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Coop Bedding
Coop Bedding
- Hay — $4-$6 a bale, includes seeds your chickens will root through and eat, smells good
- Straw — $4-$6 a bale, good for floor covering, coop yard, use as insulation in and around coop in the winter
- Pine chips — if you can find a cheap supply, otherwise may not be cost efficient
Use bedding in:
- nesting boxes
- on the coop floor
- over nightly poo for good composting