Chicken girl 15
Songster
I am trying the DLM with "green" clipping. We have an over abundance of pine on our property which we are removing. So far we are on month 3 of fresh woodchips with no excess moisture no mold or bad bacteria growth. I do use a manure fork to toss everything twice a week. I also sprinkle cracked corn in the coop on days I don't toss it. That way the girls still keep it moving. The key, IMO, is to not let it sit too long without movement. I might be wrong, I'm only a first year flock owner, but my coop smells nice and pine fresh at all times. Its roughly 8-10 inches deep and as it starts to lose its pop of fresh pine smell I chip a few branches in.Im so glad i came across this thread! I was reaching the best way to do deep litter method and came across back to Eden. I've only been able to watch half the video so far and plan to finish the rest. However i then started looking up the proper steps for BTE and came across a site that had FAQ for Paul specifically about his chickens.
It asked things from what does he feed them, to what does he feel makes a perfect coop. In the answer it states he uses an old shed and wood chips for bedding. Wood chips for bedding!?!before i ever researched deep litter method, we were cutting down overgrown forsythia bushes and chipping them and i had it in mind to either compost it or use it for bedding. That is until i read to only use kiln dried shavings for the deep litter because too much moisture could promote mold.
Here is a link to the FAQ page i found: http://www.l2survive.com/garden/back-to-eden-garden/back-to-eden-garden-faq/
The coop question is about halfway down.
I would love to know if any one has tried deep litter method using the Back to Eden method of wood chips (green parts and all)!