happy_monday1984 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 We've had a very busy weekend preparing the girls' home for winter... - We laid a thick layer of hard woodchips down under the eglu and run, edged with bricks to (hopefully) prevent it becoming (more of) a quagmire - grass was long gone! We then fixed a large clear tarpauline over one side and the top of the run. This is wide enough to be extended down the open side if things get really terrible. Add a dust bath fileld with garden soil and Diatom and then, just for fun, add a chicken climbing frame (two tree stumps, a s"Ooops, word censored!" length of wood, paving slab and a chunk of pruned bush) to the free-ranging area. Voilà! They're getting growers-pellet-porridge a couple of times a week which they seem to love (growers pellets, poultry spice, tiny bit of olive oil, bokashi bran,v.small handful porridge oats) and ACV/citricidal in their water a couple of times a week as well. As this is our first winter with the hens I'm a bit worried that I've forgotten something, any suggestions for things I may have missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 That looks great - they are very lucky girls! And I think you've covered all bases there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Mrs Chicken Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 It looks great,think i will get some tree stumps/branches to make their free range area more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcharlie43 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 They look so cute. It looks like a chickn's tea party I think I will add some logs to my run too. Fab idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
