I have lately given up with my chooks bedding. Each morning when they wake up they scratch the straw off the three wood planks. It gets very frustrating because I cant pick up the straw piece by piece. I put bedding down to keep their bellies warm in this cold winter. Should I just leave the wood to roost on or put straw on it. Some of them lay on the hard planks and the eggs break. I am making more nesting boxes but I would like nice soft bedding on the wood so the eggs don't break. Anyone have any ideas??
Bedding Problems.
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They don't need bedding on their roosts. They'll settle down over their feet and their body heat will keep their feet warm. Our winters get very, very cold here (we got down to about -11F/-24C at night for a week this past winter) and I just have round dowel roosts for my birds and their house is not insulated or heated. They all do just fine with bedding just on the floor.
Just a tip. I don't think you want to let your chickens confuse nests with roosts. If you chickens are roosting in your nests then you will have some poopy eggs. I would put my roosts up high, at least 3-4 foot off the ground as chickens naturally want to get up high when they roost at night. Chickens have very warm feather coats so they should be fine during the winter as long as they are out of the wind/rain and can huddle together for extra warmth.
I would put my nests no more than 1 foot off the ground. By doing this your chickens will not want to roost in your nests so therefore avoiding the poopy egg problem. You can then put hay, pine shavings or whatever in the nests to provide a soft place for the hens to nest and lay their eggs. I hope you find this helpful. I wish you the best of luck!!
I would put my nests no more than 1 foot off the ground. By doing this your chickens will not want to roost in your nests so therefore avoiding the poopy egg problem. You can then put hay, pine shavings or whatever in the nests to provide a soft place for the hens to nest and lay their eggs. I hope you find this helpful. I wish you the best of luck!!
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