Base material for mews

[victorfalconer]

Hello Everyone,

I am in the process of constructing a beautiful mews.
The question is this: The floor will constructed with 2x4's
and covered with a good exterior grade plywood.
What should I put on top of the plywood, newspaper,
pea gravel? Please advise.....thank you

[Master Yarak]

I have used Pea gravel for my entire time as a falconer. I swear by it. Rinses well, rakes up for removal of feathers and unwanteds. It is also very inexpensive. I have a uniform depth of 4-5 inches. Welcome to the list Victor I think I know you from RR.
Yarak

[Tiercel78]

Victor, I have a weathering area that has pea gravel for drainage purpose. I cover the pea gravel with indoor outdoor carpet. It's nice cause then I just pull up the carpet and wash it off outside. I think I paid 60bucks for a 12x8ft piece. If you do the peagravel, then make sure to lay down mesh to keep it from droping through.-Zach

[Bob Dale]

The mesh should also be strong enough to keep other critters from burrowing in (can i get a Amen, FB?).
Pea gravel here, too! I cover the pea gravel with an astroturf carpet if the bird is going to be tethered to a bow perch for more than just a few days. This became important after the bird was first trapped and being manned. My bird bated off the perch enough that her talons gotdulled in the gravel. After i free lofted her, they sharpened up well.
Cleaning pea gravel is a snap. You'll love it!

[kurt]

1/2" thick rubber play mats. They're light and you can pull them out to power wash them. Kurt

[Reil]

I used "grace ice and Water shield " over the plywood flooring and up the walls 6 inches. This is used as a roofing product but it keeps ALL the water from getting to the wood. The pea gravel is on top of this. There also are a few 3 inch holes for drainage. With the wire mesh over them.

[morganf]

I was planning on using wood chips... not to be confused with cedar chips or wood shavings. but i don't know, i could use some help on this subject too... i've heard a lot of people say peagravel sharpens the talons, but i've also heard a lot of people say it dulls them

woo this was my 100th post, now i'm a full member!

[tammychad1]

Has anyone ever used or thought about using "linoleum" ontop of a plywood floor. Any input on whether this would be a good or bad idea. I thought it would be easy to clean and hose off with a drain at the rear of the mews to flush the water out.

[ICE]

I had a friend that used linoleum in his mew. It looked nice but required a lot of cleaning to keep it looking good.

I use pea stone in my mews and throw pine branches all over the floor. collects the mutes well and provides a pleasent smell.

Ice

[morganf]

I decided i'm just gonna go with pea gravel lol, just a little update