Re: Chickens on the run!

a_l_p wrote:

dust -- dust -- DUST ???? !!!!!! Dust in winter --- ITS DOES NOT
COMPUTE !! ahhhhhhhhh

Central Otago. Rainfall around 13-14 inches annually! Frosts, no
snow/ Well not entirely NO snow but it was infrequent enough to be
hugely exciting. Snow (oops, just spotted typing error - I wonder if
the spell checker would have alerted me to "snot"!) on the mountains
of course, and ski-fields not too far away. Anyway the dust was in
the INDOOR deep-litter house which was - searching memory and trying
to adjust for child's memory in which things were BIG, only to turn
out in later years to be strangely shrunk by time - oh, say 2 double
beds wide and about half again as long.

If I am understanding correctly the provision was to give the birds a really
lovely generous space indoors.
This certianly deals with over using the ground outside, especially in the
winter. Its a really good idea if you have the housing space but little
outdoor space.
Almost an aviary verandah scenario?

One of the greatest sources of hysterical excitement was when the
autumn leaves got raked up and added to the litter. Great squawkings
and flappings, followed by high-powered scratching reminiscent of a
new find of gold - this was an area whose first influx of Europeans
had been the gold prospectors!

Bless


So their flooring was always dry, always dust-bathable. The same
happened here when I added a roof to my original run because the deep
litter became in the wetter coastal conditions deep stinky muck. Now
the outdoor run is a place for learning about another set of
management tricks.

Yuppers


<snippage of interesting cats and birds tales only for brevity>

One of the things I enjoy about my business is working through the solutions
for each customer. There is no such thing as one answer for all, we have
chosen manufacturers with a range of really superbly practical designs which
means the customer can tailor the package to suit themselves, the birds, the
environment, their wildlife, and their lifestyle. Its always an interesting
process, and a challenge. I am learning all the time. The one design
packages simply fail to address most peoples needs.


--

regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk


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