catherinedon Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 A builder friend of mine has just put on face book that he cut down a huge tree today so I ahve asked him for a branch to use as a perch for my girls I bet they will love it I cant wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicken bark Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Lucky girls. A nice Christmas present for them. But how are you going to wrap it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I asked a builder round here for some stumps so I can make my chooks a stumpery. He looked at me as if I was barking but he said he would put some out for me as they are clearing quite a few trees on the building site here. Sad for the trees but good for my chooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catherinedon Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 I am now in possession of 3 beautiful branches and one has loads of very beautiful pine cones still attached. I have put them in the outside run so the girls with get a surpise in the morn. not that they ventured out much today i the snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catherinedon Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 I have never heard of a stumpery but sounds fab and need to see pictures please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I have never heard of a stumpery but sounds fab and need to see pictures please A stumpery is a collection of root stumps. You half bury them in the earth and apparently they encourage lots of grubs and bugs which should be fun for a chook (though not much good in this weather). Alas I can't take a photo as I don't have a digital camera but it is on my Xmas list (the camera that is, not the bugs). Here's hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 What a good idea. Take care when the wood rots that there aren't any cracks chickens can get their feet stuck in. Someone's chicken had a nasty accident. I used to have an old stump in the run and it was buggy and good. Not quite so effective when I kept putting stalosan on it when they pooed all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-DiamondChick07 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I asked a builder round here for some stumps so I can make my chooks a stumpery. He looked at me as if I was barking . 'Barking' I see what you did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
