I am new to raising chickens and I have had chicks in my basement for 8 weeks with pine shavings and DE with absolutely no smell. Just this week I put the chicks in their new coop and run but the only difference is, is that I used sand this time in both. I've been picking up poop everyday but...
Thanks for the good advice..that's why this is such a good site. I've been spending my days clearing away all the brush from and low lying shrubs. My daughter has goats and thatseems to help.
I really want chickens but we have already killed a rattler and a couple of coppperheads. I live on the edge of woods in the north Georgia foothills...should I give up on the idea of a coop?