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[timscoop]

can anyone tell me if you can use kitty litter on the floor of the coop and if so what kind or any options

 

[mnferalkitty]

I wouldn't, kitty litter has all sorts of additives in it and its clay I would worry about poultry eating it and getting sick or impacted. What is your floor now? dirt, wood, cement? Or are you looking for something for under the roosts? I have dirt wood and cement floors and I use straw and do the deep bed litter method and for under the roosts I use a winter sled and just pull it out when it gets full. I have seen posts where people use sand.

 

[sumi]

Hello and

 

[timscoop]

i have wood and dirt its the smell i am trying to cut down we are in city limits and are know aloud to have chickens but i don't want to upset my neighbor's with the smell so i am look for something for that

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

No. it is clay, and just turns into a sticky stinky mess when it gets wet. pine shavings don't smell bad if managed right.

 

[Tinkalicious210]

I use sand and hay for the outside ones. and clean often. Inside chickies get pine shavings. They love it.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. I also use shavings.

 

[timscoop]

TY for the help

 

[Kevin565]

. Sand is a excellent alternative but be careful in winter because it can keep the ground pretty cool

 

[gabirder]

Hello and

from Folkston, GA!
The gateway of the Okefenokee Swamp and the
Folkston Funnel a train watchers paradise.

I use hay, but you have to change it often. On the bright side, it is full off all kinds of good stuff to add to the compost pile.