Hello everyone,
I've read through many of the threads here, but am looking for all the opinions on materials for the floor of the run.
I've tried sand, grass/dirt, pine shavings, straw - but online keeps telling me I need to try a different method than whatever I'm using- and I do - but then there's a new idea....
My husband may move all my belongings out to the coop and make me live there if I don't decide what to use this year and stick with it. It's a wooden built run with hardware cloth walls and a solid plastic roof (those wavy panels). In winter or times of heavy rain, we cover the sides with heavy plastic.
What do you use? Why? Give me all the thoughts!!! Please and thank you!
I've read through many of the threads here, but am looking for all the opinions on materials for the floor of the run.
I've tried sand, grass/dirt, pine shavings, straw - but online keeps telling me I need to try a different method than whatever I'm using- and I do - but then there's a new idea....
My husband may move all my belongings out to the coop and make me live there if I don't decide what to use this year and stick with it. It's a wooden built run with hardware cloth walls and a solid plastic roof (those wavy panels). In winter or times of heavy rain, we cover the sides with heavy plastic.
What do you use? Why? Give me all the thoughts!!! Please and thank you!
alot of folks really like the deep litter method too and that makes alot of sense to me in the winter too but maybe its the restaurant and food safety background in me but the idea of a warm humid moist environment just seems like itd be asking for trouble but i know it works excellently for thousands of people! Alot of people do like regular garden mulch the big chunky stuff and that works really well for folks too.
