bedding

  1. Buttercup725

    Bedding For Ducklings

    Hey, everyone! I have three Pekin ducklings and am currently using towels as bedding. Ya, I know, it’s awful lol. So, what I’d like to know is what is the best bedding options for my little ones? I know the clean up is going to be a lot regardless but I would like something that helps soak up...
    • Buttercup725
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    • bedding bedding for ducklings ducklings pekin duck pekins
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. sleepycat

    changing button quail bedding

    so i've been keeping my button quail on small animal bedding (the lil tissues) and have been considering changing their bedding to something different. the small pet bedding is very expensive, and i spend lots of money getting it for them every month. would i be safe to use soil or dirt for...
    • sleepycat
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    • bedding button quail quail
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Quail
  3. Hball

    Winter care in KY!

    I have a 10x10 with an full sided insulated wood coop house for my ducks. I have been adding straw to the floor (on concrete) since fall so it’s pretty deep. It gets so wet and nasty that I’m wanting to get rid of all the straw and get those rubber mats with the drainage holes like those used in...
    • Hball
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    • bedding care duck winter
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. ebisu

    Feline Fresh Pellets and quail brooder

    Today I'm going to change the bedding in the brooder and clean it but I was wondering if it was safe to use Feline Fresh Pellet and mix it with pine shavings? It claims that it's "100% pure, southern yellow pine pellets." I've read on here that some users have mixed it with their chicken chicks'...
    • ebisu
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    • baby quail bedding brooder pellet pine
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Quail
  5. Cassandragrenr

    Ducklings

    Would it be safe for my ducklings to sleep in dog/cat beds? (new, not used) and have stuff like blankets and stuffed animals around their coop? I will have straw, hay and normal bedding underneath and then the beds ontop, is that okay for them?
  6. K

    Possible Crop Impaction - Our Chicks Passed Away Suddenly :(

    My wife and I are new to raising chicks and just dealt with an emergency where we lost most of our flock. We originally purchased 14 chicks and kept them inside until they had most of their feathers. We moved them out to the coop this past weekend, where they were more fascinated with the pine...
  7. Gwhite3678

    Building our first coop and run

    I had a couple questions about the coop and run we are building, specifically the run and if I need to add bedding to it. It’s going to be about 200 square feet and will be covered with a combo of metal roof and/ or bird netting. It’s in a wooded area and is just dirt as of now. I didn’t think I...
  8. Albert the Saxony

    Peat moss as bedding for ducks? Good idea?

    Is using peat moss a very good idea for my ducks? I’ve heard a couple of pros and cons about it, but my biggest concern is that it may create bad bacteria or cause respiratory problems for the ducks. I do have pretty good air ventilation in my coop, so that may make up for it. Thanks in advance!
  9. C

    Blankets with ducklings

    This is my third time raising a group of ducklings. I've been looking for more convenient ways to clean after them and I heard of some people using towels. I have them on some old blankets right now and it is helping them walk a lot better (they were really wobbly, as they had a tough shipment)...
    • cheesechee
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    • bedding brooding ducklings raising
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. K

    Roosters Laying in Bedding

    So I have two roosters (one 2 years old and the other about 8 months old). I’ve noticed a strange behavior out of them and thought at first it was just a weird thing my older boy did, until his son started to do it. Right after I change out the bedding in the coops both of the boys (from what it...
  11. samakap

    Is sand a good bedding for ducks?

    Hello. I use just sand as bedding for my ducks coop for about half a year now. I scoop out the poop daily. But lately I noticed that there are small black flies in the coop. I personally like sand because it’s easy to take clean and not moldy. But I also have heard that sand is not good...
  12. ChickChic00

    Sweet PDZ Stall Refresher?

    Can I use Sweet PDZ Stall Refresher for raising baby chicks? Like can I use it in the chick brooder? It says the form is Mineral Granules. So I don't know if its too fine or not. Any help is really appreciated!!
  13. C

    crushed(power) wood pellet better than non crushed for button quail?

    Dear all! I'm new to this community and would like to have some advice on the bedding for my button quails I have so far decided to use wood pellet as it is the cheapest option(also not smelly at all) for me to raise my button quails i will also be adding DE to the bedding as well. I do keep...
    • Coconut233
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    • bedding buttonquail
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Quail
  14. ebisu

    Is lemon grass safe for quails and/or chickens?

    We have lemon grass that has dried up/died from the weather and I'm wondering if it's safe to use around quails and/or chickens in terms of bedding? The quails tend to kick their pine shavings out of their ground coop's entrances and I used to use leftover hay as a barrier to prevent that (and...
    • ebisu
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    • bedding chicken coop hay lemon grass quail
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  15. Diveks

    reptile coco husk? Go or no go?

    So my chickens don’t really have a run and just run around my garden. Well they have killed all the grass at this point so its starting to get pretty muddy in the garden. I wanted to cover it up with something so it won’t be so muddy. I have some reptiles and i had an idea of using coco husk...
  16. 6

    PDZ Flooring instead of Bedding?

    Hey y’all! So, the way my henhouse is built, I cannot put in a poo board. Therefore I would sprinkle PDZ on the henhouse floor, and then cover with chopped straw. After a while of reading others’ posts and discussions about PDZ, I began to think about getting rid of the chopped straw on my...
  17. C

    Can this be used as coop bedding?

    I've a sack full of wood coils and i was wondering if it can be used as coop bedding?
  18. My Newbie Questions, 10 Years Later

    My Newbie Questions, 10 Years Later

    I was looking at old threads as far back as 2009 and thought it would be fun to revisit my newbie questions in light of what I've learned. So MANY questions -- some having turned out to be critical and some trivial. I hope that you will find my trip down Nostalgia Lane will be at least...
  19. sbutler12025

    I need all the ground cover options for my run

    Hey all! I have finished my coop, just finished my run. My 11-12 week olds have now been out in their coop for a week and are super happy! It's time to get them out into their run as well. I need to hear from all of you experienced chicken keepers what your favorite, most affordable ground...
  20. DaisyFaye7

    Time to line the coop - Mulch vs Sand: Need your input!

    Well, the coop is almost finished, and I have a brooder full of chicks! I need to get flooring material down next. I was planning to line my coop with sand, and line my covered run with mulch (mixed size wood chips from a local tree guy). I was going to try to find suitable sand/gravel fines...
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