Bedding for Duck House? Hay or Shavings?

Hays get moldy if its in a well un-ventilated coop and is not cleaned out often, I've used hay for years in a very humid state with no problems.
Me too! for 3 years and I've never had a problem because every single morning the coops are cleaned up. I just slip the garden fork under the flattened out poop patties and out the door it goes. I also do not put food or water inside their coops at night. For me hay is free and I really appreciate it!
 
It depends how often you clean out your coop. If you Clean it out often then hay would be a great choice. I have ducks and I absolutely Hate useing chips, but I Clean out their coop every other day. The reason I like straw\hay so much is because it heavier doesn't stink as much as shavings and insulates their coop So much better. Plus the way ducks feet are webbed the feet are webbed flinging the chips out way too much. They also have way better nests with straw\hay.:wootfor straw!
 
I've had my first flock for 6 months now. In the coop I line it with thick sheet plastic, dust it with zeolite, then lay a large kitchen mat that has a rubber bottom over the plastic. I put the mat bottom up for easy cleaning (I hose it all down when I pull it out to change the shavings). I dust the mat again with zeolite and cover that with a layer of pine chip shavings, and then add a layer of the the "ecoflake" shavings, that are a little smaller and softer. I don't use the really fine flake because they will it that, but I don't have a problem with the other stuff. Every few days I'll sprinkle more zeolite, if it's getting stinky, before adding another layer of shavings. I do a full clean out every 7-9 days. In the run, I'll layer it with sand and scoop their poo like kitty litter.
 

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