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My coop is a converted cubby house so not ideal for this climate, but for the last year the only moisture was in the air. We are having our first bit of decent rain at the moment. As soon as it stops raining all the moisture evaporates & the place practically steams. The ground returns to...

I think whether DL works in the coop also depends on climate Beekissed. Here, at the moment it's been between 70-85% humidity for a while and over 30C nearly every day. When it rains, it's a heavy monsoon like rain. My coop lasts a couple of weeks before the smell bothers me, maybe three if...

Thought I should add this about liming: From: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/47639/is-it-safe-to-use-lime-in-the-chicken-coop Is it Ag lime or Hydrated Lime? Hydrated will kill them... here is the information from the Dept. of Agriculture There are two different kinds of lime. Hydrated...

Hi Tina, I live in a not and humid part of Australia and don't use deep litter in my coop. I do use it in my run & it has been fantastic there. I find that the amount of poop from just being in there overnight is too much for the size of my coop to use deep litter well. At least that is what...