Deep Litter Method VS Poop boards OR in addition to?

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FlyWheel said:
No garden, therefore no need for compost*. Good to know I can safely dump my lawn vac into the pen though.

*However it should prove attractive for bugs and worms, my ladies will certainly like that!
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The thing is..... to promote a good environment for the organisms you want to compost or 'eat' the feces.... a mix of sizes, shapes, and types materials is best.
Too many leaves can form a slick pack of anaerobic stink....so might want to rethink or at least keep an eye on it.
 
Good point aart! I also give them about a bucket of garden weeds daily and they have straw bales to perch on and scratch/pick at which as they destroy will mix with everything.
 
The mesh is easy to place -- put it under where the poop drops! It traps most of it. Cover it a little with sand and it won't stick to the mesh / frame. I clean the screen every day. The sand I use comes from the cement guys and is still able to flow through a pooper scooper, even after a year. I guess if I didn't clean it, it would turn hard, due to the pee. The sand with pee clumps, a bit like cat litter, and is removed.It needs to be replaced soon, as it is about depleted, having been in the coop for almost a year.
 
The reply above didn't attach to the message I thought it would! S/B attached to #39.
 
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dman123 said:
The reply above didn't attach to the message I thought it would! S/B attached to #39.
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You have to hit the 'quote' button, instead of the reply button to do that.

But I knew...still confused on where the mesh is...is it in that farm under the ramp?
 

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