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I've used the deep litter approach during the winter, and put it all over the floor in the coop for warmth. But in the spring and summer I use less litter because I find I have to clean the coop more often because of the heat and the smell. I still put it all over the floor of the coop but only 3 or 4 inches deep. In the winter I go about 7 or 8 inches and keep adding as the winter progresses.

My coop is small and I just have 4 birds.  The dropping board is great because I can just slide it out and dump it in the compost.  I use pine shavings on the floor, add some DE and stir it up once in a while.  sometimes I scoop a bit out if they drop a bunch in one spot.  I'll add some more pine shavings at that point.  I clean the whole thing out if it smells, which isn't often, and even then the poop is mostly dried out and I'm dumping more shavings than anything. 
The run is a different matter.  Mine is covered and dry.  I've been using dried leaves, adding a wheelbarrow full weekly, which the tramp down into pieces with the poop and dirt creating a pretty clean compost.   Only thing, I've run out of leaves and the sweet gum won't drop for a while.  May have to create a sand run and scoop it frequently like a litter box