Thinking about winter ...straw?

[AppleMomma65]

Have some straw bales. Can put some of it in run. The sides of the coop and run will have corrugated plastic panels. Any concerns with using straw as a floor insulation?

 

[3KillerBs]

There is a long history of using straw as chicken coop bedding. I found that it needed changing more often than shavings so I don't -- except that during particularly wet seasons (my winter is rainy rather than snowy), with my in-town flock I put a couple intact bales into the run so that the chickens would have a dry place to sit.

 

[AppleMomma65]

There is a long history of using straw as chicken coop bedding. I found that it needed changing more often than shavings so I don't -- except that during particularly wet seasons (my winter is rainy rather than snowy), with my in-town flock I put a couple intact bales into the run so that the chickens would have a dry place to sit.

I have pine under their roost and in nest boxes so this would just be for floor. I’m not concerned it will get wet as sides will be covered. Can pull out in spring. I like the idea of a place to sit.

 

[Madi131]

All of my birds love the straw and hay . I throw a chunk in all the runs every once and a while. I always lose the quail in it, I sprinkle food in it for the chickens to forage in. I know when it gets rained on or snowed on, it will act like carpet. It's not fun pulling it up. And it stinks real bad if you dont clean it often.

its always fun playing "find the quail eggs" lol

 

[Flockincrazy]

I have pine under their roost and in nest boxes so this would just be for floor. I’m not concerned it will get wet as sides will be covered. Can pull out in spring. I like the idea of a place to sit.

You need to flip that pine on the floor and straw in the nestboxes and no straw outside in run it molds easy after getting wet

 

[Flockincrazy]

I have mulch in my run straw in my boxes and pine on the floor

 

[aart]

Have some straw bales. Can put some of it in run. The sides of the coop and run will have corrugated plastic panels. Any concerns with using straw as a floor insulation?

Please post pics of your coop and run.