barnabydaisy Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 we have just been reading the forum about aubiose, and have a few questions about it. at the moment we have been using chippings in the run and surrounding area where the girls are allowed to free range. we do not change the chippings just add to them and are about to add lime to keep the smell down. we were thinking of adding a bale or two of aubiose to this to help absorb some of the recent rain. what we would like to know is ,from anyone who uses aubiose do you need to change it or can we leave it down with the chippings and add to it?They are a bit soggy at the moment so we would like to improve their living conditions! thanks! Mim and Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I have had my chickens since 4th Nov and only raked a thin layer off the top of the hemcore once in that time. Hemcore smells of citronella too so that helps with the smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 auboise and hemcore are lifesavers - literally. Our eglu run is surrounded by bark chippings (for us to walk on) but we dont have bark in the run - we have hemcore/auboise. Friday is eglu cleaning day here and I hose down the eglu and take off the top layer of the hemcore/auboise in the run and replace with fresh. About every 4 weeks the whole run is completely emptied and replaced with fresh hemcore/auboise. I have no smells...the poo seems to disappear and the run looks lovely and dry and my chicks are happy. I cant praise it enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I'm thinking of changing to aubiose too. I was thinking of bunging it straight ontop of the bark that was there before, is this a good idea. Thanks to Claret I know where to get some now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Martin I'd already got bark chippings down before I got the aubiose, so I regularly throw in a bucketful and spread it about. The chooks scratch it into the bark, but it seems to stay nice and clean and dry and I rarely see evidence of any poo! Worth a try I'd say! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 It's up to you Martin, but the bark seems to retain dampness, so I cleared mine out, sprinkled some lime and put down the Aubiose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I have my run on concrete with Aubiose in....since I've had my girls (end September) I've changed it once and to be honest it didnt really need it then - dont know where the poos go but they seem to disappear (ooh ehhr ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
