Stuck run

[katieD]

hi im wanting to make a woodchip base for my new

 

was wondering where to start and how to do it to get the best job

 

help appreciated

 

also where could i get cheap bark chippings from to keep them topped up

 

thanks all

[abwsco]

hi im wanting to make a woodchip base for my new

 

was wondering where to start and how to do it to get the best job

 

help appreciated

 

also where could i get cheap bark chippings from to keep them topped up

 

thanks all

 

I haven't got an eglu so can't help on that bit but don't use bark as it goes mouldy and harbours spores that are dangerous to chickens. I've just got some hardwood chipped wood from B & Q at £4.98 a bag. HTH

[gemmcd]

I am doing the same - I haven't done it yet but am planning to do so - maybe today - I have bought the link a board set from Omlet and some woodchip from B&Q. The eglu is all nicely in place and pegged down really well so I think I will put the link a board around that and then just scatter the woodchip around....complete novice and may have to learn by trial and error! But will let you know how I get on! Am not treating the soil or anything and it isn't on concrete but as the pegs are so nicely firmly in I don't want to be taking htem out every couple of days to move eglu around so figured it was best option though the original reason was to protect the grass but after 2 days it still looks fine so if hadn't already bought link a board would probably leave it on grass.

Oh I am waffling!

 

Gx

[SnowWhite]

Just a note on woodchip. Before you buy those bags from B&Q - just call your local tree surgeon. He'll deliver a whole trailer load for next to nothing. We had no trouble and it cost a lot less than the B&Q route.

 

What you don't use for the chooks can be spread over your garden beds as a mulch to keep the weeds out.

[little jerry]

Hi,

We have our relatively new eglu on woodchips.[6 weeks]. Seems fine. Got them from homebase.Just ordinary wood chips. The only hard part was doing the log edging. My husband insisted it was a perfect rectangle. But then he is a maths teacher. The chooks are happy on it. Part free rangers. We hose it down and rake it well once a week. Will probabbly renew it about 3 monthlly as we only have 2 chooks. As I say , very new to this , so still learning.

[Matthew]

don't use bark as it goes mouldy and harbours spores that are dangerous to chickens.

 

This is a bit of an urban myth... the only potential danger to chickens if bark is used in a enclosed non ventilated area such as a chicken shed. There is absolutely no risk to chickens if bark chips are used as a base for an external run