Newspaper bedding

[mrmcduck]

[Can I shred newspapers and use for bedding in my coop ? I have 21 chickens and 2 turkeys. Thx for any replies

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Yes. Just don't use it in the nests.

 

[mrmcduck]

Awesome thx I can get I for free and hoped I could use it for the chickens or the 4 pigs or both. Thx for he quick reply. Why not in nest boxes? :/

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Awesome thx I can get I for free and hoped I could use it for the chickens or the 4 pigs or both. Thx for he quick reply. Why not in nest boxes?

Paper pieces are very sticky when they become wet and an egg is wet with an outer coating called the "bloom" when it's first laid. So you eggs will have paper stuck to them badly.

 

[Hokum Coco]

Nest boxes
In my nest boxes I fold a feed bag to fit (nest boxes are 1 ft³). When a bag gets soiled; fold a new one; pop out the soiled; pop in the new. Feed bags are a nylon mesh bag frozen poop just peels off in below freezing temperatures and just flakes off in summer when left out in the sun to bake and dry.

 

[mrmcduck]

Great thanks for the info I need all the help I can get

 

[GuineaFowling]

I would suggest straw bedding or pine shavings. I had first used shredded paper and it did stick to the eggs and was terribly hard to remove. Also, my hens started eating it. I don't know why, they had proper nutrition and were free ranged so they weren't bored. I also used an old piece of soft carpet. The hens seemed to like that but then the egg eaters came along and made a huge mess of everything.

 

[mrmcduck]

Ok thanks guinea for the info

 

[Laughing Raven]

There's also chemicals in newsprint that can be harmful to chickens if it's used in the nest box. Good luck mrmcduck.!

Sincerely,
Jodi

 

[mrmcduck]

Thanks Jodi I will need all the help I can get for a long time