mud

[bigal123_123]

hi everyone is it allright to swap the bark in my runs for pea gravel as here it is very wet cant let them run free as my allotment not very big is or there any other answer.

[shirlthegirl43]

Hi Bigal and welcome to the vine.

Is there any way you could cover part of the run to provide a drier area? Don't forget to hang up a cabbage (or cauli or sprout) stalk if/when you have them available - the chooks will love that.

[bigal123_123]

mud

Ive already covered part of the run but not realy working ,I do put greens out i tie them just out of reach so they have to work for them they seam to love that, I keep my chickens on the allotment were i only have about 18 inch of topsoil ontop of a bed of sand i dug 6 inch and it filled with water so finding it hard to keep the run dry

[shirlthegirl43]

Would putting a few pallets in help? It would raise some of the 'floor' level beyond the mud. You might have to move them about a bit but at least the hens would have drier feet. They are funny with greens tied up aren't they

[bigal123_123]

thanks will try the pallets ,hope it starts drying up soon got loads to do,thanks again