Ground cover

[Vratnyjulez]

I was wondering what everybody uses for their ground cover inside their coop on the bottom of the coop right now is just plain dirt. I was wondering if there would be something better?

 

[Kiki]

Yes there is something better than plain dirt, imo.
Check this out:
#8

 

[jthornton]

I make grass boxes 1' x 4' and line the fence with them.



JT

 

[Freisian]

I make grass boxes 1' x 4' and line the fence with them.

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JT

I am really impressed with this idea. I am going to do the same, thank you.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I have my coop inside a stand of trees, and I throw dried dead leaves in it. The chickens love scratching in them. I have also added some small sticks, pine needles, and a a sandy spot for dusting.

 

[jthornton]

I have my coop inside a stand of trees, and I throw dried dead leaves in it. The chickens love scratching in them. I have also added some small sticks, pine needles, and a a sandy spot for dusting.

I fill a trash can with dried leaves and carefully turn it over and pull it off the tower of leaves. The girls look at it like it's an alien but a while later they have a ball tearing it apart.

JT

 

[Chickens r the best!]

I make grass boxes 1' x 4' and line the fence with them.

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JT

Wow. That’s a really good idea!

 

[jthornton]

Wow. That’s a really good idea!

Not my original idea but I took the idea to the next level. My first idea was to put plastic tubby over some grass seed. Then @Sunny-Side Up showed me a grass box they had made. After making some 2' x 4' grass boxes I noticed the HC would sag in the middle and the pullets would run across the box because I had placed them perpendicular to the fence so I changed from 2' x 4' to 1' x 4' and placed them parallel to the fence.

JT

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I fill a trash can with dried leaves and carefully turn it over and pull it off the tower of leaves. The girls look at it like it's an alien but a while later they have a ball tearing it apart.

JT

That is a great idea! I am going to do that. We have no shortage of dead leaves!