sallyj Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 At the moment I have the cube and run on grass but also with a mesh flooring. The grass seems to be surviving under the mesh floor but is is obviously difficult to keep clean so I am thinking of changing to putting down wood chippings on the floor of the run instead. There is no roof to the run apart from the Omlet rain cover so the flooring will get wet in heavy rain and also it rains horizontally where I live Is it OK to put the layer of wood chippings straight onto grass? Will it smell? Advice please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I would remove the mesh, let the girls eat most of the grass and then put the chippings down. But providing the grass is fairly short I don`t see why you couldn`t put the chippings striaght down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallyj Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share Posted August 26, 2009 Thanks for that. I'll give it a try. How often will I have to change the wood chippings. I have 4 hens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 If the run is covered then they will last an age with the occasional rake over. The cube run can be covered with a clear tarp, shower curtain or corrugated sheets from B&Q secured with bungies. I have an eglu run with convertor covered with corrugated sheeting and have had the same wood chips in there for almost three months. They get raked over on Sunday and i sprinke a bit of Stalosan about. I also remove any noticable poos I am planning on changing them completely before winter but am not sure that they will need it. I know that Redwing tops her WIR wood chippings up with Bedmax occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
