Eglu cube or go up with 2m run

[MarkBevBen]

They are just like your Cottie and Dottie! So sad that you lost Lottie so soon We got them from a local farm though, rather than Omlet, so maybe not related but definately same/similar breeds.

 

Yep, still got some green in the garden, but only had them 2 weeks! There's time yet! Sun is shining today, so time to get to work on the woodchip base.

 

Have fun in the sun today, it'll be back to wet weather contingencies next week I think!

 

 

Awww isn't that a coincidence how they look so similar and yet from different suppliers.

 

Yes we were extremely about our Lottie. You really get attached to them don't you. Thankfully Cottie and Dottie are thriving and doing great

 

You enjoy the sun too Clairey - it's looking nice here as well today xx

[green]

Ok, thanks Plum. I'll try one of them. I'm assuming one of the hemp ones would be better for the compost, just need to find out where can I buy some. I wrote an email to Hemcore a while back asking if they have suppliers near me and they didn't. What cracked me up was them then asking if I wanted a quote for delivering 30 bales of the stuff to my house. I think storing 30 bales in our small garden would have driven hubby over the edge!

[Plum]

well it'd last a while. The hemp ones do compost down well and my preferred option but I like the others as well. I find soft woodchip better than the hard woodchip it's just too hard and ugly but that's just my choice

[donnielime]

Thanks for all the advice! I have been to Wilkos today to buy a clear shower curtain and then to the feed shop to get some bliss (similar to Hemcore) to put in my soggy muddy run!

[Plum]

Hello, welcome to the forum. I've not tried Bliss will keep an eye out for it.

[donnielime]

The woman in the shop said it was hemp with citronella, which is what hemcore is, isnt it? If so I think its possible just another brand. i will let you know how they get on with it!

[Clairey_Fairy]

Hopefully the girls will approve of their new accomodation. We have put down the woodchip today, so no more paddling in mud!

[Plum]

Looks really good you must be pleased

[donnielime]

Wow Clairey_Fairy that looks good!

 

I am so glad I bought the shower curtain! Its hammering it down here today but I have treated the chucks to their first taste of porridge and they are going crazy!

[Clairey_Fairy]

So glad we got it sorted yesterday while the sun was shining, and very pleased with the result. And 2 dry chickens today in the pouring rain!

[the bradley bunch]

I am slabbing all the ground under the cube run this autumn (if it ever stops raining ) to make it easier to clean. I shall move the chicks in their eglu off the lawn and onto the patio this weekend, it'll give the grass a chance to grow again or I'll end up with lots of bald patches.

 

hubby's currently building our lucky chooks a big wir on an exisiting slabbed base which had a greenhouse on when we recently bought our house - we ripped the greenhouse down but kept the slabbed base to make a decking area, but now it's ended up going to the chickens - as all the rest of our money & resources seems to!

anyway we have a couple of inches of cotswold stones on top of the slabbed base to help with drainage - but we wanted something more comfortable & lightweight to go on top of this for the girls to scratch around in - any ideas anyone?

the wir is designed so that it can provide shelter from the rain so the floor should stay dry i would like a material that won't get all mixed up with the cotswold stones, but that will 'sit' on top of them.

 

ideas please!

[MarkBevBen]

Hopefully the girls will approve of their new accomodation. We have put down the woodchip today, so no more paddling in mud!

 

 

That's very neat Clairey what a lovely palace and grounds your girls have got

[The Dogmother]

I am slabbing all the ground under the cube run this autumn (if it ever stops raining ) to make it easier to clean.

 

So the chooks would be happy on slabs? My hubby's been trying to suggest paving the area underneath the run, but I wasn't sure the chooks would like it. What would you put on top of the slabs to make sure they've got something to scratch?

 

 

I'll just use the regular Aubiose or Hemcore. The chicks are currently on the patio in their eglu in just that set-up. because I an extending the cube run even further, it will be less practical to have it on earth with Aubiose.

[chickenlittles]

Hi Peeps,

 

Trying to decide what is best to keep my girls on now the winter weather is here. They've been free ranging in the garden all summer,but I've gradually made their patch smaller with the 'fencing' from Omlet as my lawn is all but gone and is only going to get worse!

 

I see some use aubiose/hemp/woodchip? I could put them on the patio or are they going to be seriously peeved having had the run of the garden. Ho hum....what to do! I'd love to know what works best....

 

[The Dogmother]

They will always want to blackmail you to let them out, but in reality are usually fine in the run if they have enough space. Mine are when they don't think I am watching, but throw themselves at the run door if they can see/hear me

 

They get less free ranging time in the winter as I need to put them in at lunchtime, it being dark when I get home after work. It helps the lawn to recover too.