Coffee grounds as bedding

[Missmackworth]

I am on my third batch of baby chicks and would like to start trying to do things differently regarding their bedding. We raise these indoors so keeping them as clean as possible is an absolute must has anybody used coffee grounds or sand as bedding and just scooped like kitty litter?

 

[Debbie292d]

I am on my third batch of baby chicks and would like to start trying to do things differently regarding their bedding. We raise these indoors so keeping them as clean as possible is an absolute must has anybody used coffee grounds or sand as bedding and just scooped like kitty litter?

We use horse bedding pellets. We have two brooders in our living room and you'd never know it as it removes all smells and absorbs all liquid. I stir them weekly and replace after a few weeks. The coop gets new ones once a year.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

I have not and would not use coffee as bedding for chicks. I have used sand for chicks in my coop, never in my house. It's to dusty. I use sand and PDZ/Stall fresh in poop trays, kitty scoop for Adults. There are many threads on use of coffee grounds, just do a forum search. Here is one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...-coffee-ground-bedding-for-your-coop.1399619/