NeedlesNest
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- Aug 9, 2017
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I am new to the site so please forgive my ignorance! However, I have done a bit of research and just want some confirmation. I have a coop from Tractor Supply (good enough for now but I want to build a new one over winter) that sits at the back of our yard. When it rains, the run gets wet but not flooded. I can't seem to keep my waterer level so it leaks. I dug a hole and leveled it for the waterer and it seems to do great for a while; until the next rain. Now its uneven again and leaking. Im going to build a wood platform for it for now. I keep seeing ideas for a deep litter run. Basically you just add straw and pine shavings to the bottom of the run? Then when it gets wet again, you add more? Am I understanding the concept correctly? Do I just use the same pine shavings I use in the coop? Or a mixture? Pine shavings are easily accessible for me. So is sawdust. Thanks for the help everyone!