Poorly chicken

[SeramaSilly]

Hello there,

 

I am just wondering how often you clean out and replace your aubiose/Easi-bed/or other alternatives in your chicken runs??

 

xx

[PixieDust]

I only use Aubiose in the coop. I generally clean it every day, at the very least poo pick it. I have used sand successfully on the run floor for 2 years now. I poo pick nearly every day. I refresh the sand once a year.

 

I personally wouldn't use Aubiose on the run floor as I would need so many bales it wouldn't be cost effective. We used 30 bags sharp sand initially and topped up with about 20 last time.

[mullethunter]

I use hard wood chip in the run. It's covered but gets wet from rain blowing in around the edges.

 

I've had it in situ for just over a year, I poo pick most days, and I've changed the wood chip once (after about 10 months).

[SeramaSilly]

Thank you girls!! Yes, I poop pick everyday too and completely change every month but just wondered what other people were doing. Pixie dust can I ask what type of sharp sand you use and where you get it because I'm quite interested in trying it too??

 

xx

[PixieDust]

My OH gets it and he says it's course sharp sand or around here it can be called Thames washed sand. Some garden centres sell it but you can get it from a builders merchants. It gets heavy and claggy when wet; the run is covered but it blows in the sides. However, in its favour, the sand, even when wet, stops the girls getting anything caked on their feet and it's a huge dust bath.

 

I hope that helps.

[SeramaSilly]

Aw thanks Pixie dust - I'll give that a try!

 

x

[gavclojak]

I use hard wood chips in the enclosure and auboise in the nest box and poo trays