Cranfield Kate Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 all the girls bar one (poor Trumpet) pile into the nesting box at night. i poo pick it every morning which involves removing a lot of the straw. it's much easier to remove poo from sawdust (it's not dusty -it's chicken friendly sawdust) so i was wondering if i could put sawdust in the nesting box. given that some of them still have quite featherless bums, i wondered if it might be too scratchy (and of course my hens' comfort comes before my poo picking concerns). any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 I use Aubiose in the nest boxes. It's nice and soft, not dusty and is absorbant to make poo picking a breeze. You never end up with any wet bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Karlotta , How do you stop it from fallling through the Vents in the base of the nest box of the cube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 I just put a bit of ikea drawer liner in the bottom and that keeps it in fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 OOOoo what an excuse to go to Ikea !!! I will give that a go , Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
