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    Coop Behavior

    Thanks, Their coop is under a big beech tree, near the woods and on edge of open yard.. It picks up a lot of small branch debris and leaves. Amazing what they move around scratching and kicking.
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    Something to cover the ground.

    We do have our local municipalitie (glad you spelled that) that has that. Thanks for mentioning it.
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    Something to cover the ground.

    I will look for that. Don't want the dyed stuff.
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    Something to cover the ground.

    They do a good job breaking them down. I have an open shed where I park equiment into. Leaves get blown up in there all the time and the hens clean it out for me.
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    Something to cover the ground.

    US Mid Atlantic, snow, teen to single digit temps in winter, hot humid in summer. Sounds good. Definitely have a lot of leaf fall in the fall. In another month the uncovered portion of the pen will fill up with leafs. Probably add the shredded mulch to the inside pen as APKS stated above.
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    Something to cover the ground.

    Thanks that is what I was considering, rain, mud etc. So the shredded variety?
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    Something to cover the ground.

    Was wondering as far as absorption and / or tidiness if one is better than the other.
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    Something to cover the ground.

    I have two enclosures. The smaller sheltered one is about 10' x10'. It is under a roof. It also attaches to there coop so in the morning they can come out of the coop into that area before I let them out into a bigger 20' 30' enclosure. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could put on...
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    Coop Behavior

    That's what they are doing. I tried clearing 8' from the door. Not as much heavy debris showing up now. Seems to be an organized event.😄
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    Coop Behavior

    Will do.
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    Coop Behavior

    Definitely need to do that it's scraping bottom now.
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    Coop Behavior

    I do the same using a small rake. It's not a problem just curious as why they do it.
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    Coop Behavior

    Thanks for replying. That's pretty much what they are doing all day if they aren't napping. It's just odd that out of the entire pen to kick stuff around in and the pen is big, they load up the front door. Especially impressed with the little log that keeps ending up there. I've picked it up...
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    Coop Behavior

    I have 12 chickens. 8 are 5mos old, 4 just started laying. I have them in an inside enclosure that they access their coop from. I let them out everyday into a bigger outside enclosure that has a 10' fence. When I am out in the yard they will free roam with me. I have foxes, racoons, hawks so I...
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