Easibed and Daily Poo Picking Tip

Thought I'd share a tip I thought of in payment for all the generous information I have gleaned from this forum over the 4 weeks I have had my girls

I started using Easibed in the coop and used a small trowel to poo pick daily. It occurred to me that a cheap Pooper Scooper would work better. And it does, scoop up give a few sideways shakes and all the dry Easibed falls through the holes leaving only good compost for the bin

By the way the Pooper Scooper was 99p from a pound shop

Marc

Welcome Marc.

What is easibed made of?

After using shavings and easybed! i find shavings much less smelly and they absorb more! I have been using easybed in my growers shed and after 1 day it was smelly again so have just got some more snowflake' shavings! easybed is great for the runs though i just dont use it in the coop anymore
Great idea with the poop scoop though! will give that a go!
Debbie

is easibed the same as hemp bedding, i was thinking about using hemp for my chicks they are 5 weeks old now, i wasnt sure if it was too sharp on their feet, or should i stick to chopped straw as we have now.

I use hemp now in my run and it is fabulous - no oders at all and the poo dries up quickly.  In fact, I don't need to scoop but once a week.  I use newspapers in the hen house proper.  It's only used at night for roosting and I just replace it every morning.  Works a treat.  The hen boxes have hemp in them too. 

No, they don't get the "fun" bit of the hemp!  I use Jopack bedding which lasts for ages and really dries everything up.

I just shred the daily newspaper for nest box and under roosts then dig it all into veg plot. Have fab veggies.

Part of the same family but not the plant you mean.