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I love the sand idea too but afraid they'll eat or ingest it but we are so humid here, it may not dry out.

thank you, as always, you have some great advice!!

good thinking...not sure it's good in every coop

don't think so. This is food grade DE found at TSC, RK and other farm stores.

yeah it would but we use fly tape instead. Lol

yeah lol. The Christmas tree hang them several places throughout coop.

I wouldn't use kitty litter just in case. There are ways to keep mites away. Flies, you use barn fly catcher and vanilla car freshener.

thank you. Could I use this mixed with DE? I heard DE really helps. I will spray walls with deodorizer (orange peel recipe) then floor with straw or sand. Hubby not sure about sand either.

hmm never thought peat moss. Good idea. Thx

it is great for less cleaning, almost like you are creating a compost. im still learning and reading up on it but several ladies here vouch for it only. some are 4 inch deep and others are deeper. i believe the bedding is the normal pine shavings...

thx. never heard of this. so what do you use instead?

thank you. sounds like its easy to do.

thank you for your response :) it is a complete wood coop so I'm kind of worried. don't the chickens slide on the vinyl floor? or is it completely covered? I've heard of the deep litter method and very curious. Is one area always worse than others?

we will have 20 chicks inside the coop, nesting boxes will be 4 (3 nesting spots per box). currently, i am using the medium pine shavings from RK and TSC. is this what we should use in the coop as well? or is there something better and easier to clean that I should be using? I'm trying to get...