Contact Hook Farm

Hook Farm
London Road
Hook, Hampshire
RG27 9EQ

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Pet Lovers Emporium

By popular demand we now have a dedicated site to all the wonderful things chicken related and a whole load of other pets as well. You can browse and order online and pay with Paypal, or shop at the farm when you come over.

The Chickenalia site has been upgraded into wonderful things for all pet lovers, not just chickens! Click on the link to have a look! Petloversemporium

More uses for Rubber Chippings

The rubber chippings used for mud management are chipped to a size of 25cm. Smaller sizes of rubber chippings have many other uses, so click on the link to see how your lawn, play area, path, greenhouse or polytunnel will benefit from rubber chippings or rubber crumb.

The possibilities really are endless.

Rubber Chippings

Testimonials

4th Nov 2010

Hiya Alison,

I have recieved the mesh and rubber...the weather was so bad I had to move the chickens.But that meant I could put the mesh and rubber in place and the chickens love scratching around in it and it provides good drainage.

Kindest Regards and thankyou so much for your help

Sharon

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About Rubber Chippings

Rubber chippings are made from worn tyres which need to be disposed of other than in landfill. The tyres give off toxic smoke if they are burnt, so recycling is the only sensible option. This, plus the fact that once they are down they do not need replacing as they are virtually indestructible, means that they really are a wonderful example of recycling at its best!

The tyres are chopped up mechanically and then the chippings are graded and sold according to size. The largest chunks are usually an average of 25mm in size, down to 1mm crumb which is used as a lawn reinforcer. The reinforcing wire is extracted from the tyres by magnets as they are chopped up.

The chippings are chunks of solid rubber and so do not absorb water. They are also slightly water repellent and it is noticeable that they dry out before anything else after rain. Laid to about 4cms thick the rubber chippings form a cushioned surface which makes play areas, paths and hen pens more comfortable surfaces to walk on than grass, concrete or mud.