Straw, Pine Shavings or Hay? Which bedding is best?

[@AshGreen359]

My sheep eat straw a lot. I don't know why, our fields are green but when I put down fresh straw they come after it like it's a treat. In my chicken house all the pine shavings seen to just vanish, no idea where it goes

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Some animals are weird, I have one pig out of 5 who seems to like to eat straw as well 🤷🏻‍♂️. The chickens definitely break down the shavings or knock them out some how. Seems like within a month they do disappear.

[@SandyWitkowski]

I agree 100% with putting straw in my nesting boxes I did that I have a lot less broken eggs and they’re much cleaner

[@kyliejones9047]

Your rooster looks a lot like my Henry. So as a name suggestion, we like Gary. 😂 thanks for sharing!

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thanks for the name suggestion. Hope y’all been doing well

[@laurenpaolini7073]

The homestead looks good in autumn! I like the name Oatmeal for the rooster. His neck is the color of oatmeal, he has a strawberry on top, and brown sugar on his back.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

That’s a unique name. He’s variation in colors is so neat. Thanks

[@SundryTalesOfConstance79WESTY]

Those are some great looking pigs there sir! The chickens look fantastic too! Great animal husbandry!! Thanks for helping me do the same with mine 😎 STOC

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thanks. I love the Kune kunes. I’d have 100 of them if I could.

[@SundryTalesOfConstance79WESTY]

@@RockyCreekHomestead me too, at his point I just have to build the infrastructure because I have a good breeding stock...would like to go pure Kune at some point even though 2 are almost registerable. Again, thank you for sharing the knowledge 😎

[@79PoisonBreaker]

Rooster is beautiful, makes me think of Bob Ross paintings haha, maby that be a good name Bob Ross

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Oh man if my wife sees this comment she may be on board with you. She’s an art teacher and has a bob ross t-shirt 😆

[@karen-hillshomestead]

😆😆😆@@RockyCreekHomestead

[@michellesandoval9687]

I love how thorough you are with your explanations, I learn so much from your channel and hope that you are able to keep the videos coming.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thank you friend.

[@MrSpinnerbug]

I agree with you 100% on the bedding for inside the coop. I’ve been a big proponent of hemp until this year and the industry has priced me out of it so I’m going to wood shavings for spring and summer and wood shavings with straw on top until hemp becomes reasonable it’s totally unreasonable now, but it’s the best bedding I’ve ever seen and it will last easily a year or more and stay clean with no smell. Thanks for your input on your video!😊

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thank you and thanks for sharing your experiences. I’ve heard wonderful things about hemp bedding, but like you said, when I looked into it, the prices blew me away. Hopefully as production increases, the pricing will slowly come down to a more reasonable amount.

[@carlapatterson6840]

Beautiful video, Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thank you! Appreciate your time spent with us

[@madelinewhick7467]

I really enjoy your channel and am learning so much. Thank you.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thanks, I’m glad it’s been helpful. That’s the whole goal here.

[@tamiesmith3303]

thank you for sharing , home grown eggs are sure the best! good luck with oliva

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

I really wish she’d get pregnant. She’s such a big Kune and would hopefully give us some big babies

[@TamaraMartin-z9x]

I use Pine never had a broken egg. Make it. About 6 inches. Nest boxes.

[@79PoisonBreaker]

I recently tried a bag of hemp bedding and really like it for in rabbit nest boxes, costly though so I use hay for other bedding (just rabbits).

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

I’ve heard great things about it, it’s just so pricey. I could see it being applicable for smaller scale uses

[@donnalovintexas8760]

Thank you for explaining the difference in hay and straw for bedding. I will use straw for my animals this year. I will be working on getting pens and coops ready in the next week. We had a little cold spell but it has been back up to 80s this week. Actually a bit hot with the bright sunshine. I am catching up on videos. 😊

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

The weather has been crazy here as well. We’ve had some 30+ degree swings and has the animals and plants all confused. I’m not in a hurry for cold weather so I’ll hang on to warmth as long as I can

[@cherholo]

YOU ARE THE BEST!

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Oh wow thanks 😊

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

Will all those leaves make bedding to go into the compost pile???

[@nogames8982]

I agree about hemp bedding. I’ve never tried it either because I know I’ll never spend that kind of money on betting. If you have a little flock and a little coop, it might work great but I’ve got 15 chickens and I can’t afford to use hemp bedding.

[@ThelittleQuerque]

Just when I opened my new bag of cedar for my 1st coop 😢

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Oh man, sorry to hear that. Cedar smells wonderful, but unfortunately it’s not ideal for chickens.

[@connieodom16]

Maximus!

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

💪🏼 that’s a powerful name

[@samuelhicks9160]

Thank you for this video. I am getting my first coop ready for the chickens and have been trying to decide what to use for the floor and nesting boxes. If I use the pine shavings can they be used in the garden as fertilizer when I clean out the coop?

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Yes they can compost and be added to the garden without issues.

[@SibongileHlatswayo]

Plz brother tall me wich the best for bidding to my chicken

[@intothenight9256]

Subscribed! Handsome rooster what breed is he?

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thank you. The multi colored one is actually a mix that hatched on our property. I know he’s definitely 1/2 Ayam Cemani as that’s the only rooster I had at that time, but I suspect the other 1/2 to be welsummer

[@loismeyer6341]

Call the roster one of those Viking names. Thought of that because of the beautiful blonde hair

[@lorineidtinytoadplot744]

Rooster looks like a Tex to me

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thanks

[@SibongileHlatswayo]

Thet roster name i think your must call it Rocky

[@Woody8168]

Rocky

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thanks for the suggestion and for watching

[@theserenecrane]

He has that beautiful golden mane. I think you should name the rooster Leo.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

The gold streaks definitely stand out. Thanks

[@A-G5518]

The rooster looks like a Greg to me, haha.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Thanks

[@loismeyer6341]

BALDER. Viking name meaning-Prince” - Old Norse Baldr, or Baldur meaning prince. Also the Aesir god of light, beauty and happiness.

[@sheilamclaughlin963]

If they really want u to try it they’ll give u a bag of

[@christinacooper3609]

Thank you sooo much for your helping me decide on the coop bedding. I also was turned away from using hemp because the price is too high for me.

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

Glad the information was helpful. There’s definitely better options such as hemp but a man’s gotta live 😆. Thanks for watching