What do you put on the floor of a guinea coop, do we need to put anything?

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MelindaAustin

MelindaAustin

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We're in the process of building a fly pen and making a storage building into a guinea coop. Do we need to put something, bedding or anything on the floor of the coop? Thanks so much.
 
A little pine chips on the floor helps keep any smell down and is easier to clean than scraping floors. It also gives them a softer place to land when coming off the roost. Hay or straw will also work but must be kept dry to avoid mold.
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You need something on the floor unless you want to scrap up dried poop all the time, and have birds feet caked in poop...

I use the deep litter method, started off with about 50/50 mix of straw and pine shavings, over that last year there have been leaves, grass clippings, whatever fresh fruits of vegetable droppings....
 
I put paper towls over the floor of the brooder box and about 3 inches of pne shavings. Also make sure the water and feed are raised up so that they kick less litter into it.
 
How many inches deep is your deep litter?

I am trying to DL in my guinea coop, and it's only about 5 inches deep.
 

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