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I live on a lake and can get all the free sand I could use. When clean and dry, sand worked fine for me. But when it got poultry poo mixed in and then wet with rain, it smelled really bad. It was a lot of work for me. I don't like bad smells, so I was constantly cleaning and replacing the sand...

Do you live out in the desert? It seems that people that live in dry desert areas like sand for litter more than I do. Maybe I'd be more in favor of sand if I lived in a different location. But I tried sand and it was not so good for me. I've had much better success with converting the chicken...

That's why I mentioned that I have a larger composting system than I suspect other people might have. My chicken run composting litter is about 18 inches deep in the front of the run and tapers down to about 4-6 inches at the end of the run. My run is about 13X36 feet. That's a lot of material...

When I get to that point, I just try to fork it into a garden cart and haul it over to the compost sifter. I sift out the finished compost and toss the rejects back into the run. One thing I have found to be a real labor saver - compared to a manual hoe - is using my tiller attachment on my...

I think that depends largely on how many chickens you have, how big your chicken run is, and what litter materials you use. I use mostly grass clippings and leaves in my chicken run, and I rarely ever need to give it any attention. The chickens are constantly scratching and pecking in the...

:old I will not be throwing stones....

I know some people really like sand. Maybe it depends on where you live and if the run is covered or not. I live on a lake and when I first got poultry, I used free sand from the lake. When dry and fresh, it was OK. But when it got wet, mixed with duck/chicken/goose poo, the sand really smelled...

I guess that makes sense. But I also know that my chickens are scratching and pecking in the compost all day long when the run is snow-free. They seem to be eating all day outside in the compost. When I harvest some of the chicken run compost, it is full of bugs and worms.

That's what I do as well. I converted my chicken run into a chicken run composting system over 3 years ago and never looked back. I harvest my chicken run compost about twice a year, but I have so much compost in the run that I never use it all up. This spring, I took out over 24 cubic feet of...