Thanks ChickensAreSweet! The straw ended up working pretty well for us since the chickens don't spend much time in the run area of their coop anyway. We also have straw in the entire animal yard though, and when things get really wet it's hard to clean it out without taking everything out and...
We are in the Pacific NW and use deep litter method in the roosting area. We're having a tough time finding the right thing to use in the run area. Obviously we are dealing with a ton of rain here. We started with pine shavings which turned into a big soggy smelly mess. So we pulled those out...
Hi Everyone,
My family and I moved from Colorado to Gig Harbor, WA this past summer and finally get to have chickens! Our old house was in an HOA and they didn't even allow compost piles!! (We had one anyway!) We have been planning for a couple of years but finally took the plunge and bought a...