Bedding Pellets For Chickens

Pine shavings used as chicken coop bedding.

Bedding pellets for chickens. My chickens also much prefer taking dust baths in broken down pellet bedding over sand or dirt. I am pretty sure there are members who use it so Ill give this a boost. Unlike mammals chickens dont produce urine.

The chickens dont kick it around as much as the flakes which is nice. Buy Online and call or use the app when you arrive. Buy Online Pickup Curbside.

Wood pellets absorb WAY more most than shavings or straw cutting down on smell and extending the time you can go between coop cleanings. It is manufactured of 100 whitewood with approximately 4 moisture content. Pine wood shavings are an obvious choice but there are other things to consider before you fill your brooder with pine shavings.

Our new improved bedding material is designed to meet the needs of todays equine family livestock and small animal breeders and enthusiasts. Ideal for breeding and non breeding layers these pellets promote high production fertility and hatchability in all types of poultry including hens ducks geese. August 1 2014 by Shannon Mock in Care Safety of Poultry Chickens Education.

It is much more absorbent than straw and shavings and has natural fly repellent qualities making it ideal bedding for. I usually wait until my chicks are 3-4 weeks old. You can quicken the process by moistening the pellets.

Cost 5-6 I personally use this in our coop. Bags of pine shavings are widely available at feed stores and are not too expensive. This is not recommended for nesting boxes.