Mats for the coop floor?

[Seaecho]

I saw some mats on Amazon with pretty good reviews. It's a six pack, says it will last for years, and you just rinse it off, let it dry for ten minutes, and put back in coop. It's called 6 pack washable nesting box pads. Anyone use them? Did your chickens like them? I have a coop that is small (for bantams) and I thought this would be easier to maintain than scooping out hay or shavings all the time.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Can you take a pic or link them? I’m curious because I’ve been dealing with mine kicking all straw out of the boxes

 

[Seaecho]

Sure. Here ya go. That's what I was thinking too--the straw kicking problem.

https://www.amazon.com/WASHABLE-NES...D=61fTL3%2BGdjL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

[aart]

Those are regularly used in roll-out nests.
Might take your birds some time to get used to them,
you know how they hate changes,
might start with adding your regular bedding to cover them.
I'd also make sure they are completely dry before putting them back in the nests.
Maybe get 2 sets of them or just one extra to swap out,
that's what I do with my vinyl nest liners.

Curious why you have to be

scooping out hay or shavings all the time

are they pooping in the nests?

I’ve been dealing with mine kicking all straw out of the boxes

Do you have good tall fronts on your nests, at least 4-6" high?

 

[AlleysChicks]

Those are regularly used in roll-out nests.
Might take your birds some time to get used to them,
you know how they hate changes,
might start with adding your regular bedding to cover them.
I'd also make sure they are completely dry before putting them back in the nests.
Maybe get 2 sets of them or just one extra to swap out,
that's what I do with my vinyl nest liners.

Curious why you have to be
are they pooping in the nests?


Do you have good tall fronts on your nests, at least 4-6" high?

Yes. They are about 4-5”. They even kick eggs out.

 

[aart]

Yes. They are about 4-5”. They even kick eggs out.

Are they new layers?

Just to be clear.....rereading your thread title,
you want to use these in the nests, not on the coop floor as title suggests?

 

[AlleysChicks]

Are they new layers?

Just to be clear.....rereading your thread title,
you want to use these in the nests, not on the coop floor as title suggests?

Mine are not. They are almost a year and a half old. They just recently (past month or 2) started kicking straw and shavings out.

 

[aart]

Mine are not. They are almost a year and a half old. They just recently (past month or 2) started kicking straw and shavings out.

I have one old neurotic girl that regularly tears the nests apart...SMH...I don't know what her problem is. She stopped when her molt started a week or so ago, but is back at it...Sigh.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Mine aren’t even laying right now. It’s like they’re mad they aren’t laying so they tear the boxes up.

 

[aart]

Mine aren’t even laying right now. It’s like they’re mad they aren’t laying so they tear the boxes up.

This one isn't either......I think she's looking for grain in the straw.