PRECISION PET Chicken Nesting Pads by Petmate – 13” x 13” Premium Chicken Bedding Fit Most Nesting Boxes – 10 Pack,Beige, Made in USA

We’ve been using these PRECISION PET nesting pads for years, and they’ve become a staple in our coop setup. If you’re tired of messy nesting boxes or constantly swapping out bedding, these pads make the job so much easier. 🧼 Why We Keep Coming Back: - Effortless Clean-Up: These pads make keeping the nesting boxes clean a breeze. Just lift, shake, or swap—no more scraping or scooping. - Durable & Long-Lasting: They hold up well over time, even with daily use and the occasional enthusiastic hen rearrangement. - Perfect Fit: At 13" x 13", they fit most standard nesting boxes without trimming or fuss. - Made in the USA: Always a plus when you can support domestic products that actually deliver. 🐣 Hen-Approved: - Our girls seem to love them—soft enough for comfort, firm enough to keep eggs from getting buried or broken. - They help keep eggs cleaner too, which means less washing and fewer cracks. 🏁 Final Verdict: Whether you’ve got a few backyard layers or a full flock, these nesting pads are a simple upgrade that pays off in time saved and cleaner eggs. Reliable, easy to use, and built to last—just what every coop needs.

This is a great nesting material. Nice and comfortable. Very easy to use and last. Easy to remove as there is a paper backing.

And so do I. The hens like them because they can still fluff them up. I like them because they are easy to replace when needed and the hens can't scratch them out of the box when fluffing them. They last a long time. Much easier than cleaning and replacing straw or hay or wood chips or carpet pads or a dozen other things people use. Here is another tip for the home - chicken ranchers out there...in all the time I have had chickens, the best thing I have ever done is to use sand in the coop instead of hay/straw/woodchips, etc. I buy a couple of tons at a time from the rock/concrete industry. It is super inexpensive and keeps the eggs and the hens cleaner than any other medium. The hens love it. They enjoy a good sand bath. A nice thick bed of sand. I wish I had known decades ago. Shoveling soiled bedding is no fun. Using sand in the house and run and using these nesting pads in the hen boxes will make your hobby much easier and more enjoyable.

We have over 16 hens who love to scratch out the straw from their nesting boxes. Sometimes they won't get inside the nesting box, but lay just outside of it. It becomes a literal egg hunt, looking for buried eggs in the pine shavings and trying not to step on them in the coop. Because they lay eggs in the shavings, the eggs also are dirtier and takes us longer to scrub them off with a vinegar wash. With winter here, we noticed that the eggs were also developing fine cracks. We bought the nesting pads after coming across a recommendation from a chicken magazine. We love the nesting pads because it provided enough soft padding for the eggs; they were cleaner and because there was more insulation, they did not freeze and develop those fine cracks. They were also easy to pick up and wave around to get rid of chicken poop. Our chickens, however, don't seem to love them as much as we humans do. They attempted to scratch out the strawlike-material to make their own nests; they obviously don't like all the soft material and prefer the harder surface. Within two or three days, they managed to scratch out all the strawlike material into the coop, leaving only the paper backing in the nesting boxes. This is why I give the product 4 stars; for $20 a 10 pack, it's too pricey to replace every two days. I'd prefer that it was sturdier and less easy for chickens to destroy. In the spring, we plan to put a small board against the nesting boxes so it would be harder for the chickens to scratch out the straw. Maybe then I'll buy the nesting pads again and try again with it.

Exactly as described 👍

We have tried a variety of bedding and the ladies end up kicking it out of their box! The results have been the same; a mess all over the coop and broken or cracked eggs. A friend told us about these so we tried them. The ladies can’t scratch these nesting pads out. They last a surprisingly long time before we have to replace the pad (due to poop). Cleaning the egg boxes is easier because you just remove the pad. The pad is a heavy duty paper with chicken approved bedding glued to it. Poop adheres to bedding and bedding comes right out without having to scrape poop from the nest box. My only concern is the cost but after all the wasted money on rejected bedding, time to wasted on cleaning, and having no eggs after they all break; I suppose it’s worth it. We have 6 chickens and 2 nesting boxes. Our chickens tend to use one box more often and we order these about 2 times a year. We haven’t had any broken eggs since.

Order was processed immediately and delivered very quickly. The description is accurate. I wanted a small pack of nesting pads, so this will give me a couple extra. These are about 1/2 inch thick excelsior--I'm old enough to remember that's what shipments were packed in before "peanuts", bubble wrap and air pillows. It's wooden threads made from aspen trees according to the label, in U.S.A. They are strongly aromatic at the moment, which I think will help keep pests off but I am sure, like cedar, the aroma will dissipate after a while when placed in the coop outside. I chose nesting pads instead of hay for the summer because the temperatures have been extremely hot, too hot for any hay insulation, but I don't want the eggs to drop on the hard surface or just roll around in the nest box, and to give the hen a bit of a grip. It was just easier and tidier than pinching off small amounts of hay from a giant bale, and the pads snug in nicely in my nest boxes. When winter comes, I will use both. My pullets will start laying next month, I think. So I will install these, and place some faux eggs in the nests so they will learn. The faux eggs are ceramic, so the padding will keep them nice, too. I really liked the speedy service and the pads.

Shame its on expensive side but worth every single penny.No more kicking straw from nest box.Easy to clean after no loose bits left behind. My chicken loves it to sit on it.🫣as i been worried its too stiff or too hard for they buts. 🐓

Works well for clean eggs

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These are perfect…I wasn’t sure how often we would have to change them out but you can pull off a few strands and the mat is good as new. The day after I put them into my chickens nesting box I got my first egg!! They fluff up nicely and the hen can snuggle right into it.

good product happy hens