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  1. Blooie

    Deep litter

    I don't know enough about ducks to know if this system would work well for you. You might post over in the forum for ducks because I'd feel terrible if I told you something that turned out not to be true. I do know that very wet litter plus feces equals ammonia, so that might be an issue for...
  2. Blooie

    Deep litter

    If chickens are going to get lice and/or mites, they are going to get them regardless of what kind of bedding you use. I've seen posts from people who keep their birds on sand, deep litter, and even in chicken tractors which they move constantly to fresh ground, looking for help combating these...
  3. Blooie

    Deep litter

    I can't tell you what to do as far as a floor goes. I know that many folks use a wood floor covered with linoleum or Black Jack, then do deep litter on that. My floors in my coop and run are dirt. I deliberately decided on that from the start, because part of what helps break down the litter...
  4. Blooie

    Deep litter

    I think you need to decide if you want "deep litter" or "deep bedding". In my limited experience, pine shavings will give a wonderful deep bedding but will not give you a true deep litter. I took everything out of my coop and run at the end of the first year. I was amazed, and a bit dismayed...
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