coop bedding- what do you prefer??

[Rockythgr81]

Hey they can also use ashes from a pit fire or something and it gets rid of lice and mites! And they do it all the time

That's what I do in my coop. I have a flat box with wood ash in it for the chickens to bath in and they love to do it.

Interesting! I am gonna try this, this winter.

 

[mandtroof]

I use equestrian pellets, very absorbent.

 

[Mommy Hen 14]

I'm pretty new at being a chicken mommy (first flock hatched early March) and I just started using granular sweet pdz in the coop. I must say it's AWESOME so far. Keeps the coop dry, not too dusty and best of all: limits the stink factor. I just use a kitty scooper one a week. The pdz is compostable too

 

[jalabtek]

We like the pine shavings. They absorb moisture and can be vaccumed out by the shop vac when the coop needs to be cleaned.

 

[LoveChickens123]

your chickens are lucky to have you

and what a lovely range of animals I just need to get goats and cats , then I'll have the same varieties of animals

Thank you! it has been hard in 90-97 degree heat.
we just every thing done in the morning.
yes the goats are so nice to have, if u got some i would get them when they r young so u can bond with them. like we have this one goat that just doesn't like me.
i dont know but thank you again

 

[LoveChickens123]

I'm pretty new at being a chicken mommy (first flock hatched early March) and I just started using granular sweet pdz in the coop. I must say it's AWESOME so far. Keeps the coop dry, not too dusty and best of all: limits the stink factor. I just use a kitty scooper one a week. The pdz is compostable too

welcome to byc glad you joined us!

your coops sounds very easy to take care of!

 

[chickenlover847]

I use tractor supply pine shavings flakes they are only 4.99 a bale and work wonders also maybe try horse bedding

 

[tryingmyluck]

im composting so wat do you recomond useing

 

[DuckDodgers]

I use tractor supply pine shavings flakes they are only 4.99 a bale and work wonders also maybe try horse bedding

Hmmm I will have to try that. That's about what a bail of straw costs me. The bail will last me about a month.

 

[cstronks]

I use pine shavings. They are readily available at just about every farm supply and feed store, and the price isn't bad. They give off a nice fragrance of fresh pine and all in all look good. Hay is my second choice, as it is a good insulator and heat absorber in the winter months, however I use hay in the nesting boxes, so I try not to put it on the floor all the time so the girls don't get the wrong idea. I would not leave a coop floor as dirt for parasitic reasons, as well as the compaction and "caking" that will result from chicken waste constantly being walked on on a dirt floor. There isn't really a way to clean dirt. Another idea (which I often imply in my enclosed run) that is a money saver is grass clippings. Although this only works during the spring/summer, it provides a nice base layer and doesn't cost a thing. I put fresh grass clippings into the run right after I cut my backyard. The birds love digging around and finding bugs or other treats that have been chopped up like dandelions and weeds. Fallen leaves are also an idea for the fall, however leaves aren't available in all climates (but there are an abundance here in the Northeast!!). There isn't really a wrong flooring, and you can switch things up as you wish, but all the things listed above are the main things I use.