Coffee chaff

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

I love it

and I wanted to say this to anybody who is thinking about it It smells so good And when the chicks dust bath the smell like coffee beans It is light and fluffy I mix it in with a little bit of pine shaving so it cuts down on the mess.

 

[zengrrl]

Sounds interesting, I adore java. Where do you get it from and what exactly is it?

 

[felidaet]

I tried mixing two large bags of coffee chaff in one coop a couple of weeks ago with the pine shavings. It seemed to work good. The existing shavings in the coop are dirty and need to be replaced. I am going to replace the shavings within the next couple of weeks. When I replace them I am going to mix them half and half with coffee chaff.

Coffee chaff can be acquired free of charge from many local coffee roasters. Look in the phone book for roasters, not coffee shops. The first roaster that I talked to was more than happy to give me as much chaff as I want. They give it away in large very nice burlap bags. I am going to stop by in the next few days in hopes of getting several bags.

 

[chickst]

brilliant idea. i'd like to give it a try!