[Aunt Sally]

Don't forget to pop up to the welcome forum and say hello David  

Good luck with the connifer chippings


Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
Franklin P. Jones

[chickchick]

Hi David, nice to meet you, cant help im afraid (i have wood chippings on my run floor) but always nice to meet a newbie to the site! What chickens are you getting?

[poultrygeist]

Just found a snippet of info Here that says conifer chippings are unsuitable for garden mulch due to acidity levels. Don't know if that would affect chickens in any way.

Rob

[Foxy]

Yes but useful if you have rhododendrons(sp)... :roll:

[poultrygeist]

That's very true !!    ..or azaleas.

Further thoughts. The acidity could make the run turn sour and smelly quicker than normal. The more I think about it, the worse an idea it sounds.

Rob

[Foxy]

That's very true !!    ..or azaleas.

Further thoughts. The acidity could make the run turn sour and smelly quicker than normal. The more I think about it, the worse an idea it sounds.

Rob

maybe....you could always add garden lime though to reduce acidity?

[poultrygeist]

You have to be careful with liming while the birds are in situ though don't you ?

I know it's been suggested to keep them away for a few days. Would be a pain to do it more than normal.

Rob

[chickchick]

come on david dont be shy
come on here and say hi
(would finish my poetry but too tired to think!! :oops:   )

[Foxy]

You have to be careful with liming while the birds are in situ though don't you ?

I know it's been suggested to keep them away for a few days. Would be a pain to do it more than normal.

Rob

This is turning into "Theres a hole in my bucket, dear Liza dear Liza!"

[Bodger]

Jeeps ! PG you don't hear of badgers get rashes and they use them all the time on their bumpsy daiseys.

[poultrygeist]

come on chickchick, if you try,
you'll pluck that last line from the sky
 

We're not always so annoying but Friday night is poetry night (Is it?)  

Rob

[poultrygeist]

Now even I know badgers aren't the same as chickens !!

Badgers lay bigger eggs  :roll:

[Bodger]

You mean budgers !

[chickchick]

of course it is poetry night
and poor david may get a fright

hope your chooks have a nice new run
us helping you has got the job done

right im off to bed
for me enough said!!

xx

[Foxy]

Jeeps ! PG you don't hear of badgers get rashes and they use them all the time on their bumpsy daiseys. [/quote

WoW!! How did you know that??? I thought that dock leaves was pretty standard....