Chooks Aloud Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 My Guinea pig cage is in the chicken run and they all seem to get on okay. Are chickens okay with hay - sometimes a bit falls out of the GPs cage? I've seen photos on the forum with peoples chickens sitting on hay, so I presume it is. I just remember reading about grass cuttings/impacted crop and wondered if the same could be caused by hay. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 best to avoid hay if you can with chooks. Its too dusty and not good for their little respitory systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 It can also cause impacted crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Are chooks ok eating straw? One of my new chooks is a prolific straw eater! Not too sure what to make of it . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooks Aloud Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thanks everyone. Hubby is going to make me a GP run within the Hen Hilton run so that should keep them away from the hay - in the meantime, I'll make sure to pick any up that I see. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I put straw in the nest bos, then read somewhere about using torn paper - so I used that Saturday and the girls voted for straw - newspaper all draged out into the run. I had only just removed all te newspaper and replace with straw to find the run filled with paper again - this time they had pulled at the front of the newspaper lining the poo tray and filled to run with full sheets of newspaper - I think I have got the message - they cannot eat straw and it is more difficult for them to move that paper. I would certainly avoid hay - but like you guinea pigs and a mess daughter looking after means there always seems to be some straw in the gardeb. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Taj, try using just Aubiose or hemcore int he nest box and run - it's much drier and easier to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...