This is the soil right outside my chickens run. Our soil is VERY sandy as you can see. I have tried putting sand in my chickens pen and I did not like it. I spent hours out there scooping poop out of it and in just a weeks time the smell was horrible. Standing up I could even smell it.
Anyway this is the soil just outside the pen like I was saying.
Then this is the soil inside the chickens run where I have been doing deep litter now for I don't know how many years. I have NEVER seen puddles of water in their run and I am in the hot humid south Ms. area.
This hen was being a little nosey. lol
As you can see it needs replenishing again. Hopefully going to do that tomorrow. I try to keep it in there and it's breaking down VERY well now since I don't use any sort of chemicals and I don't use that powdered stuff that people use and say is safe. I don't use the stuff.
Another pic of the soil outside the pen.
and one inside the pen. Just LOVE this method and another great thing about it is I can go in there and scoop out soil for my garden just like a compost and they're not having to wade in their own poop it just disappears in the deep litter. Can't say enough about this method!!
Anyway this is the soil just outside the pen like I was saying.
Then this is the soil inside the chickens run where I have been doing deep litter now for I don't know how many years. I have NEVER seen puddles of water in their run and I am in the hot humid south Ms. area.
This hen was being a little nosey. lol
As you can see it needs replenishing again. Hopefully going to do that tomorrow. I try to keep it in there and it's breaking down VERY well now since I don't use any sort of chemicals and I don't use that powdered stuff that people use and say is safe. I don't use the stuff.
Another pic of the soil outside the pen.
and one inside the pen. Just LOVE this method and another great thing about it is I can go in there and scoop out soil for my garden just like a compost and they're not having to wade in their own poop it just disappears in the deep litter. Can't say enough about this method!!