Pine nugget mulch

[Crow-ded house]

I was wondering if it is safe to use pine nugget mulch from lowes in my deep litter in the run. Also is the cypress mulch from lowes safe?

 

[Crow-ded house]

I hope it is ok because I do not have pine trees around. All we have are lits of cedar, some pecans and Osage orange. There are a couple others that I have no idea what they are.

 

[blackdog043]

Pine bark nuggets are fine and I've known people that have used cypress also, so you should be fine with both. Are you planning on adding other stuff to the DL... leaves, yard waste, straw...

 

[Relleoms]

My run floor consists of various sizes of pine nugget mulch on dirt and so far it’s the best I’ve found for my situation (I do not do DLM). The only complaint I have is that the big pieces tend to float when it rains and accumulate right in front of the door. But when it’s dry it’s easy to rake back “home”!

 

[Crow-ded house]

Great thanks Yes I have about 4-5inches of grass, weeds, some non cedar twigs, lol even threw in a few empty tp rolls as someone suggested but wanted some bigger woid pieces. I stripped some leaves from tree branches and am letting them dry to put in. Do I need to open the bags and let them air out a bit or just dump it in? I also have a littl bit of straw mixed in but not much of that as I heard too much straw gets moldy.

 

[Crow-ded house]

Pine bark nuggets are fine and I've known people that have used cypress also, so you should be fine with both. Are you planning on adding other stuff to the DL... leaves, yard waste, straw...

So lowe’s pine/cypress nuggets are ok? They do not need to air for a bit out of the bag or can I just dump it in their run right away?

 

[Crow-ded house]

My run floor consists of various sizes of pine nugget mulch on dirt and so far it’s the best I’ve found for my situation (I do not do DLM). The only complaint I have is that the big pieces tend to float when it rains and accumulate right in front of the door. But when it’s dry it’s easy to rake back “home”!

I di have grass weeds a few twigs and leaves so need some bigger pieces. The stuff at lowes look like the perfect size for me. But wanted to get opinions before we got some and it was toxic or something.

 

[blackdog043]

So lowe’s pine/cypress nuggets are ok? They do not need to air for a bit out of the bag or can I just dump it in their run right away?

Yes, they are fine to use. No, it does not need to air out like wood chipping mulch, you could put it in your run when you get it.

 

[Crow-ded house]

Yes, they are fine to use. No, it does not need to air out like wood chipping mulch, you could put it in your run when you get it.

Thank you

 

[Waltersjamiemarie]

I di have grass weeds a few twigs and leaves so need some bigger pieces. The stuff at lowes look like the perfect size for me. But wanted to get opinions before we got some and it was toxic or something.

Hi, I just started with chickens and I use pine bark nuggets in the run. Where do you get them in the off-season though? Just trying to plan ahead.