4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[New2this]

Hi All,

 

For those of you who have been struggling to find Woodchips, I've just found this whilst surfing the internet -

 

http://www.flytesofancy.co.uk/acatalog/Poultry-Keeping-Accessories.html

 

I've ordered some so shall let you know what they're like if anyone is interested.

 

 

Christine.

Edited July 4, 2008 by Guest

[Clur]

Thanks for that - seems a reasonable price too

[alih]

yes please - it looks great and am told is better (less slimey) than bark chip, which I use at the moment...do let us know!

[AJuff]

I HATE woodchips! They smell and go horrid after a few weeks. I've spent the afternoon raking them all out!!!!

[kissinuk]

Thanks for the tip, I've been looking for wood chips for ages. However, I currently pay £10 for 270 litres of bark from Wickes so might stick with them for a while (they too smell by the way, but it usually goes after a week). It's annoying that none of the major DIY shops seem to sell them anymore.

[Butty]

Hi there

Collected a huge bale of Hemcore today from tack shop not too far away. Paid £7.90 not sure how many litres it is but it seems very compressed and think it will go a long way.

Seen it recommended along with Aubiose on forum lots of times.

[AJuff]

Easibed cost me £4.50 for 25kgs and it goes a very long way!

[alexgirl73]

can you use easibed in the run though where it will be affected by the weather? I'm currently debating between woodchip and bark for my run

[choppish]

i use woodchips with a layer of hemcore thrown in over the top.

[alih]

the easibed will absorb moisture so not good in an uncovered run. I use woodchip for that reason.

[BarbaraJ]

lol i have both, aubiose in the covered end of the run and wood chip (4.99 B&Q) in the partially uncovered end.

[Slats]

We got play area wood chips from B&Q last week so they still do them.

[New2this]

Hi all, just spent this evening cleaning the run and put the chips down. I must say, I really like them.

 

Unlike the stuff from B&Q these are big, square like chips, the 'play ground stuff'. They are not slimey at all, and do not smell (I found the stuff from B&Q had a fermented smell). They look really pretty too - light in colour almost pine like in shade. I only ordered one bag so I'm definitely going order some more. I think if you have a cube and standard run, you'll probably need 2 bags to have a sufficient covering. If anyone else has tried this, I'd be interested to know your opinions. Thank you Flyte so Fancy

 

Christine.

 

PS Also noticed Flyte so Fancy are doing the 2x2 Egg Box specifically for Omleteers

[alih]

you have convinced me! i will order 3 bags to keep me going a while I think yes, a number of us pestered flytes of fancy to do 4-egg boxes and they finally gave in! They are lovely for giving to family and friends.