What type of bedding do you use?

[alldembirds]

I grew up on a chicken farm and we tried all kinds of things , my stepdad eventually settled on only using rice hulls, I thought they worked great. He wouldnt have ever tried them but we couldnt get our normal litter , it was available and at the time the price was comparable

 

[julie42a]

I switched from pine shavings to sand this fall and for the most part I really like it. I wish I had put more on the coop floor to insulate it a bit more, but I like how easy it is to clean. I mix Sweet PDZ in with it to help with moisture, and that helps too. It's a bit dusty is my only real complaint.

 

[blucoondawg]

I switched from pine shavings to sand this fall and for the most part I really like it. I wish I had put more on the coop floor to insulate it a bit more, but I like how easy it is to clean. I mix Sweet PDZ in with it to help with moisture, and that helps too. It's a bit dusty is my only real complaint.

addingsamewon't help the insulation much, sand, of all bedding choices is the worst insulator though I can see where it would be good for cleaning in a small coop with a lower amount of birds

 

[julie42a]

It's nice because when it gets warm it stays warm, but yeah, the same holds true for getting cold. It's great in the run, where it's kind of a green house right now with plastic around it. The sun warms it up and the girls love it. But in the coop I'm still a bit on the fence. I like how clean it is, but would like something warmer. I've considered wood pellets, they're what I use in my rabbit's house, and they're cheap and seem clean.

 

[RonP]

shredded junk mail in the boxes with pine shavings, deep, on the coop floor.

 

[rjackh]

Sand/sweet PDZ

 

[Going Quackers]

I use flax bed, for most of the chickens.. a few i will use your standard bale of shavings. I do love my flax though.

 

[mymilliefleur]

Sand/sweet PDZ

Dumb question, but what does PDZ stand for?

 

[dan26552]

Dumb question, but what does PDZ stand for?

dont look at me

 

[matt44644]

http://www.sweetpdz.com/