tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post3473869494338601461..comments2024-03-28T13:00:45.457+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Mud, Glorious Mud!Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-53695808067955678642012-11-23T13:38:33.701+00:002012-11-23T13:38:33.701+00:00I have used some pavers too but they seem to get s...I have used some pavers too but they seem to get swallowed up by the mud! Looking forward to seeing how you do with them....any hints would be appreciated!lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273483704912191189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-57274797684177147692012-11-22T21:47:22.380+00:002012-11-22T21:47:22.380+00:00Yep the chicken pen is pretty muddy! They've g...Yep the chicken pen is pretty muddy! They've got lots to stand on out of the mud and the exlayers have got a massive pen so they can ecsape it a bit better than the legbars. There's no where I my land that isn't holding water though, I need to try and do some drainage in the next year or so!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-14173251296084894432012-11-22T21:43:59.420+00:002012-11-22T21:43:59.420+00:00I think that it's so muddy here road planings ...I think that it's so muddy here road planings would sink without a trace, They're also a bit permenant as I might want to move the pens around a bit in the future and it would be difficult to dig them out from the mud. The rubber sounds like a good idea though I might look into that - no need to hose it down with the weather we've been having!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-43616271852040739572012-11-22T21:43:24.450+00:002012-11-22T21:43:24.450+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-13870204286260127822012-11-22T21:41:16.770+00:002012-11-22T21:41:16.770+00:00I only have wood chip and tree bark is quite expen...I only have wood chip and tree bark is quite expensive to buy, my mum uses it all the time in her garden and it makes a nice feature edged with some large branches.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-53697370135694290822012-11-22T21:39:40.167+00:002012-11-22T21:39:40.167+00:00Yeah I'm going to make some paths with the sla...Yeah I'm going to make some paths with the slabs and just use the wood chip for somthing for the chickens to scratch about in and make their pen a bit drier.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-62012415471675606292012-11-15T18:29:18.942+00:002012-11-15T18:29:18.942+00:00is the hen run muddy?
chickens HATE mud with a pas...is the hen run muddy?<br />chickens HATE mud with a passion especially when it is cold....<br />luckily mine have an acre on which to keep their feet dryJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-15611521730554074982012-11-15T11:15:10.168+00:002012-11-15T11:15:10.168+00:00We got some lorry loads of road planings as it was...We got some lorry loads of road planings as it was a complete mudbath all around the house.<br /><br />Prices vary in different areas but they are usually dirt cheap as it is simply the road surface that is scrapped up before new roads are laid and as you will know if you travel around this fair land there are always roadworks going on somewhere.<br /><br />We did go and pick up the first load ourselves not knowing just how heavy they are and nearly killed our trailer and truck in the process, so we got the next few loads delivered for very little cost.<br /><br />You can buy shredded rubber stuff for inside chickens runs that you can simply hose down (or pray for rain) every now and then to keep them clean, a good thick layer on membrane lasts indefinitely.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-23627911565456896972012-11-15T01:41:52.967+00:002012-11-15T01:41:52.967+00:00We use tree bark in big log size pieces.
Jane xWe use tree bark in big log size pieces.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-77982004118623074252012-11-14T22:05:31.488+00:002012-11-14T22:05:31.488+00:00We used about 40 of the slabs on our path...but it...We used about 40 of the slabs on our path...but it really has helped!<br />Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-79423717951473680092012-11-14T22:04:43.156+00:002012-11-14T22:04:43.156+00:00I use pallets ( both inside the chicken run for th...I use pallets ( both inside the chicken run for them to stand on, and elsewhere for me to stand on) and slabs as a path - we got a load off Freecycle and laid a path from the barn by the garage, along side the polytunnel and out to the hens. Made a HUGE difference to the level of mud!<br /><br />Wood chip does not work well that well on mud which gets walked on a lot, for that I have found straw works better but either needs collecting up and composting regularly or a load more added on top at frequent intervals.<br /><br />I use a combination of woodchip in the runs 9 which are protectected from the rain) pallets and slabs on pathways and straw in other muddy areas.Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.com