Swamp crisis!

[Michelle Owens]

Hiya . So I have an enclosure in back garden where 5 hens live. They have blackened the ground, which over the winter became very muddy . I was waiting for better weather for the ground to dry out to lay a sand stone mix on top of the soil. But it's not drying out, in fact it's now turning into a swamp! With the wet weather and increased temperature my hennies are wading around in green mud! What to do! I don't want to wait in the hope that it will dry, because I don't think it will. I was going to lay paving slabs on the really bad parts, then do the stone and sand mix then more slabs where needed.but I'm not convinced. Please help!

 

[ellal]

If it's going to remain a chook enclosure, then scrape off the muck and use it elsewhere in the garden.
Then put some form of roof on it to keep out the worst of the weather.

We've kept chooks for some time now, and have a rotation system.
Spring time their crapped on soil goes on the veggie patch, and come autumn the detrius of the summer growth (plus leaves) goes back into their 'area'.
If you keep most of the rain out, come the spring a new batch of fertiliser to scrape out!

 

[endecotp]

Yes, “rotation system”. Move them somewhere dry.

 

[bernardgreen]

Yes, “rotation system”. Move them somewhere dry.

Spin dry ?

~~sorry~~