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Papercrete is basically re-pulped paper mixed with Portland cement. Very inexpensive and lightweight but strong building material. It takes a bit more work than something like cob but it more stable. Some people will try waterproofing it as it does take on moisture, but as long as it is open to...

Maybe papercrete? I have been thinking on using it in my stub walls? Why not on the roof?

LOL, ours dust bathe in an old pile of horse manure!

Funny how the state where Freedom was born is one of the worst at taking it away.

I will have to check into that. I have been toying with a design that has solid top, 2' solid walls and 4' of open walls. Then have canvas covers for winter that would go up as shades in summer. There are some large canvas tarps on CL for good price, would do all sides of a 16X16 coop for...

What kind of sealant would you use on a tarp? I have been considering a Tin roof with tarp " wings".

Egggggzactry!! Each of us lives On a different hill, valley, mountain, plain...... I'm in SE Kansas. Kansas is a Sioux word for "People of the southern winds"....guess which side of our coop is windy? However, the bitter cold winds blow in from the north. Therefor my north wall is solid and...

Yup, we call those things chicken treats around here. Lol

Amazingly I have been following this thread for about 7 months and just recently realized i should NOT be turning my DL....there is alot of , ummm....."different ways of doing it".....I don't want to call anybody "wrong"! I am now "letting it work"! We have dry spells, and the litter can get...

Amazing how someone* always seems to know what we need before we even need it

Just thought I'd share how I do DL... I use of mixture of pine shavings, straw and grass clippings. The many other ingredients people use I do not have easily available and I run on too tight of a schedule to go looking for them. The biggest thing for me is how to know which ingredient to add...

Personally I would leave the cracks in the boards. Birds need air, those cracks will keep your coop well ventilated! I have a very " free air" coop and with all the heat we've had lately a lot of people have lost birds and we haven't! I know several people who use lean to type shelters and...

I would believe so.

One thing I don't see mentioned much is it is partly dependent on how many birds you have in the space. I have found in relatively short time, if you do not have enough birds, they wont keep the litter turned as well so you will have to do that yourself.

How much is super cheap? Lol Those bags are just over 3 cubic feet, so 3 of them is a bit more coverage than a bale of shavings. For me, they'd have to be under $2.00 a bag.

First and foremost, Keep that hubby happy! Lol Down here I buy a 9 cubic foot bag of shavings for $5. 2 of those are a great top cite in my 12x12 coop. Sounds like those may not be available to you? Here they are easy to find at farm stores and big box stores. Lowes, Wal Mart, Etc. Do you have...

It depends on who you ask. Hay is a bit more difficult to deal with, it tends to get matted up. I use grass clippings and pine shavings together to keep a "looser" bedding mixture. I do have a very open coop so my litter gets wet when it rains, the looser mixture drys much better. I can tell...