Ness3103 Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 my wir is on soil and i was wondering if i could top it up with some nice top soil. i'm going to give it all a good clean out soon and put stalosan down, but thought it would be nice to just top up as obviously i'll have raked up and thrown most of it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 That sounds like a reasonable idea and means the chickens have something extra to scratch through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Certainly wouldn't do any harm . I just fill it up with new bedding though - it soon gets dug into the remaining soil anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness3103 Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 i just enjoy spoiling my girls a little bit and the earth in the wir is so hard and compacted that once i rake up the old bedding they'll have to scratch sooo hard to loosen it. so i thought a nice bit of soil would be good and give them something else to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'm sure they'll love it . Nice for a bit of dustbathing too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 More spoilt chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness3103 Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 very spoilt but totally worth it oh got excited because i was talking about making ice lolly's the other day, then he realised i meant for the girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Yes, I know that feeling OH reckons I spoil the girls more than I spoil him. Truth is its probably true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I always lob the contents of plant pots into the run - they love scratching through the roots for grubs, and the earth just disappears anyway! (cheaper than new topsoil?) also grobags etc are good for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
