Yolky Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Do any of you sieve your auboise to poo picK? I am thinking of something like this.... Or would all the auboise get stuck into the sieve too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I have a covered WIR and I find the Aubiose simply sucks all the moisture out of the poo. In a very short time the poo turns to dust and disappears. It's great! Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Sorry Yolky, I'm hijacking your thread here I have a covered WIR and I find the Aubiose simply sucks all the moisture out of the poo. In a very short time the poo turns to dust and disappears. It's great! Andrew Andrew, do you have a problem with rain blowing into your run & making the aubiose soggy? I've got hemcore, so similar, the run has a roof & part of one side covered as a sun shade, the surrounding trees do the rest of the shading, but the rain has a tendency to arrive in a horizontal fashion in these parts on occasion, would I be better keeping the hemcore until the winter when at least one side of the run will be totally covered for wind/weather protection? At the moment the chooks are on ex-grass with a liberal sprinkling of veg-patch soil from their 3 dustbath trugs/litter trays - spoilt little minxes that they are! Your thoughts would be appreciated! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Sorry Yolky, I'm hijacking your thread here Andrew, do you have a problem with rain blowing into your run & making the aubiose soggy? Your thoughts would be appreciated! Sha x I was worried I'd end up with soggy Aubiose, but in fact, it's not been a problem at all. The run is sheltered at the back by a thick, tall, thorn tree hedge. In the summer the leaves fill right out and it acts as a great wind/rain break. The run was only built in February, so it's not done a winter yet, but it was pretty rainy here in Feb and March and things were fine. The side nearest my neighbour is protected by a fence which stops any rain coming in from that direction. Horizontal rain hitting the run from the front does sometimes make things a little damp, but it dries out again very quickly, and actually, the chooks quite like scratching about in slightly damp Aubiose. Here's a picture of my run, which was taken in early May. The hedge behind has now filled right out. So, basically, we've not had a problem with soggy Auboise to date. I was planning to change the Aubiose for a new bale at the end of this month, but the imminent arrival of chicks has put that back a few weeks. It's not going to be a problem, the mix of Auboise and bark chippings has worked really well and still looking really good. I hardly ever poo-pick, as I said earlier, it just seems to disappear on its own . Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I never poo pick, just have a total clear out a few times a year. I have used Aubiose in my covered WIR like this for a good couple of years now. We have a high water table here, so when it rains heavily for a few days we get puddles come up in the run, but when they drain off the Aubiose dries really quickly. Its brilliant stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks for that Andrew & Cinnamon, I shall get another bale & have a sprinkling session. In one of my local feed suppliers there's an ad for hemp bedding, £7 a bale from one of the local farmers...I may just tootle off for a batch & see how it goes. I'm ready with my rolls of lawn edging to keep the hemp in the run (£2.50/9m roll from Mr Tesco a couple of weeks ago - bargain !!!) Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Ys I do Yolky, I dont poo pick in the big runs but do the pekin hutch every couple of days as they have fluffy feet! I use a garden sieve but it has bigger holes than the one in your pic and it works a treat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Cheers for that everyone. I shall go and look at a garden one Tasha. I know it isn't actually necessary but we did have auboise last summer and it lasted loads longer when poo picked, even on just a weekly basis, and also if it got wet from horizontal rain we didn't get any nasty niffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I use a large plastic slotted spoon for clearing out the nest box. We never used it in the kitchen, and now I use it every day outside. But it might be a different matter if your run was filled with Aubiose Milly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I use an old cat litter pooper scooper to poo pick the girls nesting box and house. The run I just wash the poo through the wood chippings with a hose a couple of times a week. I use Hemcore and think its amazing stuff. I love the smell when you put a fresh layer down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
