Need something to line coop floor....

[Double Yolked]

I would worry about the chickens eating that! I would put some scrap linoleum on the floor and cover it with sand for the litter.

Agreed! I've seen chickens eat the damnest things, including styrofoam.

 

[BDutch]

.. After reading another thread on BYC, I've started drying out my used coffee grinds to mix in with the pine, I don't know how it will work out, but it smells great, lol!

This sounds interesting. But are you sure that giving coffee grinds is it okay to do?

 

[LaurieP]

So my coop floor has some gaps in it, and the pine pellet saw dust falls through. This probably wouldn't be as big of a deal if the chooks didn't scratch at it so much. There's usually a bunch of saw dust underneath my coop in the morning D:

Do you have guys any recommendations as to what I can line the bottom with?

Thanks in advance!

Yes, Home Depot sells rubber liners. Works great in my coop. Can also get cut to size needed.
hope this helps

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

You could buy a cheap rug from walmart, when it's time to clean the coop you can drag it out dump it off and wash it with a hose and dawn dishsoap. Dry it off and put it back in.

 

[yakitori]

This sounds interesting. But are you sure that giving coffee grinds is it okay to do?

It's used coffee grinds, so it has very little if any caffeine left. The stuff is also all over my garden under my roses, it's one of their favorite dust bathing spots, lol.
for the bedding, I sun dry the grinds before using. I was inspired by this thread!

 

[BDutch]

It's used coffee grinds, so it has very little if any caffeine left. The stuff is also all over my garden under my roses, it's one of their favorite dust bathing spots, lol.
for the bedding, I sun dry the grinds before using. I was inspired by this thread!

Thanks I am catching up reading all the info in the tread(s) about used coffee grinds.
I have been using it in my garden too because it still has lots of nutrients after making coffee. I am going to try to use it on the poop board too.

 

[Tre3hugger]

I would worry about the chickens eating that! I would put some scrap linoleum on the floor and cover it with sand for the litter.

It hardens like a rock, and would be under the OPs litter. Can't see how they would be eating it, but ok. Just because one would worry about something doesn't mean that something isn't a valid option. Some people worry about flying on a plane. How many people successfully do that everyday?

Spray foam is a PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE OPTION FOR THIS APPLICATION BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE. If anytinhg it will not last extremely long, but IF YOUR CHICKEN IS CHOWING DOWN ON SPRAY FOAM...FEED IT MORE.

 

[NatJ]

It hardens like a rock, and would be under the OPs litter. Can't see how they would be eating it, but ok.

Chickens will often scratch the litter away to eat things that used to be underneath.

I would worry that if the chickens eat it, then the cracks would be there again. (Waste of time, not harmful to the chickens, being my worry.)

 

[Lortiz]

So my coop floor has some gaps in it, and the pine pellet saw dust falls through. This probably wouldn't be as big of a deal if the chooks didn't scratch at it so much. There's usually a bunch of saw dust underneath my coop in the morning D:

Do you have guys any recommendations as to what I can line the bottom with?

Thanks in advance!

I think a tarp would be too easily torn by chicken's scratching. I used a vinyl floor remnant and I'm very happy. It is smooth so it's super easy to clean and spread bedding around. Not much sticks to it. Some people use vinyl tiles but they aren't as good because of gaps that can let liquid through and dirt accumulate.

 

[Lortiz]

You could use spray foam insulation depending how big the gaps are.

If they can't reach it that would work. But if they can reach it they will probably eat it. I have foam insulation on the underside of the roof of their shed and they started eating it so I had to lower their roost. I would be concerned about them eating it for a few reasons, toxicity and blockage since it doesn't break down.