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<\/a>My bargain compost<\/p><\/div>\n
I decided to put the sand in the part of the run that gets the most wet and boggy to help with drainage and put the compost in the spot where I am trying to build up the soil.<\/p>\n
I dumped the bag of sand in the run first.<\/p>\n
![\"The](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/the_girls_investigate_the_new_sand.jpg\")
<\/a>The girls investigate the new sand<\/p><\/div>\n
This time it’s Barley that photo bombed the shot.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Topaz and Butterscotch were soon scratching in the sand<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"I](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/i_dump_some_of_the_compost_in_the_run.jpg\")
<\/a>I dumped some of the compost in the run<\/p><\/div>\n
The sand was immediately abandoned for the lure of the soil and Topaz was vigorously scratching in it.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>I dump the rest of the compost in the run<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>All the girls enjoy scratching in it<\/p><\/div>\n
The girls much prefer the compost to the sand and soon had it spread out.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Speckles gets her turn<\/p><\/div>\n
After lunch I took the girls some apples and while they pecked at the apples Speckles made the most of having the compost to herself. She especially liked a bit of root that had been in one of the bags.<\/p>\n
We decided to go back and get some more but it was already sold out.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day when I gave the girls their bedtime corn my husband said that Honey had side stepped the sand on to a strip of soil next to it and come through the hatch rather than cross the sand. She really doesn’t like the sand.<\/p>\n
I got the fork and mixed the sand with soil so that it’s not so obvious.<\/p>\n
It’s a shame the compost was sold out so quickly but at least I got four bags. The compost is much lighter and easier to carry and the girls prefer it so I will be keeping my eyes open for any more reductions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today I went back to our local D.I.Y. store for another bag of sand. After I had bought it and was on my way out I saw a pallet of bags of compost that had been split open and were … Continue reading