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You mean shavings ? You say pellets , and I think you are referring to laying pellets .... LOL
I am using pine shavings on coop floor and ADD as needed .
Laugh if you want to but I have not lost a baby for 20+ years because they ate the shavings and got stopped up, nor have I lost a hen from a vent infection because they picked up polluted material as the vent closed after laying. With pellets you don't have the dust associated with shavings, and they are not filling the air everytime a hen flaps her wings. The pellets that I am using absorb moisture about 10 times better and faster than shavings. As far as I'm concerned shavings could be the worst bedding ever for chickens
You mean shavings ? You say pellets , and I think you are referring to laying pellets .... LOL
I am using pine shavings on coop floor and ADD as needed .
Laugh if you want to but I have not lost a baby for 20+ years because they ate the shavings and got stopped up, nor have I lost a hen from a vent infection because they picked up polluted material as the vent closed after laying. With pellets you don't have the dust associated with shavings, and they are not filling the air everytime a hen flaps her wings. The pellets that I am using absorb moisture about 10 times better and faster than shavings. As far as I'm concerned shavings could be the worst bedding ever for chickens