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Sive Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1731 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject: RAIN and more rain |
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While it is a really beautiful day today, I can't help thinking how awful it must be for people in the south and west who have been flooded. Let's spare a thought for them today, especially as there is more rain forecast tomorrow. I hope all the gardeners on this site are OK. |
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

Joined: 10 Nov 2008 Posts: 2300 Location: Mid-west.
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sal Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree

Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 286 Location: kerry
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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my poor chickens need waders,and the runs are thick with mud,even their houses as they walk mud in,its awful,and every time i change their water its really muddy again,its my ex batts i`m worried about,got them 2 weeks ago and they came from a hot environment,and its today that one of my chickens mortica started to crow!!he was supposed to start laying a while back so the breeder told me,and my mortica has jumped half the other chickens and their covered in mud from him,today i`m throwing builders sand into the runs hoping it helps |
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dinahdabble Rank attained: Rowan Tree

Joined: 24 Mar 2009 Posts: 128 Location: Torr
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Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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Sal.
Could you put twigs, branches, sticks and dry grass down in heaps for them to stand on - or straw if you have it? Take them out again after the rains so they don't turn into compost.
We are half way up the hill so we won't get flooding, but there has been a sheet of water visible, running down the field next to the house at times in the last few days. I am going to have to make sure I boil the water properly, because the ground water is likely to have got into the spring with all this wet. I'd advise anyone else who depends on a bore hole to do the same. |
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ormondsview Rank attained: Silver Birch Tree


Joined: 17 Jun 2009 Posts: 188 Location: Kenmare, Co. Kerry
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Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject: chicken runs in wet |
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How about putting a portion of the run under plastic, like a little poly tunnel? Then it's also good to have cuttings from the field harvested when dry and put under plastic so they stay dry and use them to keep the mud down. |
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sal Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree

Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 286 Location: kerry
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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i have put plastic sheets for them to walk on,branches with wood across to climb on too.its like a adventure playgound in there now ,but they cant dig for worms and bugs etc as they `d like to,roll on the dry weather, |
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