What kind of shavings/litter do you use your coop?

I would not use Ceder. The fumes from the ceder can make the chickens sick.

I use pine shavings. They work good, and arent fumey. If you want to use some ceder, which helps keep bugs away, after you put the pine shavings down, dump a handful or two on top.

 

I think cedar shavings is a no no for chickens.

 

I use hay or straw.

 

No DO NOT use ceder! It's BAD BAD for chickens. Remove asap or you will have sick chickens. Use pine or straw

 

I had been using hay to bed to chicken coop, but I'm trying out grass clippings. I didn't mow my lawn for 3 weeks, then I let the clippings dry in the sun for 3 days, then used a lawn sweeper to collect them. So far they have been working well, and they were free.

 

Grass clippings sounds like a nice soft bed for nest boxes too! Never thought of that

 

Hay will compost best... if you're into that sort of thing.

 

I use straw and pine shavings mixed together.

 

I go to TSC and buy the big old bale of horse bedding for $5.00 and the shavings are big so the girls did not try to eat them like the small shavings in the bags from Walmart.