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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quinnmitchell23d agoMost Upvoted

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.

juliagonzalez23d ago

Yikes, that's asking for trouble. I compost mine in a hot pile far from the coop, turns into great garden dirt.