Fluster Cluck Acres
Crowing
I'm so tired of the dust in my coop, and have been thinking about phasing out the PDZ I use on the poop boards for coffee grounds. We're huge coffee drinkers in my house and I believe we can supply enough of our own to cover the board. (I'm planning to just start adding the grounds to the pdz that is currently there- hence the "phasing out" process). Currently I have a few inches of PDZ and scoop with a kitty litter scoop every day or every other day. I'd like to do the same thing, but with a mixture of coffee/PDZ and eventually 100% coffee.
I've read a lot of blogs about people who strongly promote the use of coffee grounds (particularly certain brands that they're probably getting a small kickbacks from). I've also read a lot of posts on here from people who are thinking about trying coffee grounds. It seems a lot of the replies are people sharing their opinions about coffee grounds. I'm hoping to hear from people who have used or do use coffee grounds in their coop.
Since it will only be on my poop board, I'm not worried about caffeine. I think they'll peck through it at first and once their curiostiy is satisified, they'll barely touch it - same as the PDZ. The things I'm most curious about are:
I've read a lot of blogs about people who strongly promote the use of coffee grounds (particularly certain brands that they're probably getting a small kickbacks from). I've also read a lot of posts on here from people who are thinking about trying coffee grounds. It seems a lot of the replies are people sharing their opinions about coffee grounds. I'm hoping to hear from people who have used or do use coffee grounds in their coop.
Since it will only be on my poop board, I'm not worried about caffeine. I think they'll peck through it at first and once their curiostiy is satisified, they'll barely touch it - same as the PDZ. The things I'm most curious about are:
- will the coffe grounds help to dry out the poo like the PDZ does?
- how strong is the coffee smell, and does it smell like pleasant coffee or gross coffee mixed with poop that will make me hate the smell of the actual coffee I'm drinking?
- will the grounds continue to break down and be equally as dusty as the PDZ, or will it reduce the dust?