[Debz]

The run that my hens are in has chipped bark down but on wet days it can get a bit muddy and the girls get dirty.  Is there an alternative cleaner fibre?  They can't go on grass because the bit we have is the size of a postage stamp!

[poultrygeist]

Hi debz. Can you increase the depth of the chippings ?

Or improve the drainage of the ground underneath ?

I think Babe, amongst others, uses several inches of bark chippings and says that keeps things pretty clean and tidy.

Can you put a roof on the run ?  This will help things a lot and will stop the ground fermenting and becoming sour and smelly.

Rob

[richyrich7]

Try straw, it breaks down lovely. And like Rob suggested if you can put a roof on