OK, I just tossed some pine shavings in there.... but as I'm typing this I realized that I have some pine mulch in the yard just sitting in a pile... I should put some of that in there!!! good ideas! THank you all!
oooh, I'm liking the paper shredder idea...
now, if the chickens decided to eat that how would it fare in the crop? would it impact them the way straw does?
I've been using hay/straw in the nest box but I've just run into a problem with impacted crop and losing a chicken to it. Upon crop surgery I found about a cup of hay/straw. How crucial is it to have it in the nest box? can I use something else like pine shavings? I know they like it in...