10 Best Nesting Pads & Bedding for Chickens 2025: According to Reviews | Chewy

The 10 Best Nesting Pads & Bedding for Chickens

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How we created this nesting pads & bedding list

We leveraged input from our veterinarians and artificial intelligence to identify key considerations to help you find the best nesting pads & bedding for chicken.
We scanned thousands of customer reviews and ratings and scored each product based on its performance against each of the key considerations. We then considered how popular a product is with Chewy customers and combined that with its key consideration scores to create the list of the best nesting pads & bedding for chickens.

Key nesting pads & bedding considerations

Absorbency

Comfort

Durability

Easy to Clean

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Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack
Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack

Eaton Pet & Pasture USA Grown & Sustainably Harvested Bird Nesting Pad, 8-pack

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
142
$22.39Chewy Price
($2.80/ea)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.5/5
Great

Comfort

4.5/5
Great

Durability

4.6/5
Excellent

Easy to Clean

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Bird Type

Chicken, Duck

Litter & Bedding Type

Aspen
2
America's Choice Large Flake Chicken & Livestock Bedding, 8-cu ft
America's Choice Large Flake Chicken & Livestock Bedding, 8-cu ft
America's Choice Large Flake Chicken & Livestock Bedding, 8-cu ft

America's Choice Large Flake Chicken & Livestock Bedding, 8-cu ft

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
231
$14.99Chewy Price
($14.99/ea)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.3/5
Great

Comfort

4.4/5
Great

Durability

4.4/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.3/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

100% Organic Pine Shavings

Material

Wood

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken
3
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb
Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb

Standlee Flock Fresh Poultry Coop Bedding, 25-lb

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
114
$17.99Chewy Price
($0.72/lb)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.2/5
Great

Comfort

4.5/5
Great

Durability

4.4/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.4/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Top Ingredients

Naturally Sun-Cured Premium Barley Or Wheat Straw, Clinoptilolite (Zeolite) Granules, Naturally Sun-Cured Premium Chopped Alfalfa

Farm Animal Type

Poultry, Pig

Bird Type

Chicken, Duck, Gamebird

Litter & Bedding Type

Grass
4
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag
Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag

Eaton Pet & Pasture Roost Refresh Hemp & Herb Blend Odor Eliminator Pest Control Chicken Bedding, 5-lb bag

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
60
$34.99Chewy Price
($7.00/lb)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.7/5
Excellent

Comfort

4.8/5
Excellent

Durability

4.5/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.6/5
Excellent

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Material

Hemp

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken
5
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count
Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count

Small Pet Select Chicken Nesting Pads, 13x13-in, 12 count

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
45
$32.99Chewy Price
($2.75/ea)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.9/5
Excellent

Comfort

4.8/5
Excellent

Durability

4.7/5
Excellent

Easy to Clean

4.5/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

aspen wood fiber

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken
6
America's Choice Medium Flake Poultry Bedding, 6.0-cu ft
America's Choice Medium Flake Poultry Bedding, 6.0-cu ft
America's Choice Medium Flake Poultry Bedding, 6.0-cu ft
America's Choice Medium Flake Poultry Bedding, 6.0-cu ft

America's Choice Medium Flake Poultry Bedding, 6.0-cu ft

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
101
$18.49Chewy Price
($18.49/ea)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.5/5
Great

Comfort

4.5/5
Great

Durability

4.6/5
Excellent

Easy to Clean

4.2/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Top Ingredient

100% Organic Pine Shavings

Material

Wood

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken
7
Precision Pet Products Chicken Nesting Pads, 10 count
Precision Pet Products Chicken Nesting Pads, 10 count

Precision Pet Products Chicken Nesting Pads, 10 count

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
80
$24.99Chewy Price
($2.50/ea)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.3/5
Great

Comfort

4.1/5
Great

Durability

4.3/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.2/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Material

Cardboard / Paper

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken
8
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag
My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag

My Favorite Chicken Hemp Chicken Coop Bedding, 33-lb bag

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
35
$69.99Chewy Price
($2.13/lb)
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Our ratings

Absorbency

4.0/5
Great

Comfort

4.3/5
Great

Durability

4.5/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.5/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Material

Hemp

Farm Animal Type

Rabbit, Poultry, Horse

Bird Type

Chicken, Poultry, Duck, Pheasant

Litter & Bedding Type

Wheat
9
Pecking Order Chicken Nest Box Pads, 5 count

Pecking Order Chicken Nest Box Pads, 5 count

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
42
$14.99Chewy Price
($3.00/ea)

Our ratings

Absorbency

4.0/5
Great

Comfort

4.3/5
Great

Durability

4.2/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.2/5
Great

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken

Litter & Bedding Type

Aspen
10
OverEZ EGG-Sentials Hemp Chicken Bedding, 33-lb bag
OverEZ EGG-Sentials Hemp Chicken Bedding, 33-lb bag

OverEZ EGG-Sentials Hemp Chicken Bedding, 33-lb bag

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
27
$59.99Chewy Price
($1.82/lb)

Our ratings

Absorbency

4.7/5
Excellent

Comfort

4.4/5
Great

Durability

4.5/5
Great

Easy to Clean

4.8/5
Excellent

Is this nesting pads & bedding right for my pet?

Material

Hemp

Farm Animal Type

Poultry

Bird Type

Chicken