What do you use on the floor of your coop?

[fushalilly]

Ive got a small coop for three hens. I use to use hay for the floor bedding, but it is expensive and not easy to clean. What do you recomend?

 

[chickachickawhat]

shaving is the best way to go

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

best advice is straw (hay) pine not cedar shaving and I dont know waht else lol

 

[GrayCavalry]

Why not cedar?

 

[d.k]

* I use a piece of roll roofing shingle stuff-- It has embedded gravel for good hen foot traction & I just drag it out and hose it--- or if I'm too lazy or worn out for that I keep a couple extras to exchange til I have some energy. . . .

 

[asher]

Definitely shavings. You can find it free in a lot of places, saw mills, etc.

Cedar can be toxic to small animals including chickens.

 

[Dawn419]

We covered the floor in our playhouse coop with a linoleum remnant (for easy cleaning) and then added pine shavings for the litter.

Hope this helps!

Dawn

 

[Smitty's Farm]

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Me to!!! The linoleum protects the wood and makes it so easy to clean. I also use pine shavings, but one of chickens (Psycho) has a habit of scratching the straw out of the nest boxes, so I usually end up with a combo of pine shavings & straw before time to clean it out.

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

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The oil in cedar has been known to kill chicks. it causes respiratory problems

 

[Dawn419]

Smitty's Farm :

Me to!!! The linoleum protects the wood and makes it so easy to clean. I also use pine shavings, but one of chickens (Psycho) has a habit of scratching the straw out of the nest boxes, so I usually end up with a combo of pine shavings & straw before time to clean it out.

Smitty,

Our girls love to dust bathe in the coop litter so we end up with shavings in the nest boxes. I tell everyone that they decided I didn't do a good job with their hay and they do it to pad the eggs better. The looks on their faces is worth it!

Dawn​