Run bedding smells

[ChickenChick46]

We have a covered run that stays pretty dry. I use pine shavings and scoop poop a couple times a day. When it starts to smell funky I change it. Winter time it will last much longer! During the summer time about every month to month and a half. I don`t use the deep litter method here. I tried it but did not care for it. Just easier and healthier for our birds to change it!

I'm currently using pine shavings as well. I add one bag every weekend and plan to shovel it all out and start new when I need to. So far it hasn't smelled at all. But it stays very dry, so I'm sure that helps. I thought about switching to sand, but I haven't yet.

 

[Bsmac]

I'm currently using pine shavings as well. I add one bag every weekend and plan to shovel it all out and start new when I need to. So far it hasn't smelled at all. But it stays very dry, so I'm sure that helps. I thought about switching to sand, but I haven't yet.

I don`t think there is a way or type of bedding that is perfect, they all have faults IMHO! What I do works pretty well for us just an hour extra work every month or so during warm months. It lasts quite a bit longer during winter as it gets cold here.

 

[Bob 1313]

We use pea gravel in our runs. They love scratching in it and when it gets too dirty we replace it.

 

[ChickenChick46]

I don`t think there is a way or type of bedding that is perfect, they all have faults IMHO! What I do works pretty well for us just an hour extra work every month or so during warm months. It lasts quite a bit longer during winter as it gets cold here.

I agree! That neighbor I was talking about has used I think everything in her coops and runs trying to find the right combination, lol. The straw was a mess, but it was her birds' favorite. They loved scratching in it! She keeps a few bales now and will toss a layer down outside the runs when she lets them out to free range or clean everything good. That way they can play in it and scratch, but it's outside the run and easy to rake up before it gets rained on.