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    Official BYC Poll: What Breed Characteristics are Most Important to You?

    I'm only a 10 week old chicken wrangler but I was looking for friendly, curious, healthy, and attractive (to me) breeds. When it came time to get them, timing and who was available came into play. I have a VERY affectionate and pretty Ameraucana who currently whistles, a curious Welsummer, and a...
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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

    I see. I'm going to try to make the compost in the run part of the coop. Giddy-up.
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    Help Starting Deep Litter in my coop

    This was super helpful and makes me feel a little less anxious. Thank you so much! I'm going to seek out good literature on the topic of DLM.
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    Help Starting Deep Litter in my coop

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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

    Just pine shavings? Are you letting it compost on the spot in deep litter method or cleaning it out?
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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

    are they standing on DLM enclosed in a concrete paver rectangle ?
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    Help Starting Deep Litter in my coop

    It's concerning me. the team building it says it will drain through spaces between pavers and blocks but he doesn't know compost so this is a scary expensive experiment. There is a roof over it.
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    Help Starting Deep Litter in my coop

    do you think the depth of floor at 1'8" is too deep? would you first add a layer of soil on top of the pavers?
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    Help Starting Deep Litter in my coop

    I live in PNW and have 3 chickens. Building "the garden coop" a henhouse elevated inside a run (see photo).The location is on a slight slope so building a retaining wall /foundation to set the coop on. The foundation consists of concrete pavers: manor block walls (see photo) that would be...
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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

    Thank you, doing your suggestions now!
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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

    I'm searching. I found one thread and read it and looking for more. Thank you!
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    Comment by 'HeidiPDX' in article 'Ariannas Chicken Coop'

    This is amazing!
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    Comment by 'HeidiPDX' in article 'Upcycled Swing Set to Chicken Coop'

    Gosh that's cute!
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    Comment by 'HeidiPDX' in article 'A Desert Oasis Updated 03/2024'

    How are you liking deep litter method? did you explain that anywhere?
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    Me: new to chickens - ?deep litter gurus? I need advice

    Hello, I am a new chicken person in Portland, OR with three 8 wk old chickens (an Ameraucana, Welsummer, and Blue laced Red Wyandotte). I am building the 9x5 "garden coop" (http://www.thegardencoop.com) with hardwire walls and top and a polycarbonate roof above and setting it on a 2' concrete...
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    DEEP LITTER Questions...

    So how did the deep litter in cement structure worK? I've got a crew about to build a foundation for my 9x5 "garden coop"( raised hen house in an enclosed run with roof over open air hardwire walls and top. they are using Holland pavers for floor with an enclosed 2' concrete manor stone wall...
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