What do you use on the floor of your coop?

[Carenm]

Hay? Pine shavings???

Our chicks are just over a week old but I want to be prepared for when they move into their coop in a few weeks.

 

[teach1rusl]

I use pine shavings...or whatever shavings are on sale that aren't ceder. I don't care for straw because it's not easy to spot clean messes. With shavings I can just remove a small clump. With straw, I have to remove a big section to get it all...messy. JMO. Don't know about hay...

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

I use 12" of pine shavings...Its funny watching the little ones dust bathing with only their necks and heads sticking up out of the shavings.

 

[incubatingisfun]

hay but i hate it it gets dirty and smelly quikly and is hard to clean im going to switch to shavings

 

[Matt A NC]

Shavings

Matt

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

Shavings.

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

Shredded pine needles.
Finely chipped Pine limbs.

 

[jrleader99]

Currently I use hay/straw. There was a horse farmer that needed to get rid of some first cut and the price was right. Once I use this up I will switch back to pine shavings. They are much easier to spot clean and stir up. The hay/straw becomes very heavy and woven together when it gets matted down and mixed with poo and/or mud.

 

[GlitterBug]

Pine Shavings, but I think I am switching to Pine Pellets like they use for horses. I heard it is not as dusty & absorbs very well, too.

I just learned that on BYC today!

 

[cmom]

I use pine shavings.