Coop lining out for winter??

[babychickfarmer]

We can't get hay right now and it seems like this is going to be a thing where we can get it sometimes but not others. Dooes anyone else have this problem.
what does everyone line thier coop with??

 

[wendy]

wow, we have a ton of hay fo sale around here.

 

[greenmulberry]

I have pine shavings in mine, they do a real good job keeping things dry and odor free.

 

[LindaN]

I'm not a farmer, but isn't hay used for animal feed?

I would be looking for straw -- which is mostly inedible stalks and therefore used as bedding. Straw should be much cheaper than hay.

 

[justusnak]

you right Linda...I use straw in the winter. It is ALOT cheaper.

 

[echix]

We're in Texas - we use Pine Shavings and add DE or Stall Dry to keep it dry....

works well, if you're in cold climate - deep litter works well for it too! Straw got gooey and wet.... maybe the humidity!