leaves in run

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bigaky

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leaves in run
« on: February 03, 2011, 21:42 »
Hi there
Iam getting my chooks this weekend  my run will be on my patio , was thinking about putting leaves on the floor of it will this be ok to do thanks

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Casey76

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Re: leaves in run
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2011, 07:02 »
Do you mean dead ones?  My hens love to scratch though a pile of leafmould, with all of the bugs and critters which live in it :)

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Helenaj

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Re: leaves in run
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2011, 09:37 »
last Autumn when their run was looking a little muddy, I collected 8 bin liners worth of dead leaves and put them in a big pile in the run. They went bananas and absolutely loved it. It kept them occupied for days looking for bugs and scratching around. Go for it, only be careful that you don't pick any poisonous leaves or needles - yew, rhodadendron etc.

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Re: leaves in run
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2011, 11:24 »
My hen run has 40 feet of 8ft high beech hedge along one side. They get leaves whether they like it or not!! and they love it. I sweep up leaves from the rest of the hedge (another 100+ feet of it) and put them in the run too. It's easily the best way to shred and compost beech leaves which otherwise last for years intact.
3 o'clock is both too early and too late to start anything - Sartre said so.

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bigaky

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Re: leaves in run
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2011, 21:54 »
Thank  you

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swedishchicken

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Re: leaves in run
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2011, 22:03 »
Yes leaves are great!
They love it!


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