Recent content by shescraftee

THANK YOU to all that have given your input here - with great anticipation I am eagerly waiting to use the chicken poop manure but it's just not ready yet my hens are 5 months (still not laying) and I'v only had them for about a month. With the deep litter method i anticipate i will clean out...

I am the proud owner of 5 beautiful hens (one Rhode Island Red, 2 Buff Orpington, 1 Barred Rock & 1 Silver laced Wyandotte) i have them in my urban lot and let them free range daily on grass - i also pull off Kale & spinach leaves from my raised garden beds for them to eat. My question is.... i...

I am wondering what coop design would work best with the deep litter method? In reading about DLM i saw a picture where someone needed to add a kick board along the base to keep it all in. Would this method work well with the tractor coop or large A frame design verses something above ground...