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[redhotchick]

My local country store didn't have hemcore, or aubiose. Can I use Megazorb? (see below) and can I put it straight onto grass?

If I put it straight onto the grass in the Eglu run, with a plastic cover to keep it dry and a "skirt" to stop it going everywhere, will I be able to leave the Eglu and run in place for more than a week at a time. With the rain, where the run has been this week is just a mudbath.

 

MEGAZORB is a horse and general animal bedding made from virgin wood pulp. It is produced by high temperature drying (reaching temperatures of up to 500°C) which not only removes the moisture from the wood pulp but kills off moulds, spores and bacteria.

 

Why is MEGAZORB so good?

 

MEGAZORB has the highest absorbency of any horse bedding currently on the market (unless you can tell us differently!), thus reducing the time and cost of mucking out. MEGAZORB is available year round, and is biodegrabable and cost effective. As MEGAZORB is produced from a by-product of the wood-pulping industry, that would normally go to waste, it is also helping the environment and being totally biodegradable is easy and cheap to dispose of.

 

Benefits:

Superb Absorbency Conveniance Cost Effective Natural Fibre Double Dust Extracted Environmentally Friendly Fresher Stable Ideal for Rubber Mats

[Egluntyne]

My local country store didn't have hemcore, or aubiose. Can I use Megazorb? (see below) and can I put it straight onto grass?

If I put it straight onto the grass in the Eglu run, with a plastic cover to keep it dry and a "skirt" to stop it going everywhere, will I be able to leave the Eglu and run in place for more than a week at a time.

 

I don't see why not.

 

There's only one way to find out.

 

Sounds interesting stuff.

[iChicken]

We use Megazorb in the droppings tray and nest box. It's very absorbent and great at drying out their poo. It's also cheap at £5.15 per sack. We never put it in the run because we thought it would blow away too easily.

[superjules]

Oooh, that sounds fab! I'm a sucker for some flowery sales talk!

[redhotchick]

Thanks for replies and advice. I have put it in their droppings tray, but not in their run yet. I've put some corrugated plastic over their run today and started putting green plastic lawn edging around to keep the Megazorb in.

I think it might blow away too. It is very light.

Will take pictures when I put it down, and let you know how it goes.

[psapie]

I wonder what your experience is so far with magazorb, as it is also the stuff that is available to me.

 

How deep have you been using it in the run?

 

Did it manage to stay in place on windy days?

 

How high did you need to make the "barriers" on the sides of the run?

 

Thanks,

[redhotchick]

Hi Psapie,

I'm undecided on the Megazorb. I don't have a point of reference to compare it to. It has stayed in place, and it is does seem to keep the chicken run from turning into a boggy mess. I think the edging I have used is about 6 inches high. It is green lawn edging from B&Q, with a few pegs to hold it in place. I've got corrugated plastic as a cover too. The run is pretty well covered, just a strip each side and the front open for ventilation. If you go to the gallery and search for redhotchick you should be able to see how I've got it set up. It's not very deep, 2 inches or less.

I tried to pick the droppings out at first, it was difficult to see them though. I've had it down for two weeks now. I raked out as much as I could without moving the run. It had become quite compacted in places. and put some more in.

Not a very thorough clear out. I'll have a proper clean this coming weekend. I was away last weekend.

[psapie]

Hello Cathy,

 

Thanks for the pointer to the photos of your Eglu & run. It certainly looks well protected. I would have thought it might get a little warm, but I imagine you must find that it is ok.

 

Thanks

[redhotchick]

I think it would be too warm for the summer. There is ventilation all the way round though. It's held on with a couple of bungees. For 2 people it's easy peasy to take on and off, the bungees are a bit awkward for one person though. I got the idea from ANH to whom I remain most grateful.