clucky1 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Wondered if anyone may have any ideas to assist with following. I have an eglu cube which is currently on grass (or whats left of it) Due to all of the wet weather the area where we move the cube around has turned into a quagmire (sorry about spelling) We are now considering housing the cube in a more confined area and maybe useing a floor covering of some sort. I have looked at the 'bark' option (which we use for our rabbits) but we find that this can be a bit costly. Wondered if anyone has a more economical idea or has had better success with something else ? Either that - or I could put my chooks in wellies ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'm sure I won't be the only one shouting 'HEMCORE!' (Or Aubiose, nearly the same thing). Do a search on here for information, but basically it's a type of straw used for horse bedding - it soaks up rain, poo and anything else you throw at it, and its £7 a bale. You would probably want something outside the cube to stand on (my Eglus are just on grass, and in the last week it's got really muddy just where I go around them to collect the eggs and fill up the feeders). Paving slabs, woodchip or bark would do for that, but lots of us on here recommend the hemcore/aubiose option for inside the run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 we use hemcore in the run. Its great at absorbing poos. its a horsey type bedding that comes in bales. Aubiose is very similar. We have a shower curtain over the run which does help with the wet but to be honest the torrential downpours we have been having down here I dont think anything has escaped from the wet and mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Thankyou all. Hemcore sounds a great idea. A weekend job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Our garden got so bad last year that we built a permanent run and have stepping stones around the cube to collect eggs and empty the poo trays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 check out here for you local supplier - http://www.hemcore.co.uk/distributor.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucky1 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 What a great idea re. stepping stones. Our cube is up by our house so that would work well.Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...