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Quote: Not likely, I'm afraid, that you can produce your own in the volume you'd need. Shavings for bedding come from planes, not chippers. Makes them something of a green alternative, but also an economic imperative for lumber mills. Just producing lumber produces three kinds of waste in...

Quote: You're headed the right direction for litter/bedding in the coop, but if you're in a place that you have rain or a heavy dew on a regular basis, pine shavings are not something you want to add to your run. It's absorbent but doesn't break down easily. I'm no guru on composting, but, in...

Glad to see your followup about meaning straw instead of hay. There are all sorts of options, more than have been voiced in just this thread. Straw is basically the stalks of small grains (wheat, oats, barley . . .) Those crops reach maturity and are best harvested at their lowest possible...