Nesting material, what do you use?

[redtailross]

Hello,

I am on my third type of nesting material...shavings rubbish they just throw them out...Straw/grass, better but lasts a day then they eat it or destroy it...Woodchips, made the eggs very dirty

What do you use? I need somehting, I find with no nesting material they (the light brahma and white cochin) eat the eggs... they eat more eggs than I do!



Thanks

 

[RendonRoo]

I'm using pine shavings in my nest box. I have a 2" lip on the front of the boxes. They move the chips around but haven't scratched them out. I just got my first egg last saturday and got my first egg actually laid in the nest box this afternoon.

 

[funonahonda]

I use tall grass clippings, The chickens like it and best of all it is FREE,FREE,FREE

 

[TACEYPERKINS]

I use grass hay too. They seem to like it!

 

[cposz]

Pine shavings work great for us.

 

[Cats Critters]

pine shavings, tried hay they kicked it to the side and broke a lot of eggs on the bare wood.

 

[One Acre Wonder Farm]

I use hay. A square bale lasts a long time. I tried shavings, but they kick them all over the place and the shavings stick to the eggs.

 

[cmom]

I use spanish moss. Eveything else I tried went out of the nest boxes including eggs. Not so with the spanish moss. I live in Florida where it is very abundant so I just go get it off some trees.

 

[franko]

CMOM, that's a nice coop for laying. Franko

 

[Attack Chicken]

I use stredded newspaper. Works good for me.