moomin Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I suppose one 100% safe method would be if I put a skirt/floor all over the inside of the run, but then they would not be able to dig, scratch and dustbath. I have my walk in run on slabs on top of our patio (ignoring the husband's gripes of 'it's taken over the whole garden!!'). Inside is a nice thick layer of aubiose which they love to scratch around in. I chuck treats in there - mealworms and sweetcorn - and they have a shallow tub-trug full of cheap potting compost/playsand and daitom/redmite powder. They use it all the time and have never made a dust bath in the garden, despite having two or three hours a day to free-range when I get home from work. Though not lately, today they were asleep when I got home. They make up for the digging when they get out - and uproot all my pots!! So I guess my point is it's possible to be 100% fox proof and have happy chooks on slabs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
