Is sugar cane mulch OK for brooker? - BackYard Chickens
WEBOct 18, 2011 · Aug 15, 2011. 112. 14. 89. El Paso, Texas. From what I've seen on here things people have used for a brooder are pine (not cedar) shavings, rice hulls, straw, hay, paper towels, regular towels, or sand. Just something absorbent but not slippery. I think your pretty open to what you would like to use as long as you clean it regularly and its …
Bedding for Nesting Boxes?? - BackYard Chickens
WEBSep 22, 2017 · I use sugar cane mulch in mine and have found it great. It's similar to straw except much cleaner in the long run. It's the dried leftovers from the sugar production process after the sugar cane has been crushed. It's under $10 per bale and that lasts me a few months for 4 nesting boxes. It also makes the hen house small kind of sweet!
Can chickens eat sugar cane? - BackYard Chickens
WEBJun 4, 2012 · 5,379. 234. 303. North/Central Florida. No, I don't believe they can. Sugarcane is very fibrous and the birds don't have any way to chew it even if you peeled it for them. It would take something like a goat or a cow with teeth and the ability to digest fibrous material to cope with sugarcane. Particularly ripe cane. Jun 4, 2012.
sugar cane waste as litter? - BackYard Chickens
WEBMar 25, 2012 · this morning i turned it over and loosened it up a bit, its great, bone dry and no smell other than a slight sweet smell, at $10 a bail its a bargain
Mulch/Hemp flooring question… - BackYard Chickens
WEBOct 3, 2021 · What kind of bedding you use may depend on how you manage the manure. This is about cleaning, but covers my big picture. -I use poop boards under roosts with thin (<1/2") layer of sand/PDZ mix, sifted daily (takes 5-10mins) into bucket going to friends compost. -Scrape big or wet poops off roost and ramps as needed.
Using mulch in the coop - BackYard Chickens
WEBOct 9, 2015 · Chickens are pretty forgiving. Mine love to scrounge around in wet mulch. Wet mulch all the time in your coop can cause mold and other problems. I'd give it a try as long as you can dry the mulch for inside the coop. Oct 8, 2015. Thread starter. #3.
Ground cover for duck/chicken run - BackYard Chickens
WEBJun 1, 2017 · I also use a mix of straw with the mulch. Straw doesn't give a smell that removes the poo smell. You can find Sugar Cane mulch at most Animal Supplies stores, not the pet stores like Pet Barn. You can also buy sugar cane mulch at a lot of Hardware and gardening stores.
Run floor - How important to keep dry? - BackYard Chickens
WEBFeb 11, 2018 · This area is enclosed. However, the runs at the front of each coop are wire sides and roof so are exposed to the weather. I use sugar cane mulch on top of the cement in the runs. The runs get wet. The sugar cane mulch on the top dries quick enough but underneath it stays damp/wet. I turn it over once a week.
Australorps in Oklahoma? - BackYard Chickens
WEBJan 16, 2012 · So I'll have to mist out and disinfect everything. They are quite smart as they have now gotten rid of all the sugar cane mulch (straw) by themselves by getting it out of their coup and onto the grass. So they have saved me some work. This thread has seemed to stop however maybe we can keep it going, we'll see.
chickens and Coco Coir | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
WEBApr 16, 2021 · Coir sheds water and is difficult to wet. But, once it is damp it will matt down. Have a snoop around Hydro grow shops or even garden sections of the local hardware supply. They sell compressed bricks of the stuff, finely ground. They fluff up nicely to around a wheel borrow full once soaked.