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post #1 of 7
4/18/11 at 10:38am
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Anyone else use wood pellets as their coop floor covering? (besides me that is)


I like it!  Should the coop develop a smell, I give it a quick raking.  I get the compost/warmth benifits like using wood shavings, but I will only have to clean out the coop once a year or so.

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post #2 of 7
4/18/11 at 10:50am

Might consider adding diatomaceous eather (DE) to your wood pellets?  You might find it keeps things dry and helps keep the odors down. I love it.

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post #3 of 7
4/18/11 at 10:52am

I've been using it for my chicks inside. smile

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post #4 of 7
4/18/11 at 10:52am

We have been using DE for our cats and rabbit for years...I loved hearing it was great for chickens too!

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post #5 of 7
4/18/11 at 10:57am
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Originally Posted by carrlr 

Might consider adding diatomaceous eather (DE) to your wood pellets?  You might find it keeps things dry and helps keep the odors down. I love it.


So far I dont notice a moisture or odor problem.  If I do add DE, I'll use crushed.

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post #6 of 7
4/18/11 at 11:14am

I have been wanting to switch over to wood pellets ever since I got chicks from a person and saw they where using it in there coops. I use it for my young chicks in brooder but have not yet used it in the big girl coop. I was afraid the duck would try to eat them. How deep do you make your first layer?

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post #7 of 7
4/18/11 at 12:53pm
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Anny --

I put down about five inches of pellets to start with.  The coop is new, so I can't really tell you from experience how quickly I need to add pellets.  I currently rake about every fourth day or so. My 16 girls are still young at 6 weeks so I'm sure the amount of by-product will increase smile

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