Use whatever you have and whatever the hens like. They do have preferences. My favorite is straw. Not hay but straw. My hens prefer it too, happily. It keeps the nest cleaner in my experience.
Side note: Straw has to be trucked here from many states away and yet is still cheaper than hay which is grown locally. Blame the drought.
Side note: Straw has to be trucked here from many states away and yet is still cheaper than hay which is grown locally. Blame the drought.
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