What is best used for ground covering

[new2chickens307]

Just finished building the coop and have a wire bottom covered with dirt at this point. Is there a better ground cover we should be utilizing?

 

[flyin-lowe]

Once my run got down to mud it would stink when it got wet. I threw straw in mine and it made a big difference. I also throw grass clippings in there after I mow. The one bale of straw I bought was only five bucks and it covered a lot. Well worth it.

 

[FridayYet]

I also like to use as much organic material as I can - chopped leaves, grass clippings, old brooder bedding (wood shavings) etc.

My run floor looks like this:



It also keeps the ground cool so they can dig down and cool off in the afternoons.