chelsea Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 and now taking bets on how long it will last before its pecked to death What d'ya reckon.....days, week, weeks??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 48 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 12 hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 Oh no,....really??? Hubby wont be happy ....ah well ...we'll do it anyway ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 You're having a laugh!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 I gave the big girls and the big chicks(6 weeks!) a couple of strips of turf last week - within 2 days it was 'gone' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Mine aren't going anywhere near it for a few days. Although the offcuts I gave them are still looking pretty healthy. I love my new lawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 The piece of turf I put down for my two is now just a few piles of dust and earth - what a massacre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 The only way to preserve your grass and have chickens is to get some of the plastic mesh that places like Homebase sell and cover your lovely new green stuff with it. They can still eat the grass as it grows, but they can't tunnel to Australia and destroy the roots ! This is the sort of stuff I mean: http://www.agriframes.co.uk/view_product.php?c_id=21&sc_id=130&p_id=489 I use it to cover the areas I've re-turfed or that are taking the biggest hammering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Well, the turf is down Every now and then Sam would escape onto the "new green stuff" and start feasting. We gave the girls an offcut to keep them happy. Green grass looks lovely We have fenced it off with flourescent orange tape fencing (like the they use on roadworks ) and we intend to keep them off until its bedded in. Any idea people how long or how much I have to water the turf?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffygrue Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Watering? Lots. It's the only time we've ever needed to use a hosepipe/sprinkler, and we did it in Feb/March.. It's a lot of work - I'm not convinced I'd willingly do it again, anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
