Wood chipper

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

During the winter months, i spend a large amount of time and money getting wood shavings.

I don’t want to spend money on a 3pt tractor chipper.

Has anyone had experience with the $400 range chippers from box stores?

 

[3KillerBs]

That depends on how much you spend on the chipper, how much waste you're otherwise having to pay to dispose of at the dump, how much you value your time, how much you're paying to buy bedding, etc.

 

[SourRoses]

Not worth the effort and expense.

Perhaps try pine pellets instead / in addition to shavings. They soak up more moisture and cover poop better.

 

[RojoMarz]

It may not be worth it for SourRoses, but for us, it's worth the expense, time and energy to chip. We have a wood chipper and lots of pine trees. They are more of a shaving/chip than a nugget type chip. We use them in the coop. The run also has some, but mostly from when I clean the coop out. In addition to the stockpile that is next to the run, I fill empty feed bags full of chips and store them in our workshop. Then when I need them in the winter, I have some that are not frozen.

 

[raingarden]

Has anyone had experience with the $400 range chippers from box stores?

We're on our second one. Most the stuff we grind is herbaceous or palm fronds. Hardwood more than onw to two inches in diameter takes forever to grind and is not worth the effort.