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[HENthusiastic]

Hi guys,

 

I've got a stove that burns coal &/or wood.

 

Would there be any benefit to me mixing some ash in the chooks area in an attempt to improve the soil?

 

It seems a shame to just be putting it in the bin. There must be something I can do with it?

 

Thanks for reading.

[auntielizzie]

I have a wood burning stove too; my girls have an old tyre in their run which I fill up with a mix of soft dry earth, play sand and wood ash and they use for a dust bath. It doesn't seem to do them any harm and they use it all the time

[Chickabee]

I too use ash from my fires for the girls

[Egluntyne]

Wood ash is fine for them, but I seem to remember that coal ash isn't.

[Beantree]

Coal ash has a Sulphur content which turns to acid when it gets damp. It should never be used for chickens. Wood ash is fine and can control lice as well. It doesn't do much to red mite though, as I have recently discovered.

[HENthusiastic]

Thanks guys that's really helpful. So, I'll save the ash for them when I have a wood only fire.

 

I like the old tyre idea too - thanks.