Thanks, I might try letting it go longer next time. It really wasn’t bad at all but I wanted a fresh start as the weather gets cold because I want to avoid needing to clean it during winter. Cold weather and snow make everything more difficult.
I built the coop in April so it’s been roughly 6 months. I didn’t smell bad or anything I just wanted to do it while the weather was still nice. And I wanted all that chicken manure to spread on the garden so it can break down over the winter and hopefully add nutrients to the soil.
Today was the first time I had to change out the bedding in the coop. I’m doing the deep litter method and it has been great. Today I did the fall cleaning only took an hour or so. Just backed the trailer up to the door. Then raked out the bulk of it. Followed it up with a broom. The pulled the...