What makes a chicken coop easy to live with?

[dgreenster]

Howdy chook friends

I have been donated a 60 l bag of decorative wood chip and wondered if it could go in my chicken run...it says it is " softwood" which I have a feeling is a big no no because of spores and mould...but wanted to see if there was any wisdom on here first before it goes on the bed in front garden!

 

Thank you

[good_egg]

I think softwood is ok, it's bark that has nasty spores. Only thing I would perhaps check is no poisonous trees....

[Egluntyne]

By decorative do you mean coloured? If so I wouldn't use it.

 

An aunt of mine has a garden full of purple woodchip, and it looks positively toxic!

[chuckmum6]

I use softwood from b&q, but it is natural, avoid anything that is stained, as Egluntyne says.