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I've seen people blog about these nest pads they use instead of shavings, straw, leaves, etc. They basically look like a square cut of fancy astro turf. All plastic so easy to pull out, hose off and let dry in the sun from time to time. And I don't see why you couldn't put a sprinkling of DE...

I was trying DL for the first time this fall. I have a wood floor w/ glass board over the wood. But I'm afraid to put down too much water and get it too wet. I started with pine shavings and was adding leaves. It didn't smell. But the hens were eating the leaves and one now has an impacted...

I'm about 4 weeks into deep litter method. I only have 3 hens so not that much poop builds up. Although two of those hens are 8lb birds and they do make quite the pile at night. I've been stirring it up and so far it really just smells like pine shavings in there. I think I'll toss in some...

Well, your hens will be healthier for not eating treats. But if you want, try soft things like an over ripe banana or persimmon. Or meal worms. Who's hen doesn't LOVE LOVE LOVE meal worms.

They don't like treats?!? That is NOT normal. You must have an amazing space for them with lots of tasty things to eat naturally.

Well, I'm just trying this for the first time myself so I'm no expert. But I've read that people do this over dirt floors. So I'm thinking why not do it over the sand. You'd just not want to mix the sand into the DL as you turn it or it will just get heavy from the sand and moisture. But it...

I'm in the suburbs. And I drive through the neighborhood looking at all the leaves on their lawns. And for a moment, I consider asking them if I can rake their lawns. But then I worry about fertilizer, chemicals and dog poop and then I hesitate. I have four HUGE city trees and I'll bet I...

Thanks for the encouragement. I don't have much access to leaves. They sort of all fall right about now and then we're done. So I can bag up some and save them. Or just buy pine shavings. I've found one source that has these super light, very fine shavings and they break down much faster...

Alright, I'm convinced and I'm going to give DLM a try. In the big coop on the left. The roosts are along the back of the coop so it shouldn't impact the pop door at all. I've got about three inches of pine shavings on the floor right now. There is also a sprinkling of Sweet PDZ. Is that...

Thanks for that. I've had my hens for three years now and what I'm doing is working for me. I won't claim that it's right or wrong. But I do think I'll keep doing it. It's working for my situation and I have happy, healthy hens. And if I've learned anything over these past three years, is...

So I'm confused. I keep reading about how important it is to keep your coop and run clean of droppings as they can promote disease. But if I'm reading some of your posts right, you don't pick up the droppings from your run on a regular basis. You just let it mix and compost and then, what, a...

Thanks. I left the little coop in the run because it was just so adorable that I couldn't part with it. I figured I could use it as a broody/maternity ward in the spring. I want to add two more chicks to my flock of 4. And for some reason, the hens all still want to lay their eggs in there...

The coop in question is the one on the right w/ the red roof. Yes, it's small. But it worked for the three hens. I'm in California and our winters are very mild so they only went in to sleep and lay eggs. It has three nest boxes and a 3' long roost. And I would go out every morning and use...

I'm being told that I can deep litter method in my tiny 3' by 3' coop that houses three 8lb birds. I tried this several times but after just a few weeks, I can't possibly add any more shavings to absorb the tennis ball sized "bombs" the hens drop at night. And I can't build up more than a few...