Ex-battery hens in particular often prefer to settle on the floor of a coop rather than up on a perch, which means the floor bedding is doing more work for them than it would for a hen that roosts normally - and that is exactly the case Dengie make for developing this bedding with the British Hen Welfare Trust rather than a generic straw product.

It is a chopped, dust-extracted straw, which Dengie say composts more quickly than shavings or wood pellets once it is cleared out. The straw also carries pine oil, which Dengie describe as having anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, aimed at keeping the coop floor in better condition between full cleans.

• Chopped, dust-extracted straw
• Developed in association with the British Hen Welfare Trust
• Contains pine oil, described as anti-bacterial and anti-fungal
• Composts more quickly than shavings or wood pellets
• 50 litre bag

On who benefits most. Dengie pitch this particularly at ex-battery hens, who often prefer to snuggle on the floor rather than use a perch - a hen roosting normally will get less specific benefit from floor bedding than one spending most of its time down at ground level, though there is no reason it cannot be used generally.

Who it's for: keepers of rescued or ex-battery hens who spend time on the coop floor, and anyone who wants bedding that composts faster once mucked out.