what do you use for bedding in your coop straw or shavings?
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I like my shavings for chickens... my ducks OTOH wood pellets like i bed the horses with there too wet for much else.
I use pine shavings....but I'm thinking about changing it to straw!
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I use wood shavings because it's easy to clean out, antiseptic qualities and hay or straw can carry fungi and mould spores when damp and can affect the eggs (in some way can't remember), so I never use straw or hay.
Just wondering, what about grass clippings for the floor of the coop and straw for the nesting boxes?
I use rice hulls for my coop floor and love it. So easy to clean with a kitty litter scoop. I also put a little DE down first.
I read your post just as my neighbor was raking up huge piles of dried pine needles. I grabbed a bunch and threw them into my run. I am thinking of grabbing some more and doing a deep litter thing for the winter. I live in Michigan, so we are probably going to get some snow this winter. i know you don't, but I am guessing you deal with rain. How do the needles hold up in longer periods of damp?
Thanks for the idea!
Janice
Thanks for the idea!
Janice
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I wouldn't, it does something to their health if they eat the clippings.
What about warmth in winter which is better. I live in a cold climate
I use whatever I can find - pine shavings, wood chips, dried leaves, grass clippings, trimmings from the garden, straw, and a few shovels full of garden dirt on top of all.
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