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anyone have any feedback on their results with spreading the dolomite lime in their runs? I would really like to know if this works. I have a covered run with relativly dry dirt, maybe a little more like clay and this year for the first time I have an odor. Wanting to know if the lime will help...

I think they use DE but I dont use anything. I never used anything with Pellets anyway, the pine shavings may prove to be different. I can already say after a month that I like the "dust free" part of the pine shavings but I dont like the fact that they blow around so easily. As a side note I...

I think your biggest challenge will be the water you have in your run. Ducks dont need water to swim in contrary to what we all believe. They do well without water and other then drinking dont need it to swim in. The water in my experience will cause constant problems with odor and mess. I keep...

NH is an awesome state. We moved back in 2005 after 13 years of being gone to the mid west. One thing I will tell you no matter what you use for bedding in your coop is that you need to make sure you vent it well. Good airflow will make a huge difference. I have 2 large gable vents and then I...

One observation that I have already seen with the shavings. They are light so whenever the girls fly down from their perch in the morning the shavings fly all over the place ! Im hoping this calms down a little once they ( the shavings ) are "aged". On a plus note the shavings dont foul the...

Just started doing this. I chop one garlic bulb very fine and add it to the ACV. I have been adding it to every full waterer I have. The CHICKENS LOVE IT ! I cant believe the amount of water they are drinking once I added the ACV and Garlic. Thanks for the tip......awesome. Northern NH

Here is a run down of what the pellets did after having them in the coop fom June 2011 until April 2012. No smell.......I did not change any pellets although in February I did shovel about 4 five gallon pails of broken down material out as it was piling up pretty good and getting into their...

I have used both in my coop with success. I have also used combination. As long as they are wood pelletts I dont think you can go wrong. They should all act the same way.

Using deep liter from what I have read and experienced doesnt work well if you dont let it build up and compost. It doesnt compost if you take the poop out ! I rake my pellets around every three weeks or so and dont remove any poop at all. The reason I would go with pellets ( as I did ) instead...

I burn wood pellets so its easy to steal them from my pile. Home depot, lowes and Tractor supply all sell them, prices range from 3.40 to 4.50 a bag. bags are 40 lbs, the chickens DO NOT eat them at least mine never have. I fill mine about 8 inches full ( thats important) and then I let them go...

Sand sounds great. In Northern Nh I have used something different. I use Wood pellets. 6x8 coop and it took 10 bags. I started with pellets 4 months ago. I havent cleaned the coop one single time, I have no smell at all and the girls love it. The only thing I do is collect feathers about once a...

Here is a simple trick that works without killing the Bobcat. It has worked for me to get foxes to steer clear. I use ( quite effectivly I may add) a Spyder paintball gun equipped with a 20 inch barrel. I turn the pressure up so I can shoot to my back shed without the balls dropping much. Now I...

Bought my son one last summer that is still in cosmoline from the local Gun Shop in Whitefield NH. We added it to our WW2 collection. $150 with the accessories. Couldnt pass it up. He had a few wooden crates full of them, they didnt last long.

I used the deep liter method as described here on BYC and have been doing so for a few months now. I have not cleaned the coop, we havent needed to. I use wood pellets and have great success. No smell and no mess. Thanks BYC, you made our chicken experience very easy, so easy we are going to...

I thought of shaving but with 8 tons of pellets being burned a year to heat the house ( 50 bags a ton ) I figured I wouldnt miss 6 to 8 bags.....lol Glad to hear you have had the same experience. How long have you been using deep liter? How often have you had to clean it out? I am hoping for a...

I thought I would post some feedback on my new Coop. I read everything I could find on the subject of "deep litter" before I built my coop and ended up with a great finished product. My coop has been in operation now for about 2 months. I have 10 chickens in it and its dimensions are 6x8. I...