Re: Chickens on the run!



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keith kent wrote:

Hi , I have just finished their new home & in the process of making
the enclosure, then i will start to think what to do will the barren
soil about 4 m square in front of house/run?

The best option is to cover it with permeable ground cover membrane to
prevent the soil coming up and mixing.
Then cover this with 4-6 inches of the coarsest bark you can find.
You can then use this area to create a "play pen" for them with logs,
branches, hanging veggies etc.
Never leave veggies or any quickly decomposable material on the ground for
more than a day --its one of the surest ways to attract vermin and can
cause botulism in the birds.

Bare soil and chickens is a BAD idea, except in desert like conditions.
Bare soil and chickens in the winter is a very bad idea. Its the recipe
for bacterial soup. YUCK

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regards
Jill Bowis

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Hi Jill ,So you are saying it is best to put a weed fabric over the soil
,then the bark.I was thinking of letting the enclosure grow wild, bad idea?
So it is best to put down weed fabric,bark,then branches and other things to
interest them in the enclosure which is about 1.5m high x 2m L x 1.5 w .The
4m x 4m is bare soil infront of the run/enclosure which they will be free to
roam in the day ,any ideas for this?
Thanks Keith




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