Comments for No Grass? Keep Your Chickens on Wood Chips

Samantha, 17 February 2024

I can’t find hardwood chips in Australia. Any ideas?

Mary, 4 October 2021

Can you use playground wood chips for outside chicken run I can’t find hard wood chips in Ireland

Mary, 21 April 2020

Hi I'm reading from your website about using wood chips on the floor of a chicken run . I'm based in ennis, co clare and I'm finding it difficult to locate a supplier of hardwood wood chips..I'm checked with local garden centres and no direction there unfortunately. I see a lot of uk website suppliers providing hardwood wood chips for chicken runs. Advice greatly appreciated Kind regards Mary Ryan

Catherine, 28 March 2019

Yes, I was wondering about making run secure on a patio. I notice in one photograph someone has used housebricks to weigh it down, but this seems a bit clumsy.

Charlotte, 25 February 2019

Can anyone tell me how to go about securing edging to patio slabs?!

Clare, 3 August 2016

I agree with the comment above - only use HARD wood chippings in a chicken run, NEVER bark; the latter goes mouldy, gives off harmful spores (causing respiratory illness) and 'breaks down' much quicker than hard wood chips. As a cheaper alternative to hard wood chips, if your run is covered, I recommend Aubiose or Easichick; both make good ground surfaces for chicken runs. And both are available from Omlet or any good pet shop

Laura, 8 March 2015

I recommend that don't use bark for chicken runs, as it harbours spores dangerous for chickens. Use woodchips instead - much safer.