Comments for No Grass? Keep Your Chickens on Wood Chips
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Mary, 4 October 2021
Can you use playground wood chips for outside chicken run I can’t find hard wood chips in Ireland
Mary, 21 April 2020
Hi I'm reading from your website about using wood chips on the floor of a chicken run . I'm based in ennis, co clare and I'm finding it difficult to locate a supplier of hardwood wood chips..I'm checked with local garden centres and no direction there unfortunately. I see a lot of uk website suppliers providing hardwood wood chips for chicken runs. Advice greatly appreciated Kind regards Mary Ryan
Catherine, 28 March 2019
Yes, I was wondering about making run secure on a patio. I notice in one photograph someone has used housebricks to weigh it down, but this seems a bit clumsy.
Charlotte, 25 February 2019
Can anyone tell me how to go about securing edging to patio slabs?!
Clare, 3 August 2016
I agree with the comment above - only use HARD wood chippings in a chicken run, NEVER bark; the latter goes mouldy, gives off harmful spores (causing respiratory illness) and 'breaks down' much quicker than hard wood chips. As a cheaper alternative to hard wood chips, if your run is covered, I recommend Aubiose or Easichick; both make good ground surfaces for chicken runs. And both are available from Omlet or any good pet shop
Laura, 8 March 2015
I recommend that don't use bark for chicken runs, as it harbours spores dangerous for chickens. Use woodchips instead - much safer.
Samantha, 17 February 2024
I can’t find hardwood chips in Australia. Any ideas?