Raina Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Hi all,Sorry for all my questions lately! I'd like to get my girls back before it get's any colder,So i was thinking,if i can get a Shower curtain/Tarp, could i use some sawdust for their run flooring? Thanks, Raina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 sawdust is to dusty woodchips are better somthing likse easibed you can get it from here http://www.johnsonsfeed.co.uk/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 You can buy dust-extracted shavings (horse bedding) but I found it impossible to get rid of the dirty stuff - just won't compost! If you bin it, then it's not a problem but if you prefer to compost, Aubiose/Hemcore/Easibed would be better You're right to get the WIR walls covered first, so it stays dry and the bedding doesn't blow around We swapped from hardwood chips to Aubiose this week and the girls love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raina Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thanks, I was going to use the Bob Martin Softwood Bedding,just for the eglu run till we can get some aubiose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutti Frutti Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Ooh, just thought - you'll probably need to put a 4 inch+ border up around the bottom of the run (we use the plastic, green lawn edging) just to stop the monkeys flicking it all out as fast as you put it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodmanco Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Ooh, just thought - you'll probably need to put a 4 inch+ border up around the bottom of the run (we use the plastic, green lawn edging) just to stop the monkeys flicking it all out as fast as you put it in Hi, I'm about to get the chooks, but I want to make sure everything's sorted given the weather. I have some slabs I thought I'd put the Eglu on in winter (lawn summer), but not much space, so if I can I want to avoid creating the 4m x 1.8m area that Omlet suggest in the Guide for putting an eglu on woodchip. Does this mean I could fix the lawn edging to the run to keep the aubiose in and avoid having to create that larger space around the outside of the eglu? Do I fix it INSIDE the run? Suggestions on how to fix the edging to the eglu please? Many thanks, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 I placed wooden boards up against the slant of the run on the outside and used tent pegs to secure them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodmanco Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Photos v helpful and encouraging, thank you Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
