in a hole pallet and we have nowhere else to put it so we decided to just do it all. I had a mite problem so I thought maybe it would be good anyway

 

[aart]

Sounds like a great project. I wouldn't worry about replacing the sod in the current run. That sod and the sod in the new addition will soon look like it does now.

I know but the sod only comes in a hole pallet and we have nowhere else to put it so we decided to just do it all. I had a mite problem so I thought maybe it would be good anyway

I hope the sod doesn't contain any chemicals(fungicides, insecticides, fertilizers, etc).
How do you figure sod is going to help with a mite problem?

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I hope the sod doesn't contain any chemicals(fungicides, insecticides, fertilizers, etc).

I know, I am making sure

How do you figure sod is going to help with a mite problem?

I meant replacing the old, mite infested sod will help.

 

[3KillerBs]

I am replacing ALL the sod in the runs since they killed that a long time ago.

I know but the sod only comes in a hole pallet and we have nowhere else to put it so we decided to just do it all.

I would not put sod into a chicken coop. It's grown with very intensive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and, even worse, sometimes has plastic mesh embedded in it to hold the sod pieces together.

Deep Bedding/Deep Litter is a better solution, IMO.

 

[aart]

I meant replacing the old, mite infested sod will help.

I do not believe that poultry type mites live in sod.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I do not believe that poultry type mites live in sod.

They also had lice

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I would not put sod into a chicken coop. It's grown with very intensive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and, even worse, sometimes has plastic mesh embedded in it to hold the sod pieces together.

Deep Bedding/Deep Litter is a better solution, IMO.

I currently have sod in there, it just died.

 

[3KillerBs]

I currently have sod in there, it just died.

No vegetation will survive concentrated chickens.

They'd absolutely LOVE having a nice pile of dry bedding/litter to scratch through and spread around. When I give mine cartload of dry grass clippings, pine straw, or fall leaves they cluster around so close that I have to be careful not to hit them with the pitchfork when I'm unloading it.

My DH had straw at work that was used as props from a battle reenactment. Instead of tossing it on the brush pile to burn he brought it home and I put it into my coops. It took less than 2 days for them to utterly demolish the bales and spread it all around. A straw bale with one tie cut is my very best "boredom buster" for winter.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

No vegetation will survive concentrated chickens.

I know, I'm not planning for it to survive

They'd absolutely LOVE having a nice pile of dry bedding/litter to scratch through and spread around. When I give mine cartload of dry grass clippings, pine straw, or fall leaves they cluster around so close that I have to be careful not to hit them with the pitchfork when I'm unloading it.

My DH had straw at work that was used as props from a battle reenactment. Instead of tossing it on the brush pile to burn he brought it home and I put it into my coops. It took less than 2 days for them to utterly demolish the bales and spread it all around. A straw bale with one tie cut is my very best "boredom buster" for winter.

I would but it rains alot and the wind blows it in, I also would have to buy all the bedding for it because we don't have natural bedding options available and it would be very expensive. Thanks for trying to help it's just more economical and easier to use sod

 

[aart]

They also had lice

Neither do lice live in sod.

I also would have to buy all the bedding for it because we don't have natural bedding options available and it would be very expensive. Thanks for trying to help it's just more economical and easier to use sod

Sod is cheaper than wood chippings and other dry organic matter....all of which can be free?


Tho your "earth" designation is cute, it doesn't help us help you.

Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.