It's VERY finely shredded pine. Great for plants. Not great for a frozen chicken run. So far it's inefficient, maddening, and unhygienic to scoop at 15F. Like lifting a hockey puck off the ice with a napkin.
I've seen horse pellets used as coop/run bedding, but never in a nest box... interesting. 🤔
Mine are big on eating their bedding, otherwise I'd be all over the pellets. I deterred mine from sleeping in the box by putting one of those plastic nest pads (which are quite exfoliating and...
I like that idea!
Is straw different than "hay"? Would they sell it at Tractor Supply? 😅
Clearly I'm from the suburbs and have no clue about such things.
I changed out the mulch in the chicken run right before winter, but unfortunately it held on to too much moisture and froze. Is this going to be a problem? It's not wet, but it does form ice crystals in the morning before the sun hits it. I have no idea if it adds chill to their naked toes...