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Hi. Thank you so much for the information. I really appreciate it! This year the rain was pretty crazy! But the girls didn’t mind - they found a lot worms!

I’m with you on processors. I think the only time I use mine is for the chickens. Hopefully I will be able to have a garden next year - we are buying a house this spring. Then I will be able to learn how on earth to compost. ☺️

Btw - I have been taking vegetables I know they won't eat - lettuce, bell pepper, carrots - and I have been just giving them a quick pulse in the food processor and then mixing it in with their food. They eat every last drop. It's a little more effort, but I figured it was better than letting it...

I love the idea of using yard debri. My husband just cut a bunch of branches off our trees - maybe I’ll drag one into the coop for them. Thank you.

That’s a good idea. I actually have a tire that I tried to use as a dust bath but it didn’t work out - it was too small and my girls like to bathe together. Maybe I’ll give that a try! Thanks.

I love the idea of sand and that is what I would love to do. It definitely fits my clean personality. But I was reading that it’s horrible for places with cold winters. Oh well.

Thank you. Maybe I’ll try the shavings in the spring. The makers of Koop Clean live a few hours from me so I went and bought a bunch of bags at a discount - so I have enough to last the whole winter. I love the smell!!!! But I agree that it doesn’t break down.

I’ve been giving it a try. I definitely have to clean out stuff about once a week. I’m still trying to figure out what they will eat and what they won’t. I thought they would like lettuce - but it goes completely untouched. Maybe it’s because they still have grass outside - it may change in the...

I didn't know I could throw husks and such in there - I've been putting them in the trash. So pretty much anything that is organic goes to the run. I am definitely going to have to get used to this - it just seems like it would turn into a rubbish bin with flies. But I'll trust you guys and give...

We do deal with mold. I'm new to Maine, but it seems like the land never dries out. If I miss a dog poo - it grows white fuzzy mold within 2 days. So I would only guess that straw would go moldy as well. I think what I am lacking is the wood chips. I am currently just using bags of pine shavings...

That sounds awesome! Thank you so much for your time answering my questions. I'll get there - hopefully without too many mishaps along the way. :)

Okay, so one more question for you all. Do you put food scraps in the run just directly on the floor? Do you go back and pick up whatever they don't eat? I have been giving them bits of chopped veggies from cooking - not really leftovers from meals. But I take them out in a pan and then pick up...

Okay. That makes much more sense then throwing away the run contents every couple weeks!! Thank you for explaining it to me. I will look into wood chips today - they should be pretty easy to come by in Maine. Thanks again!

It sounds like I need to do some research and learn about composting. I’m new to both chickens and gardening - never done either! :)

So… the idea is to just keep adding different organic materials - pretty much whatever you can get your hands on? Is it like the deep bedding, where you just keep layering over the poop and it just kind of breaks down on its own?

I had no idea - thank you for the warning.

So… I totally agree with you about gravel which is why I’m trying to find out what to put in there. As for the coop - ya, I have no idea. I am new to composting - really have no idea how not works. So probably just deep bedding. I put a large amount to begin with. I stir it every so often and I...

I know - I have heard about leaves. What's funny is I literally hauled two trailer loads of leaves to the dump while making room for the coop. This was before I knew to use them in the run! 🤦‍♀️ Now, I am just anxiously waiting for fall to come so I can have leaves again. =)

Hi. I am a new chicken owner and my chickens have been in their coop/run for a couple months now. I am wondering what do people put in their runs and how do you keep it clean? We have 10 laying hens - they all have names and my daughter bring chairs into the run and hold them a few times a...