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I live in Phoenix and it gets really hot here in the summer, would deep litter be an okay bedding or does it put off too much heat (like a compost pile would)?
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I live in Phoenix and it gets really hot here in the summer, would deep litter be an okay bedding or does it put off too much heat (like a compost pile would)?
Okay, that's really helpful. I noticed a comment in one of the other deep litter threads saying that it was not a good option for the desert climate because of the heat so that made me nervous.
good thinking...not sure it's good in every coopYou might have issues with the ambient temp and sun being 'too hot' especially if it's in the sun and not shaded... Compost needs water to work and if it's getting baked by the sun every day it very well could dry out and thus cease composting properly...
good thinking...not sure it's good in every coopYou might have issues with the ambient temp and sun being 'too hot' especially if it's in the sun and not shaded... Compost needs water to work and if it's getting baked by the sun every day it very well could dry out and thus cease composting properly...
FYI I read up that Pine shavings absorb the nitrogen from the chicken coop so it makes the poop less effective for composting i used my chicken this spring and found this to be true