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Overheard a guy at the feed store say he just throws his coop bedding in the woods
I was picking up a bag of pine shavings in Springfield last Tuesday and heard another customer tell the clerk he dumps his old coop litter straight into the treeline behind his property. That's a fast way to attract every raccoon and rat in the county looking for an easy meal. What's your method for disposing of used bedding without inviting pests?
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quinnmitchell6mo ago
Tossing it in the woods is basically free fertilizer. The local wildlife already lives there anyway, so it's not like you're creating a new problem. A little extra organic matter never hurt anyone.
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grace_perry446mo ago
Look at what happened to my neighbor. He tossed chicken scraps in the woods and it drew every raccoon and possum for a mile. They tore up his garden looking for more and then started hanging around his actual coop. It's not just fertilizer, it's a dinner bell for pests. You're basically training them to come to your property.
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juliagonzalez6mo ago
Yikes, that's asking for trouble. I compost mine in a hot pile far from the coop, turns into great garden dirt.
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