straw bedding

  1. B

    Straw bedding attacked by rodents-can I use it?

    Hello!First of all-sorry for my bad English.I am from Bulgaria.I am keeping domestic ducks like ornamental pets for more than 30-35years. But now I have problem with my bedding material(litter).I always use wheat straw,because it keeps warm to the ducks.And also because I had a problem before...
    • Bojilov
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  2. Duckduckgoosie

    Deep litter method with ducks

    Using straw in my duck pen, trying to figure out the water corner and our instant fly problem. I have fly traps which help...a little. Reading other threads I’m going to add fly paper. Water corner is now a raised bed of pea gravel with decomposed granite on top with water buckets sitting in...
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  3. Henry&Friends

    Brooder questions? Getting chicks again!

    I’m getting a half dozen chicks today or tomorrow (found out this morning :celebrate) I’ve brooded chicks multiple times now, and I think I’ve got the brooder setup down. I’ve got a resealable bag of poultry electrolyte and vitamins, and I’m wondering if I should give them some for the first...
  4. FunSally

    New Coop & Need Advice on Flooring / Bedding

    Hello!! Built new 8x6 coop for 2nd flock (13 - 3mo olds). It's been life changing compared to an old 6 chicken pre-fab house! I can now customize as needed/wanted. I'm looking for advice on base floor of coop. It's T1-11 base floor that's been primed for sustainability. I was thinking of adding...
  5. DuckWhisperer06

    What is the best bedding/nesting material?

    Whqt is the best bedding/ nesting material for a mixed flock? I’ve heard cedar shavings are toxic to certain birds but I don’t remember which. We are using pine shavings, but I was hoping for something a little more ‘rain proof’. We’ve been having bad storms here lately and where we live, it...
  6. C

    Assistance Requested Regarding Straw

    Hello Everyone! I was wondering if there is something besides straw that I can use on the bottom of the chicken coop to keep my chickens, comfortable and warm? Straw is very messy! I'm thinking there must be an alternative that would work better. Thank you so much for any suggestions. :)
  7. hereford_girl_01

    Straw or shavings??

    Alright my chicken friends, 23 Buff Orpington pullets, 2 Buff Orpington cockerel, they are all 18 weeks old, I found two eggs in the flowerbed!! Yayyy!! So, should I put straw or shavings in the laying box??
  8. chickenkeeperUS

    Best bedding for a chicken coop?

    Currently we are using straw as the bedding for our chicken coop. We live in Washington where its always raining so the weather is always wet and cold (snows once a year if we're lucky). I was wondering if there is something better out there we can use for our chicken coop because straw smells...
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