Chopped Straw - Where do I find it?

I never could find chopped straw, either. Pine shavings is definitely the way to go! Absorbent, nice smelling, won't hurt their lungs, etc. I use a sprinkle of cedar under the straw in the nest boxes and occasionally under the roost, but only about 20% of my total shavings, so the smell isn't overpowering.

 

No idea where to get chopped straw. As for cedar shavings, get some out and replace it with pine. It damages their airways which makes them more susceptible to respiratory problems.

 

I think I saw it at Tractor Supply Company a while back.

 

I would also go with the wood shavings, mine like them, but as for "CHopped" straw, you could get a bale of straw and if you have a lawn mower with a bagger on it, use that to chop it and collect it (just take out the strings first) or get a machete and go to town on the bale until it is chopped up enough for you.

 

passing straw through a blower (used for lawns) or a chipper shredder should do the trick

 

I buy bales of straw to put down, I have an open coop so I can't really put shavings down or they'll mold.

 

Quote:hehee I was gonna ask this question too - thanks for the answer, muddler!

 

I've heard alot of nightmare crop issues from using straw. Would chopped straw not cause the same problems?

 

Straw of any kind is almost impossible to find here.