Nothing in the coop???

[Sassysouth]

I went and bought sand to put in the new coop. Hubby says no sand, he doesn't want to find sand in the yard. I have vinyl on the floor and a vinyl covered poop board and the vinyl is for easy cleaning. He says. HELP! I did buy some DE today. How about pine straw and a sprinkle of DE? I hate pine flakes.

 

[Sassysouth]

Hubby doesn't like seeing them in the yard and they seem to smell bad quickly. Maybe if I add DE that would help? Or PDZ?

 

[Pork Pie]

I use dried grass clippings / leaves in my coop - 6 inches or so deep and just rake it over every morning. No smell, low maintenance and makes good composting when its changed (every 3 months or so). Wish I'd used the system sooner.

CT

 

[Percheron chick]

DE is not good for them to breathe or get into their eyes.

 

[Pork Pie]

Thank you. And I am assuming you use no additives then.

Nothing at all

 

[21hens-incharge]

Linoleum with pine shavings in this coop. I now have a much larger coop and used porch and floor paint with pine on top of that. SUPER easy to clean and easy on the feet. The roosts in the other coops are 23 inches off the floor. The runs are bare dirt.

 

[Leigti]

Find shavings work great. Why don't you like them?

 

[Sassysouth]

I use dried grass clippings / leaves in my coop - 6 inches or so deep and just rake it over every morning. No smell, low maintenance and makes good composting when its changed (every 3 months or so). Wish I'd used the system sooner.

CT

Thank you. And I am assuming you use no additives then.

 

[Sassysouth]

DE is not good for them to breathe or get into their eyes.

So I shouldn't use it in my coop (like I keep reading). Then, should I use a little in their homemade dust bath bin I am making?

 

[SunHwaKwon]

How would he find sand in the yard? The chickens aren't going to carry it out with them.