Rubber stall mats for coop floor

[User635240]

Would anyone recommend a rubber stall mat that is thinner, like 1/8" thick, if only so one person can move them easily?

 

[MapleLaurelFarms]

Would anyone recommend a rubber stall mat that is thinner, like 1/8" thick, if only so one person can move them easily?

I'm a little late to this post but while researching stall mats for my coop, I ran across some at Rural King that are only 1/4" thick.

 

[nuthatched]

I'm a little late to this post but while researching stall mats for my coop, I ran across some at Rural King that are only 1/4" thick.

I'd recommend against them, condensation and mold can grow underneath.

 

[casportpony]

I'd recommend against them, condensation and mold can grow underneath.

They do stay wet underneath, but I have not seen any mold.

 

[MapleLaurelFarms]

I'd recommend against them, condensation and mold can grow underneath.

Have you tried them and had issues? I'm in the process of deep cleaning my coop right now and no water is in the soil inside the coop, but we live in the NC mountains, essentially a temperate rainforest. We average low overall humidity but lots of rain and snow. I was thinking about putting them over a gravel base.

I've used a deep litter method for nearly a decade, but I like the idea that I can pull the mats out and clean/sanitize them once a year, at least. We've just lost all our flock to Marek's or Leukosis (confirmed by necropsy) so the idea of somehow covering the soil, at least for a long while, is attractive.

 

[nuthatched]

Have you tried them and had issues? I'm in the process of deep cleaning my coop right now and no water is in the soil inside the coop, but we live in the NC mountains, essentially a temperate rainforest. We average low overall humidity but lots of rain and snow. I was thinking about putting them over a gravel base.

I've used a deep litter method for nearly a decade, but I like the idea that I can pull the mats out and clean/sanitize them once a year, at least. We've just lost all our flock to Marek's or Leukosis (confirmed by necropsy) so the idea of somehow covering the soil, at least for a long while, is attractive.

Supposedly Odoban disinfectant kills disese and is safe around birds. I've not used rubber mats in the run, so the sun may help control issues.
I'm sorry you lost your birds