lullabelle Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Hiya We live in Dorset, quite near a large lake which makes our garden quit edamp in the winter as we're not that far above sea level. Would this be detrimental to the chickens to have a damp lawn in the winter months? Thanks! Lucy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 is it foggy or damp ground? Could you raise them onto something to keep their floor dry. I don't think it would cause them too much of a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jools+6 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 they'll be fine ! we're in scotland ... wind , rain , heat , snow , drought , flood etc . all in one day !!! hardy birdies ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Yep, they'll be fine, I live in Scotland very near a river on flat boggy clay. The only problem is that your grass might get manky in the winter where you walk out to the hen house/run. Ours has recovered really quickly in spring though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 We have clay soil here so in Winter the water just sits. I put rubber door mats (the ones with holes in) on the grass and Auboise on top which raises it a bit. The only thing I found is when mine free range on water logged ground they rip the grass to shreds within minutes (looking for worms). Last winter we had no grass at all around the run so solution was fence off their own area of garden for them to trash. Grass did grow back in Spring though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
