Best material for the bottom of your coop?

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Jea918

Jea918

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I laid linoleum down in the bottom of my coop and then I usually use cardboard, because it's easy clean up....any other suggestions? I don't have a large coop...custom built.
 
I have a Large custom Coop. We use Corn Cob bedding because it is easy to sweep up. (still a lot of work though considering the size.) We use that bedding in the cages at our Fair as well. Crushed Corn cobs.
 
i tried various things

shredded paper (vertical and then cross cut) -- too much dust
laying cardboard (originally moving boxes)
dried grass
bare earth.
pine shavings..

i'm sticking with pine shavings for the coop and half of the run.. the other half of the run just bare earth

i use flake pine shaving.. easy to clean and odor control..

a bit pricey $5 for a 5-8 cu. ft at tracdtor supply

and $6.78 ? at wal-mart for 4 cu ft



 
Jea918 said:
I laid linoleum down in the bottom of my coop and then I usually use cardboard, because it's easy clean up....any other suggestions? I don't have a large coop...custom built.
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How is the linoleum working out? The house we bought already had a chicken coop but I have a bunch of linoleum that was left here and was thinking about using that on the bottom of the coop because with our last round of chickens we were having trouble with the wood getting wet from the waterers. I was thinking about lining it with linoleum and then putting the bedding on top of that
 

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