coop bedding

  1. SHbeach25

    Coop bedding

    Chicks are feathered and ready to get out of the garage and into the coop. I’ve seen a multitude of different bedding material people suggest. Just wanted to gather a consensus on whether to use: 1. Eaton & pasture hemp bedding with the roost refresh and revitalime Or 2. TSC pine shavings...
  2. S

    Sand for geese coop? Is silica safe?

    I heard good things about sand for geese and how it's more cost effective. I was on my last bag of shavings so I thought to try it out and got this all-purpose construction sand, only to realize after we used it that it contains silica and concrete. My geese already love it and have been...
    • starrymutt
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    • coop bedding goose coop sand as bedding sand bedding
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  3. Modern Chicken

    Wood pellets for the coop?

    Has anyone tried using softwood pellets as bedding in the coop?
  4. DesertSilkieHen

    What coop bedding is best for newborn silkie chicks living with adults?

    My broody silkie hen will be hatching out some silkie chicks for the first time next week! My adult silkies' coop bedding is pine shavings, but the person I bought fertilized eggs from said that the dust from pine shavings can kill baby silkies. What bedding should I use instead? I'm looking for...
  5. E

    Wire mesh coop bottom

    Hello! So I adopted 3 chickens from a co worker (my first chickens) and they came with their own coop (sweet!) We are building a bigger coop in the spring to house all the incoming chicks I have planned, but I’m wondering, especially going into winter, how good is their coop now? The coop is...
  6. 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...
  7. 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?
  8. 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...
  9. Cortneyb

    I’m almost ready!

    Hey there! I have 15 silkies near Dallas and we’re almost ready to transition to the wild outdoors! We’ve had a couple of field trips out, but not any long term play dates with our new coop. My questions are- 1. What needs to be on the ground in the coop? Do I need to put pine shavings? 2. I...
  10. A

    Ammonia Smell

    Hello friends! I have 7 chickens and 3 guineas who all sleep in the same coop every night. The guineas poop a lot more than the chickens and I am having trouble keeping the ammonia smell under control. The coop is lifted, has a door for them to come in and out, and two windows higher up for...
  11. farmgrl7

    Need advice on concrete floor maintenance

    Ok, so I have an older barn, my chickens are in an enclosed section that use to be for calves. It’s sectioned off from the main barn but my issue is, concrete floor. It sweats, I use pine shavings/some straw. And when it gets wet or sweats I clean the coop and sprinkle barn lime. does anyone...
  12. djseraphim

    Coffee Ground Chicken bedding

    Hello! New to this forum so I'm going to take advantage of all your collective expertise and ask many questions! First being my coop is on the earth and I just add my hay and toss it around a bit to do the whole deep litter method. I was running low on my hay and ordered (admittedly by...
  13. SavvySilkieMom

    Which Bedding keeps the coop the cleanest in terms of poop?

    Hi I am new to the site and a new Silkie Chick Mother of 2.:love They are only 2 weeks old, but I am preparing to move them into a rabbit hutch at 8 weeks old with removable trays for easy clean up. I was wondering which type of bedding is best for their poop so they dont get so much poop on...
  14. munchkinlover

    Chicken Dorm Mother

    Hi ya'll. Glad to find this site!!! I am a first time mother of 13 wonderful birds. They consist of 2 Silver Wyandotte, 3 Black Australorp, 3 Easter Eggers & 5 Golden Wyandotte. We didn't get exactly what we ordered and ended up with 3 roosters, but they really get along fine (at least for now)...
  15. pennyhaddock

    Building Material for House Interior

    Can anyone help with information on what material we should use to build our pea-chicks night time coop with? I am hesitant to use wood due to everything I've read about mites being a problem with wood - has anyone ever used hardy board, shower board or any type of plastic for the inside of the...
    • pennyhaddock
    • Thread
    • construction coop and run construction coop bedding
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Peafowl
  16. F

    Clay/sand mix?

    for my litter in the coop and run I was going to do sand but the quarry mixed a bunch of clay in with the fill sand. Is there any reason the clay could become an issue? I’m trying to be as frugal with this build as possible and don’t want to spend another 200+ on bedding so I’m hoping it will be...
  17. TSArmendarez

    New to Chickens, Building Coop!

    Hi All! So we are brand new to chickens. We got 6 chicks at the end of April, (3 Australorps, 3 Amberlinks) for eggs. We live in a suburban area of NE Ohio on 1/3 acre. My husband is almost done with the coop and run. The chickens are almost full size now, and currently housed in a huge...
  18. D

    Corn cat litter okay for coop or run?

    This is my first post (other than my introduction)!!! Hopefully I am in the right section :) A friend of mine bought some corn litter for her cats, which they ended up not liking (picky girls). She doesn't want to throw the whole thing out, so I was thinking about throwing it in my chicken...
  19. CityslickerHomestead

    To sand, or not to sand? That is the question.

    I hope this is in the appropriate thread... Who uses sand in their coop and run? I’m arguing with my spouse right now about it because the very first information I read said “sand harbors more bacteria and isn’t a good insulator. Your chickens will eat sand covered poop and get impacted crops”...
  20. xleslieanne

    Chicken Newbies in SE Michigan - Accepting ANY tips and advice!

    Hello all! First post on here, though I've been reading around and collecting some information! My fiance and I are looking into getting some chickens over the coming weeks but this is all very new to us! He's thinking he wants 10, but I'm thinking 4-5 is a much more realistic number for us...
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