How often do you change nest bedding?

[ChickieNugget]

How often do you change bedding in the nesting boxes? The just don't seem dirty! Any input is super helpful.

 

[PirateGirl]

only when it actually seems dirty or I do a deep clean on the coop, maybe a few times a year

 

[imnukensc]

Haven't changed it yet in 2 years. Picked the occasional poop out and added some pine straw, leaves, and pine shavings once.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

I change my nest boxes every once a month or whenever they’re dirty.

 

[GC-Raptor]

My coop with 2 laying hens and 2 nest boxes. I change bedding every 2 weeks.
My coop with 7 laying pullets and 3 nest boxes. I change weekly.
I change immediately if an egg breaks.
I change the bedding in my small coops weekly. If nest material is clean it goes onto floor of coop.
My nests are accessible from outside the coops, so are easy to clean, unless occupied. . GC

 

[rosemarythyme]

Assuming they look pretty clean I clean them out twice a year.

 

[feathermaid]

I use excelsior nesting pads and they seem to last forever. I'll shake them out every so often or remove the occasional dropping. Unless an egg breaks, I usually switch them out every 6 months or so and throw the old ones in the compost.

 

[aart]

I use straw and only change it out if I get a broken egg....
.... or when it starts to 'thin out', timing of which often depends on quality of straw.
Overall, maybe 3 to 6 times a year.

 

[Cadence A Waller]

I use something that is sorta like turf in my nesting boxes. About once every 1 or 2 weeks I take them out and shake off any pine shavings or poop that got on them. Then I put them back in the nesting box.