tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post6243109057190844088..comments2023-10-31T10:43:10.528-04:00Comments on Razzberry Corner: Chicken pen cleaningRazzberry Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-87326286204344551202013-03-14T08:23:55.549-04:002013-03-14T08:23:55.549-04:00Hi Kim,
Yes, I'm going to ask Randy to bring i...Hi Kim,<br />Yes, I'm going to ask Randy to bring in some clean dirt for the chicken pen, too. Now that spring is coming it's nice to work outside again!<br /><br />When you let your chickens free range, when you are with them, they don't wander off by themselves? I'm concerned I'd lose a few - they'd go off and disappear into the woods. 17 is too many to manage. In the summertime I sometimes bring out 3 or 4 and let them in the back yard, but not everyone at once... <br /><br />~LynnRazzberry Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644607616585345473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6390619032396490344.post-12534380952237441962013-03-12T10:10:45.010-04:002013-03-12T10:10:45.010-04:00I have wondered about what other people do, I just...I have wondered about what other people do, I just use Timothy hay in my nest boxes just because I like the nice clean smell. I shovel my chicken houses down to the dirt about once a week. I haul it out by the bucket full and put it in my garden. Then my husband gets a scoop of dirt out in the pasture and brings it on the tractor and he shovels it back in so they have clean dirt. I have also used a Mantis to break up the hard dirt and make it fluffy. My chicken pen isn't that big. <br />I also when it is warm let them out in the back yard. When I am in the garden they come out there but because of the predators they can only be out there when I am. I have tried other bedding but I just didn't like it as well as the hay. My hens seem to like the hay better too. I have used straw but the hay smells cleaner to me. <br />Anyway I love talking about chickens. That had to be so hard shoveling out your pen that way. Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.com