Can dead bamboo leaves be used instead of hay

[Mr.Rogers]

There's a fair amount of bamboo plants that drop leaves onto my property and I usually just compost the leaves but I'm wondering if hay in the coop can be replaced with these leaves. If anyone has had experience with this let me know. thanks

 

[CapricornFarm]

If you are just using it as bedding, as long as its dry it should be fine. Bamboo is a form of grass i believe.

 

[Mr.Rogers]

Ok sounds good. Thanks

 

[centrarchid]

I have a canebrake the free-range birds use routinely. They forage the area heavily when leaves are dropped. I do not know if they actually consume the leaves.

 

[snow5164]

There would be no absorbing quality to it , but neither does straw. You’d better find out if they can eat it first. Won’t it just compact down to a slippery mess? If it’s safe combine it with a few other things , leaves, dirt , what’s that called again? Brain freeze.....

 

[CapricornFarm]

Composting, deep litter method?

 

[snow5164]

Deep litter .... oh menopause you make my brain so foggy