What kind of coop bedding do you use?

[Frazzemrat1]

Inside the coop, I put pine shavings. Outside, on the concrete (my coop is built in an old dog run, which is partially on a concrete pad) I put down soft straw. So far my birds seem very happy with the 'new' setup. I say new, since the coop was only finished a week and a half ago, and the birds are 6 wks old.

 

[Doc Schoepp]

Hi, when do you sprinkle DE? everyday?once a week? Month? I'm starting to try this method.

I do it when I do a full bedding clean out, that is usually every couple of weeks it seems. I pull the shavings out, put some DE on the plywood flooring and then put shavings over that. Then I put a small amount sprinkled on the shavings and mix it up a bit. You dont want to make it really dusty in there because that will be bad for the chickens.

 

[Kiki]

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[HenOnAJuneBug]

Sand. Easy to clean poops off every day. River sand is better than crushed sand because it's less dusty. Unfortunately, I can't find river sand.

I may experiment with sawdust, but I suspect that may hold moisture.

 

[warosen]

I also use pine shaving.

 

[LisPrissy]

Straw and some pine shavings. I just bought some FGDE that I am going to sprinkle as well.

 

[PastaChickenBoo]

We use a combination of ash, sand, and shavings