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My TSC has it listed. When I pick up more PDZ, I'll grab some and see how a mix of the two performs. It's going into compost, so coffee grounds would be a plus.
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My TSC has it listed. When I pick up more PDZ, I'll grab some and see how a mix of the two performs. It's going into compost, so coffee grounds would be a plus.
Unfortunately we just had a thread on here a few weeks ago of someone who lost chicks due to keeping them on coffee grounds. Caffeine is toxic (and fatal) to almost all animals if they ingest it. It can cause seizures, and ultimately organ failure.The ground coffee has been brewed already so there would be very little coffee that would be left to extract, if any.
Hey was wondering how the coffee groups are going. I also at the moment use pine shaving and only clean once wvery few months. Dusty as all get out and it get keep layering up. Looking fie a better ground absorbent. Let me know what you have found out!Our coop is 3 ft by 5 ft for 6 Barred Rock Hens. They only go in the coop to lay eggs and sleep, so the size is just right. We've had chickens for 10 years now, and have always used Sweet PDZ in the bottom of the raised coop. Daily cleanup of last nights poop is a snap every day. BUT, the price of PDZ has gone through the roof this year. A 40 lb. bag at Tractor Supply used to be $10, now it's up to $18. So we looked for a cheaper method of coop bedding, and tried the pine shaving route for about 9 months. Hard to keep the coop as clean as I like and it's dusty as hell.
So after reading about the recycled coffee grounds used for bedding, we decided to give it a try. A 35 lb bag is only $10.99 at Tractor Supply, and 1 bag will cover our coop bottom about 2 inches deep all the way across. Same coverage as about $34 worth of PDZ. Daily clean up is ALMOST as easy as PDZ. We just use a common cat litter scooper to sift the poop, and plop last night's droppings in a bucket. The ONLY downside is that the coffee grounds are almost black in color, so spotting the poop to scoop takes a little bit of looking. BUT, the coffee grounds are even less dusty than PDZ!
So, compared to PDZ, the advantages of the coffee grounds bedding are:
1) Less than a third of the cost of PDZ
2) Less dusty than PDZ by far
3) About half of the weight of PDZ, which is important if using in a raised coop.
I'll let y'all know if I find any drawbacks, but right now I can't find any.
Ken
@RosemaryDuck Can you link that thread here, please?Unfortunately we just had a thread on here a few weeks ago of someone who lost chicks due to keeping them on coffee grounds. Caffeine is toxic (and fatal) to almost all animals if they ingest it. It can cause seizures, and ultimately organ failure.
I can't find the original post (I'm horrid at navigating the forums) but I'll tag @azygous . They handled that thread & witnessed the chicks untimely demise from the coffee grounds.@RosemaryDuck Can you link that thread here, please?
I have PDZ on the poop board. I am drying my own coffee grounds. When I have a can full saved up, I will dump onto the poop boards. The grounds work great on the board. I also feel there is less dust, as I add more grounds, when scooping the boards each day.Have you ever used a mix of the pdz and coffee grounds?
Tannins and amino acids. They are also in leaves and sticks and lots of other organic matter. Tannins are generally beneficial to animals and humans.If that is correct, why does the water becomes brown?