Author: Katherine Latham

The wood shavings we put in the coop are FSC approved – meaning they are made from wood from responsibly managed forests – but of course there are emissions tied to production and transportation. So, instead I tried a reusable egg-laying mat, a bit like a door mat with rubber bristles. However, on my first attempt to clean it, I found the chicken poop tangled in the mat impossibly. That piece of plastic sadly ended up in the trash. Another possibility is foraged bedding, made from dried leaves and grass – a fun way to get kids involved in caring…