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When we were setting up the chicken run, I visited the local landscaping business to test out substrates. Picked up a handful of "Kid Kushion" and had it impale my hand 😅. That's how we ended up with mulch instead of chips. We're totally new at this and had concerns about bumblefoot with the...

LOL! There's not enough money in the world to make me walk barefoot in the chicken run.

I think a lot of it is our sourcing (they also sell a playground wood chip that I splintered myself on... real nice 😠), but you have a good point of mixing it with other mediums. It's insane how fast leaves break down when the chickens work them!

I rarely see others using mulch! It's a bummer because I really like how it performs otherwise, and it's very soft underfoot. I see wood chips mentioned a lot, but they feel like walking on legos! We did skim the top and refresh about a month ago. It just doesn't seem to last.

I gotcha. I'd be leaving the panels up to block north and west for our area.

Do you think this will problematic in the winter? I've done it a handful of times over the summer, but have been nervous since the temps plummeted.

My thoughts exactly. It's not healthy for anyone. Thankfully, I saved the info on prevailing winds in the area, so I have a nice 12 foot section I can rip off to get some airflow. Of course we had frigid wind blowing in from that direction the other day... can't win, right? I'm at somewhat...

Yeah, a mask is probably the first step. We do indeed have chicken clothing. It's becoming its own wardrobe 😒

We just finished sealing our run for the winter. It's a 9x21 enclosure, and I left ventilation around the upper 6-8 inches, as well as a 3'x6' cutout in the main hangout and the entry door (also 3'x6'). I'm becoming concerned about the amount of dust. We have a 6" pine mulch/hemp mix on the...